A Drive-In Film Festival hits the big screen at Ontario Place between July 20 and 31. In celebration of Canada’s diversity, the festival will feature a lineup of the latest international films representing countries hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Family issues outside bubble calling some NBA players home

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Being separated from families is certainly a tough element of being in the NBA bubble. So, too, is being separated when issues within the family happen.Two people with knowledge of the situations said Friday that both Lou Williams of the Los Angeles Clippers and Austin Rivers of the Houston Rockets have added themselves to the list of players who have left the NBA campus at Walt Disney World to tend to family issues.

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Toronto COVID-19 survivor shares story of survival and recovery

As the number of COVID-19 cases among younger adults grows in Ontario, a warning tonight by a 30-year-old Toronto survivor of the virus. Caryn Lieberman reports.

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Coronavirus: Cineplex request to boost Ontario theatre capacity ‘on the table,’ Doug Ford says

Doug Ford says health officials are considering Cineplex‘s proposal to increase the number of people allowed inside multiplex theatres.The province’s Stage 3 reopening guidelines cap a movie theatre’s occupancy at 50 guests per building, regardless of how many screens it operates.But Ford says he agrees with Cineplex’s suggestion that it doesn’t make financial sense to reopen a theatre with about a dozen auditoriums, only to “put two or three people in each cinema.” Cineplex urges Ontario government to make changes to theatre occupancy limits Cineplex has asked the province to reconsider the current rule, saying it would lose money by reopening locations in the province.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus

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Ontario NDP calls on Ford government to boost funding for school reopenings in September

Opposition is renewing calls for the government to increase education funding so schools can safely reopen in September.NDP Leader Andrea Horwath made the comments at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., on Friday.

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‘It’s price-gouging’: Ontario Premier Doug Ford slams visitor parking prices in Barrie, Orillia

Non-resident waterfront parking increases in Barrie, Ont. In Barrie, residents require a pass if they want to park at certain waterfront areas, while non-residents are charged $10 per hour, with a daily maximum of $50.

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Coronavirus: Ford considering mandatory testing for agriculture, farm workers in Windsor-Essex

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Friday that he is considering making COVID-19 testing mandatory for agri-food and farm workers in the Windsor-Essex area, including temporary foreign workers, stating that his government is consulting a constitutional lawyer on the subject.

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Coronavirus: Ontario to provide update on when Toronto, Windsor-Essex and Peel will enter Stage 3 on Wednesday

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday that his government would offer an update on Wednesday as to when the Ontario regions that remain in Stage 2, including Toronto, Windsor-Essex and Peel Region, will enter Stage 3 in the government’s reopening plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Waterloo Region reports 9 new coronavirus cases, total cases at 1,378

coronavirus on Friday, bringing the area’s total to 1,378.It’s the largest single-day increase of new cases in more than three weeks when nine cases were reported on Canaday Day. Windsor-Essex has highest COVID-19 rates in Ontario A second outbreak was also declared after one staff member at Columbia Forest Long-Term Care tested positive for the virus.Another outbreak at PeopleCare Hilltop Manor in Cambridge, which was declared on July 13, continues.

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7 more Ontario regions enter Stage 3 amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor dining, gyms and larger gathering limits. Seven new regions in Ontario are now in Stage 3 of the coronavirus pandemic. Kamil Karamali has more.

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Country Thunder Florida music festival postponed until 2021

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Country Thunder Florida, a massive music festival set to take place in Central Florida, has been postponed yet again, this time until 2021.The country music concert featuring headliners Eric Church, Kane Brown and Dierks Bentley was originally supposed to be held in Kissimmee on March 27-29 but when coronavirus cases started popping up in the area around that time, organizers made the decision to push the event back until Oct.

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Coronavirus: Windsor-Essex has highest COVID-19 rates in Ontario

Windsor-Essex’s medical officer of health says that region now has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in the province.Dr. Wajid Ahmed says the region passed Toronto and Peel this week with 484 cases per 100,000 people, calling the situation “stressful and concerning.”Ahmed says the jump in cases can be attributed to outbreaks on local farms and increasing cases in the community likely due to reopening of the region weeks ago.Hundreds of migrant workers in the region have tested positive for the virus over the past few months and two have died.

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Ontario reports 195 new coronavirus cases, 3 deaths; total cases at 38,405

reported 195 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 38,405.Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott said 128 cases, or 66 per cent, of Friday’s count are from people under the age of 40.The death toll in the province has risen to 2,758, as three new deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 34,100 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is almost 89 per cent of cases.Friday’s report indicates the majority of new cases came from Windsor-Essex with 57 new cases, Toronto with 31 more cases, Ottawa with 27 new cases, Peel Region with 18 cases and Chatham-Kent with 13 cases.

