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190 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths in Ontario; total cases at 32,744

reported 190 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 32,744.Overall, new daily infection numbers have been on the decline for Ontario. It is the 10th day in a row with under 300 new cases reported and the fourth day in a row with new cases in the 100s.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,550, as 12 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 27,784 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 84 per cent of cases.

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Coronavirus: Ford ‘highly recommends’ wearing face masks in stores after outbreak reported at Richmond Hill Home Depot

When asked if the government would consider mandating wearing face coverings in some businesses for employees and customers after it was reported that 14 staff members tested positive at a Home Depot in Richmond Hill, Ontario’s Health Minister Christine Elliott said that “physical distancing is still the most important rule to follow” and that masks should still be worn in situations where physical distancing isn’t possible.

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184 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths in Ontario as total cases reach 32,554

reported 184 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 32,554.Overall, new daily infection numbers have been on the decline for Ontario. It is also the ninth day in a row with under 300 new cases reported and the third day in a row with new cases in the 100s.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,538, as 11 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 27,431 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 84 per cent of cases.

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Canada reports 29 more coronavirus deaths as cases top 99,000

novel coronavirus on Monday, including 29 more deaths.The new numbers — which are tallied from provincial and federal health authorities — bring the country’s total cases and deaths to 99,131, and 8,175, respectively.Monday’s cases also follows what looks to be a downward trend in day-to-day reported cases and deaths across the country. New cases of COVID-19 across Canada have stayed within the 300-figure range over the last three days.

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CEBL looking at hosting tournament, no longer considering other return to play options

CEBL) says it will look to play a single-site tournament in Ontario this summer and will no longer consider other plans to return to action after the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the start of its second season.The tournament would see all seven of the league’s teams play a round-robin slate of games culminating in a single-elimination playoff that will determine the 2020 league champion. The league said it is in discussions with Niagara area officials about the availability of the Meridian Centre in St.

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More Ontario regions to enter Stage 2 of reopening Friday; Toronto, Peel, Windsor still excluded

coronavirus case numbers, though Toronto, Peel Region, and Windsor-Essex will continue to be excluded.Premier Doug Ford made the announcement during a press conference Monday afternoon. Stage 2 allows for the reopening of outdoor dining services at bars and restaurants, shopping malls, outdoor recreation facilities, hair and beauty salons, as well as barbershops, among other changes.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Toronto reported 85 new coronavirus cases on Monday, while Peel Region reported 41.

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181 new coronavirus cases, 8 deaths in Ontario as total cases reach 32,370

reported 181 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 32,370.Overall, new daily infection numbers have been on the decline for Ontario. Monday’s report is now the lowest number of new cases within a 24-hour period since March 28.

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Ontario bike shops, urban planners say coronavirus pandemic could shift the culture of cycling

COVID-19 pandemic is a sign of growing public support for cycling.Bateman’s Bicycle Shop says it initially experienced a two-week slump as health measures meant to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus took effect, but there’s been a complete reversal since then.The company’s president, Robert Bateman, says they’ve seen a roughly 30 per cent increase in new customers and their work shop is booked solid.Bateman says he hopes having more cyclists on the roads will spur growth in bike infrastructure.

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Religious services reopen in Ontario

Religious services have reopened in Ontario, where followers returned to churches and mosques for the first time since they were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but not everyone is eager to return. Jeff Semple reports.

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Former Simcoe North Liberal candidate charged with child pornography offences

OrilliaMatters.com.The Ontario Provincial Police say Hawes was charged on Thursday after a search warrant was executed at a residence in Orillia on May 5. He was charged with both child pornography possession and accessing child pornography.

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Canada’s coronavirus death toll up by 27 as COVID-19 cases surpass 98,000

coronavirus death toll in Canada fell below 30.Technically, the official COVID-19 numbers released on Saturday show a daily death toll of 58. But Quebec reported 31 deaths that were prior to June 5, leaving the actual death toll from the past 24 hours much lower, at 27.COVID-19 cases across the country increased by 465, with the bulk of them originating in Ontario (266) and Quebec (158).

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Kingston, Ont. begins phase 2 of the province’s coronavirus reopening plan

Restaurant patios, barbers, nail salons, and more Kingston businesses opened Friday with lines of customers as phase 2 begins in Ontario.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Premier Ford announces 24 regions to move to phase 2 reopening

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday announced that 24 regions in Ontario are going to move to stage two of reopening following the lowest number of COVID-19 cases since March.

