Ontario has announced that a “provincewide shutdown” will begin on Boxing Day and last for four weeks in southern areas of the province and two weeks in northern areas.The government had previously planned to implement the measures beginning on Christmas Eve, sources told Global News.The shutdown includes a delayed return to in-person classes for both high school and elementary students after the winter break.Officials said elementary-age children will not return to classes as planned on Jan.
4 and will instead engage in remote learning until Jan. 11, when they would then return to in-person classes in all areas of the province.