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Funeral expenses for Frostproof murder victims covered by 'overwhelming generosity' of donations

FROSTPROOF, Fla. - The Polk County Sheriff's Office announced they will no longer accept any donations since they received an overwhelming amount of support to help pay for the funeral expenses for the three friends killed in Frostproof one week ago."On behalf of Brandon, Damion, and Keven's families, we would like to thank everyone for the outpouring of support you have shown during this horrific situation," according to a statement Sheriff Grady Judd.

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7 more regions now in Stage 3 including some of GTA, Hamilton, Niagara areas

Ontario regions are officially now in Stage 3 of the province’s reopening plan that permits indoor dining and recreation, gyms and an increase to gathering limits.The following seven regions in the province moved into Stage 3 on Friday, July 24 at 12:01 a.m.:Toronto, Peel Region and Windsor-Essex will remain in Stage 2 for a little while longer due to the number of COVID-19 cases seen daily in these areas.The rest of Ontario moved into Stage 3 last Friday.

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Family's coronavirus nightmare after finding dead bat in their half-eaten frozen soup

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA family rushed to take a coronavirus test after they found a furry dead bat in a pot of pork soup they ordered from a Chinese restaurant.The disgusting surprise was initially mistaken as a spice used to cook broths.It wasn’t until the hungry family inspected the dead animal with chopsticks that they realised it had wings and ears.The revolted customers were offered a refund after they confronted the takeaway that supplied their bat infested dinner.And the disgusting surprise sparked fears the family had contracted Covid-19.A revolting image has surfaced showing a small black mammal, with its body and wings curled up, floating in a bowl.The dead black bat stands

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Privy Council launching review of abuse allegations against Gov. Gen. Julie Payette

Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall.The CBC reported Tuesday that Payette had yelled at, belittled and publicly humiliated employees, reducing some to tears or prompting them to quit. Gov.

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Coronavirus: Ontario to reveal school reopening plan next week, education minister says

Ontario is set to reveal its full plan for reopening schools across the province in the coming days. As Albert Delitala reports, it’s a question Ontario parents have been asking for some time now.

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'A Quiet Place 2,' 'Top Gun 2,' & 'Spider-Man 3' All Have Been Delayed Due to the Pandemic

The movie release calendar keeps getting switched around due to the coronavirus pandemic and three highly anticipated films were just delayed.

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Coronavirus: Calgary Flames dads adjust to life away from family

#StayAtHome pic.twitter.com/NUEHxE6DjV— Erik Gustafsson (@ErkanGustafsson) April 5, 2020“The hardest day was leaving my house in Sweden,” forward Mikael Backlund said. “Thankfully Tillie (his daughter) doesn’t understand that I was leaving.

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Coronavirus: Niagara Region wineries set to reopen to tourists

Ontario wine producers are hopeful as the Niagara Region enters stage three of the province’s reopening plan, visitors will return in droves. The industry, like so many others, has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Thousands of families wonder when they will be reunited as as sponsorship backlog grows

Coronavirus — Frozen immigration systems across the globe keeping thousands apart Her husband currently lives in Saudi Arabia. The couple applied for a temporary resident visa in July 2019, but they’re still waiting for his application to be processed, despite the government’s immigration website saying it completes most applicants within a year.“It was a pre-existing problem already,” Mahmood said.

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Coronavirus: Real estate market in Ontario’s cottage country experiencing boom

The pandemic is leading to more people looking outside Toronto and the GTA for housing. Along with living farther away, COVID-19 is also developing interesting trends here in the city. Matthew Bingley reports.

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Ontario nurse under investigation over anti-mask, conspiracy theory Facebook posts

controversial views reportedly expressed by a local nurse practitioner — now under investigation — as “the most extreme example I have seen in my own profession.”“I have never encountered something like this,” CEO Doris Grinspun told Global News on Thursday, in response to social media posts on accounts tied to nurse practitioner Kristal Pitter.“Thankfully, I don’t know of anyone else in nursing that has such extreme views.