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Coronavirus outbreak: New ‘social circles’ guidelines in Ontario allow gatherings of up to 10 people

On Friday the Ontario provincial government announced that it would be introducing “social circles” which would allow for gatherings of five to ten people, including those in the same household, without physical distancing. (

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Places of worship now allowed to reopen across Ontario

Churches, mosques, synagogues and other places of worship are now allowed to reopen in Ontario with 30 per cent capacity. Albert Delitala has the story on how that will look like with mandatory physical distancing measures.

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Regions in Ontario open up restaurant patios

Sean O’Shea is in Paris, Ontario gathering reaction about Stage 2 of the province’s reopening plan that is allowing regions outside of the Greater Toronto Area to reopen patio areas of restaurants.

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Coroanvirus outbreak: Trudeau says CAF to assist with Ontario, Quebec long-term care homes until June 26

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday that the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) deployment in Ontario’s and Quebec’s long-term care homes to help deal with COVID-19 outbreaks would be extended until June 26, amid the ongoing pandemic, in order to continue assisting with elder care.

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182 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths in Ontario as total cases hit 31,726

reported 182 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 31,726.Since Monday, daily case numbers have overall been on the decline for Ontario. This is the fifth day in a row with under 300 new cases and the first time the province is seeing new case totals reported in the 100s since March 28, which saw 154 new cases.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,498, as 11 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 26,187 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 82 per cent of cases.

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How restaurants are changing as they reopen in Ontario

Mike Smyth of The Farmhouse Restaurant in Barrie talks about phase 2 of the economic reopening and how his restaurant will handle the new guidelines in place.

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More Ontario businesses open outside Toronto and Hamilton regions

Ontario regions outside the Toronto and Hamilton area will be allowed to reopen more businesses today.The second stage of the province’s reopening includes restaurant patios, hair salons and swimming pools.Meanwhile, the limit on social gatherings will increase from five to 10 provincewide, but people must still stay two metres away from anyone outside their own household.

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Coronavirus: Most child-care centres in Ontario unlikely to reopen on Friday, operators and advocates say

COVID-19-era rules to open with just a few days’ notice.Many centres are also likely to face financial challenges, they say, operating at reduced capacity and with long-promised government funding not yet flowing and no indication of more to come.“I honestly have no idea who would be able to open tomorrow,” said Kim Yeaman, the owner and operator of Simcoe Childcare Services in Innisfil, Ont.“This is really a two-to-three-week turnaround for redoing all of our policies and procedures, for cleaning … for training staff, for making sure we have enough staff.” Child-care operators say they received a 20-page document with all the new rules for operating on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m.

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Coronavirus: Family of residents living in Ontario long-term care react to announcement on resuming visits

Family members of residents living in long-term care facilities say they are feeling relieved knowing they could potentially visit loved ones in the coming weeks. Erica Vella reports.

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‘It’s just desperation’: Ontario small business owner makes emotional plea to reopen

coronavirus pandemic is gaining a lot of attention online.“I just had a full on breakdown because I heard we’re not allowed to reopen in Ontario. Every single person that I talk to feels the same way,” said Yael Malkin in the video, tears streaming down her face.Malkin opened ‘Brows by Yael Shop’ on Queen Street East nearly two years ago.She said she is losing around $15,000 a month since the shop, like other businesses in the province, had to close its doors due to COVID-19.

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Ontario health minister seen at LCBO while reportedly waiting for coronavirus test results

coronavirus test results, but at a press conference Thursday, she said she was following the medical advice that she was given.In a photo sent to CP24, Elliott is seen wearing a mask while shopping in the wine section of an LCBO.

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Scott Thompson: With act of coronavirus defiance, Ontario mayors fail test of leadership

COVID-19 pandemic recovery while the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area and Niagara were left out.I understand the concerns of their constituents and the businesses in their communities; everyone is going through the same thing.But by staging a haircut protest photo-op because your town is part of a hot zone, like the majority of citizens in Ontario, is defying leadership and asking for anarchy.How are citizens supposed to react to such actions? Are they supposed to do the same thing?[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Should other mayors in Ontario follow suit and ignore the advice of their public health officials, too? Where does that go?Just a month ago, some mayors were telling tax-paying cottage owners

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203 new coronavirus cases, 12 deaths in Ontario as total cases reach 31,544

reported 203 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 31,544.This is the fourth day in a row with new cases in the 200s. It is also the lowest case number since March 28, which saw 154 new cases.