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Residents continue to rely on drive-thru food pantries months after being furloughed

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a massive need for food assistance in Central Florida. Food drives are regularly giving away tens of thousands of pounds of food in a day, including one Wednesday in Orange City, where cars lined up for miles.It was a similar scene in Osceola County, where Advance Senior Center and Second Harvest Food Bank hosted a drive-thru food pantry. Since mid-March, Second Harvest Food Bank has provided 22 million meals and a new study shows they are seeing nearly 50% more people in Central Florida who are hungry.Waiting doesn’t bother Millie Vasquez.

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Two brothers and young woman charged in deaths of three men on fishing trip make first court appearance

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – The three suspects arrested for the killing of three friends as they embarked on a fishing trip in Frostproof made their first court appearance on Thursday.Tony “TJ” Wiggins, 26, William “Robert” Wiggins, 21, and Mary Whittemore, 27, were all arrested this week after investigators pieced together evidence from the killing that occurred Friday night.According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Damion Tillman, 23, Brandon Rollins, 27, and Keven Springfield, 30, were all found dead in Frostproof, this is the spot the best friends had met to go on a fishing trip.During the court appearance, TJ Wiggins, who is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, tampering with evidence, possession of a firearm by a convicted

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Big league debuts to be made without family, friends on hand

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The moment that young right-hander Brady Singer steps onto the mound for the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in Cleveland will no doubt be surreal, the culmination of a lifelong dream hatched as a boy growing up in Florida and fostered by family and friends along the way.Too bad they won't get to see it in person.When the decision was made to play an abbreviated 60-game major league season without fans, it meant that anybody making their debut would do so without their support system there to enjoy it. Not mom and dad, who may have gotten them started in the game.

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National contact tracing app begins beta testing after delays

COVID-19 is now in beta testing.The app was supposed to be tried in Ontario starting early this month but the trial to look for bugs and other problems was delayed.

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‘Carelessness’: Families of COVID-19 victims write obituaries blaming lawmakers’ handling of the pandemic

LOS ANGELES - Amid the devastating loss of life caused by the novel coronavirus, several obituaries written by family members of those claimed by COVID-19 have expressed frustration on how certain lawmakers are handling the ongoing pandemic.The obituary for a North Texas woman who died from COVID-19 puts blame on the "carelessness" of politicians, and added that her death could have been prevented.The obituary for Isabelle Odette Hilton Papadimitriou, 64, which was published Tuesday by The Dallas Morning News, described her as "a compassionate spirit" and "a ray of light in everyone's life.""Her undeserving death is due to the carelessness of the politicians who continue to hedge their bets on the lives of healthcare workers through a lack

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Coronavirus: Ontario introduces new health team in London-Middlesex

coronavirus pandemic.Christine Elliott, the province’s minister of health, made the announcement at the Middlesex London Paramedic Services Headquarters Thursday morning.“Our government is announcing five new Ontario health teams, including one right here in London-Middlesex,” Elliott said.“The Western Ontario Health Team will implement a new model of care that will better connect patients and providers.”Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott is in London today to announce a new Ontario Health Team is coming to London-Middlesex.

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Family displaced after lightning strike sets house on fire in Gloucester Township, police say

Credit: Gloucester Township Police Department SICKLERVILLE, N.J - Police say a family of six has been displaced after a lightning strike set their house on fire in Sicklerville, New Jersey.It happened on the 100 block of Breckenridge Drive on Wednesday around 8:30 p.m.Officers arrived to find smoke and fire from the attic and roof area of the home. The residents, two parents and four kids, were evacuated and no one was injured. Due to smoke and water damage, the residents of the home have been displaced until repairs can be made.

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Coronavirus: Ford says Ontario has ‘come a long way’ in fixing long-term care

Ontario Premier Doug Ford was asked about a call by unions to end for-profit long-term care homes with Ford noting that the province had “come a long way” with investment in the system and will continue to look at everything to improve it.

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Premier Ford announces $12B investment in Ontario schools

On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that his government would be providing $12 billion in funding over the next ten years to build new schools as well as refurbish and expand existing ones.

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Officials demand funding for Ontario schools to reopen as government promises plan

Ontario students are set to return to class, parents, teachers and school boards are growing increasingly frustrated with a lack of details and funding for the safe reopening of schools.The province promised Thursday that more clarity is coming next week, though Education Minister Stephen Lecce acknowledged that the government could be doing more.The head of a school board west of Toronto says the province needs to provide more funding to do the job right.

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Mars 2020 mission: NASA prepared for risks of launching nuclear-powered rover

Florida Today reported.But the risk of any radioactive material being released over the Space Coast is extremely low, NASA officials say, and the likelihood of anybody being harmed by it is even lower.“Within that first minute or so is the only chance that we have of the launch area really being put under concern,” explained Bob Holl, the NASA official leading the radiological response planning for the launch scheduled for July 30.“The most probable outcome of the launch is a successful mission.

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Active coronavirus cases in Waterloo Region drop by 4 with 1,201 resolved cases

coronavirus cases on Thursday, which is four fewer than the previous day.One new case has been confirmed, but five cases are now considered resolved. Young people are causing COVID-19 spikes.

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Get for-profits out of long term care, unions say as they launch campaign

COVID-19 has hit for-profit homes harder than their non-profit or municipally run counterparts.For example, 13 of the worst-hit facilities in Ontario are owned by money-making businesses.

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Tamar Braxton Moved To Mental Health Facility Following Hospitalization: Report

possible suicide attempt, according to a new report.The reality star is now “awake and communicating,” and was reportedly moved to a mental health facility, a source told E! News.Braxton was found unresponsive by her boyfriend, David Adefeso, on July 17 at The Ritz-Carlton Residences in Los Angeles.

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Minister for Health says virus 'R' rate has fallen

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has said that "things have stabilised" over the past ten days in relation to the spread of Covid-19.

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Southwestern Public Health issues order to enforce self-isolation, quarantine

coronavirus.In particular, the order aims to address issues with self-isolation or quarantine of people diagnosed with COVID-19; those with signs and symptoms who are awaiting test results; those who otherwise have reason to believe they have symptoms of COVID-19; or those who are a close contact of anyone who does. Coronavirus: Pair of Americans in Ontario fined, charged under Quarantine Act The health unit has not explicitly said that any particular cases or incidents prompted the order.

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Ontario reports 103 new coronavirus cases, 0 deaths; total cases at 38,210

reported 103 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 38,210.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Thursday’s case number is a considerable drop from the past several days, which saw a slight spike in daily cases.The death toll in the province remains at 2,755, as zero new deaths were reported.Meanwhile, 33,963 Ontarians have recovered from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, which is almost 89 per cent of cases.Thursday’s report indicates the majority of new cases came from Toronto with 24 new cases, Windsor-Essex with 23 more cases, Ottawa with 14 new cases, Peel Region with 15 new cases and Niagara Region with 10 additional cases.

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Stewarton beats coronavirus pandemic by hosting virtual Bonnet Guild festival

Stewarton’s Bonnet Guild festival was marked in socially-distanced fashion – with the pandemic unable to completely halt the summer celebrations.

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China launches ambitious attempt to land rover on Mars

BEIJING (AP) - China launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.Engines blazing orange, a Long March-5 carrier rocket took off under clear skies around 12:40 p.m. from Hainan Island, south of China's mainland.

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8 in 10 Canadians support mandatory masks in public places during COVID-19: poll

COVID-19 pandemic.Three-quarters also said they would get a COVID-19 vaccine when one become available.But support numbers in New Brunswick are lower.Narrative Research surveyed 1,230 Canadians from July 9-11 and found 83 per cent of respondents supported making masks mandatory in public places while only 12 per cent were opposed.In New Brunswick, that support was only 72 per cent.

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Valneva, Livingston, is leading the UK's drive to develop a Covid-19 vaccine

Executive councillor for development and transport Cathy Muldoon, welcomed the news. She said: “This is fantastic news.

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Young people are causing COVID-19 spikes. But are they solely to blame?

coronavirus rise among young people.People aged under 39 make up more than half of the 203 cases reported in Ontario on July 21, leading the premier to point squarely at young people violating public health measures by partying and exceeding limit gatherings.“Guys, you got to rein it in,” Doug Ford told reporters. “Simple as that.” Health experts sound alarm as Canada’s coronavirus cases rise But according to experts, it’s not all that simple.

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Jennifer Garner Feels The 'Heaviness' Of Families During The Pandemic, While Recognizing How Lucky Hers Is

Jennifer Garner wears a cute floppy white hat while heading back to her car in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon (July 21).

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Here’s the start dates for public schools in Central Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Schools in Central Florida have different start dates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Marion County Flagler County Volusia CountyLake County Sumter County Seminole County Orange County Brevard County Polk County Osceola County

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Canada reports 540 new coronavirus cases as global infections top 15 million

coronavirus cases in Canada surpassed 112,200 on Wednesday, as the number of worldwide infections topped 15 million.According to provincial and territorial health officials, 540 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 were recorded across Canada on Wednesday.Eight more people have also died of the virus.

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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
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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