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Child care is back, but do working parents have to send their kids?

“Up until now, all a parent had to do was simply utter the word ‘childcare,’ and they could stay on leave,” says Lior Samfiru, an employment lawyer in Ontario and British Columbia.With schools and child-care centres shuttered except for essential workers, employers had to make accommodations or allow employees caring for their children to be off work “no questions asked,” says Samfiru.There was also a straightforward case to claim the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), as the $2,000-a-month emergency federal benefit was clearly intended for parents who had to stop working due to a lack of child care options amid COVID-19, according to Samfiru.The reopening of schools and child-care centres, however, complicates things.With Ontario

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251 new coronavirus cases, 11 deaths in Ontario as total cases rise to 31,341

reported 251 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 31,341.This is the third day in a row with new cases in the 200s. Wednesday’s report marks an increase of 0.8 per cent in total cumulative cases.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,475, as 11 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 25,380 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 81 per cent of cases.

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Mayors surprised by decision to exclude some of Southern Ontario in reopening plan

province’s reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic on Monday.“First off, we’re upset that we were not consulted. Second of all, we’re upset because it’s a poor decision without any basis of support,” Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati told Global News.As of Friday at 12:01 a.m., 34 public health units will transition into a stage that will allow Ontarians to gather in groups of 10 — up from the previous five — and go to places of worship, hairdressers, barbers, restaurant patios and more outdoor spaces with physical distancing measures in place.

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OTTAWA -- Ottawa enters stage two of Ontario's reopening plan on Friday, but not all of the amenities allowed to reopen will be ready.

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Summer patios beckon, but thanks to COVID-19, they won’t be quite the same

coronavirus has changed what that means.Restaurants have slowly started to reopen in British Columbia, while certain public health units in Ontario will be allowed to reopen patios only on Friday. Meanwhile, cities like Moncton, N.B.

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230 new coronavirus cases, 14 deaths in Ontario as total cases rise to 31,090

reported 230 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 31,090.This is the second day in a row that new daily cases hit the 200 mark. Tuesday’s report marks an increase of 0.7 per cent in total cumulative cases.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,464, as 14 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 24,829 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is almost 80 per cent of cases.

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Premier Ford expected to announce Ontario’s reopening plan for child care centres

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is expected to announce the province’s plan to reopen child-care centres today.Ford says the plan will help support parents who are returning to work as Ontario’s economy gradually reopens.Ford said Monday that most Ontario regions outside the Toronto area will be allowed to open more businesses and activities on Friday.

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Workers in Ontario and Quebec filed over 5,700 coronavirus-related complaints

novel coronavirus swept across Canada and pounded the country’s two most populous provinces, according to government statistics obtained by Global News.There were more than 5,700 complaints related to COVID-19 in both provinces, with more than three-quarters filed in Ontario.The provinces did not disclose details of the total number of COVID-related investigations, but confirmed there were 23 work refusals that met the provincial criteria.Twenty-two of those work refusal cases were in Quebec, while just one was accepted in Ontario.In Ontario, labour inspectors completed 8,600 field inspections.

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Coronavirus: What you can and cannot do in Ontario amid Phase 2 of reopening

plan later in the week.Outside of the Greater Toronto area, Hamilton, Windsor and Lambton County, a whole swath of new options will be allowed to reopen on June 12.That said, not everything will be available just yet. “Entering Stage 2 means parts of the province will see more people back on the job and an opportunity to get back together with friends and family,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said in a statement.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario allows groups of 10, places of worship to reopen starting June 12

On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that many regions in Ontario will be able to enter Stage 2 of Phase 2 of the province’s reopening plan on June 12, which includes increasing limits on social gatherings to 10 people, and allowing places of worship to reopen at 30 per cent capacity.

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Hot Docs: 'The Walrus and the Whistleblower' Wins Top Audience Award

Nathalie Bibeau's The Walrus and the Whistleblower, about a former trainer at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario-turned-whistleblower, on Sunday picked up the top Audience Award at the Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival, which was forced online this year by the coronavirus pandemic. The first runner-up was Elizabeth St.

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243 new coronavirus cases, 24 deaths in Ontario as total cases reach 30,860

reported 243 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 30,860.The death toll has risen to 2,450, as 24 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 24,492 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 79 per cent of cases.Ontario has completed 866,889 tests so far for the virus. This is up 15,357 tests from the previous day, which fell short of the testing capacity of more than 20,000 tests a day, according to the province.

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ByWard Market restaurant says it was fined for letting customers eat takeout on patio

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Restaurants in Ontario were forced to close their doors in March due to measures meant to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, but have since been allowed to reopen for takeout only.Ontario’s sports and culture minister, Lisa MacLeod — who represents the Ottawa riding of Nepean — praised The Grand on Twitter for its “creativity.”MacLeod said the business should be “commended, not ticketed,” drawing backlash from some who noted the province is the one setting the rules.“It’s her government,” Borsten said Monday, adding the government does not appear to have thought through the process of reopening.“They don’t know how to make the rules, they don’t know what to

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Coronavirus: Ontario long-term care head warns of ‘real urgency’ ahead of 2nd wave

long-term care homes is warning there is “real urgency” for the homes to address the issues exacerbated by the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic before a potential second wave hits.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Donna Duncan said the way that the pandemic tore through some long-term care homes made things the industry already knew were a problem much worse, and put a spotlight on what needs to be done to prevent a repeat.“Our issue is, what are the root causes that we actually have to be focused on right now? That is PPE, testing, looking at alternate accommodation,” said Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association.“We need to get out ahead of that and make sure our homes are well supplied across

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Testing long-term care staff, seniors need to continue to prepare for next COVID-19 wave: Donna Duncan

Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association, tells Mercedes Stephenson facilities need to be prepared for the next wave of COVID-19, which means continually testing staff and residents.

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COMMENTARY: The closure of the border reveals the differences between Canada and U.S.

longest nonmilitarized international border in the world, and strong economic ties.About 90 per cent of the Canadian population lives within a one-hour drive of the border.

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Long-term care facilities are the only option for many. What happens when they fall short?

long-term care facilities across Canada have struggled with outbreaks of the novel coronavirus, leaving a string of deaths and communities shaken.In response to the overwhelming outbreaks in Ontario and Quebec homes, the Canadian Armed Forces were deployed to the worst-hit long-term care facilities to help control the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus.What the soldiers saw ⁠— including poorly trained staff, cockroaches, flies, rotten food and residents left in soiled diapers or crying out for help for lengthy periods, according to reports ⁠— led to the launch of formal investigations in both Ontario and Quebec.Now, experts worry Canadians won’t feel confident accessing long-term care for aging or sick family members, but

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Ontario, Quebec continue to account for majority of Canada’s new novel coronavirus cases

novel coronavirus cases still being reported in Ontario and Quebec, the number of overall cases across Canada continued to trend downward Friday.More than 600 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported on Friday raised the national tally past 94,000 cases overall. More than 52,000 people are considered recovered, with more than 1.9 million tests conducted.The national death toll went up by 66 deaths, for a total of 7,703.

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Coronavirus: Ontario resumes short-term rentals

As of Friday, short-term rentals are allowed to resume operations in Ontario. The list includes lodges, cabins, cottages, condos and bed and breakfasts. Albert Delitala reports.

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344 new coronavirus cases, 15 deaths in Ontario as total cases rise to 29,747

reported 344 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 29,747.The death toll has risen to 2,372, as 15 more deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 23,583 people have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is 79 per cent of cases.Ontario has completed 809,053 tests so far for the virus. This is up 20,730 tests from the previous day, which hits the daily testing capacity of more than 20,000 tests a day, according to the province.

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Coronavirus: Ontario long-term care operator executive allegedly recorded demeaning families after town hall

A long-term care operator in Ontario says a vice president has left the company after a family member claims the representative was recorded referring to families as “blood-sucking, class-action lawsuit people.”

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Coronavirus: Sail to close 6 stores in Ontario and Quebec, affecting 500 employees

Outdoor retailer Sail is shrinking its footprint by a third with the closure of four stores in Quebec and two in Ontario that will affect about 500 workers.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
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