Mercedes Stephenson, Global News’ Ottawa Bureau Chief and the host of the network’s flagship national political affairs program The West Block, along with veteran firefighter and Member of Parliament John Brassard, are set to co-host.On top of that, viewers will be treated to in-character appearances from Trailer Park Boys stars Rob Wells (Ricky), Mike Smith (Bubbles) and John Paul Tremblay (Julian), as well as Ontario Premier Doug Ford.The best part?

It’s all free and there will be a live raffle following the one-hour concert, with 15 prizes including a Royal Canadian Mint poppy coin, a custom.

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Ontario extends state of emergency to July 15, Doug Ford hopes it’s last extension

Ontario has extended its state of emergency to July 15.Premier Doug Ford has said he is hopeful that will be the last extension of the emergency declaration.The motion passed the legislature this morning.Many of the emergency orders made under the state of emergency are expected to continue even after July 15, including bans on large gatherings.

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Coronavirus outbreaks on farms are holding back the entire region, says Windsor mayor

COVID-19 on local farms.Drew Dilkens said Tuesday that the high number of COVID-19 cases on farms in Essex County was holding back the entire region, and the local economy could not face another week of delay.The mayor said public health officials have failed to ensure all migrant workers are tested for COVID-19, and called on farmers to step in so the region can join the rest of the province in Stage 2 of reopening.“While the local health unit has thus far refused to test the full temporary foreign worker population, this next week presents an opportunity for our local agricultural community to step in where public health officials have failed,” Dilkens said in a statement.

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With new coronavirus cases daily, experts worry parts of Ontario are reopening too fast

Stage 2 on June 24.Most of Ontario entered Stage 2 on June 12, which includes the reopening of hair salons, restaurant patios and swimming pools. Only the Windsor-Essex region will remain in Stage 1 until further notice, the Ontario government announced on June 22, as Premier Doug Ford said the region has not seen the same level of case decline.Some experts, however, are concerned that the Toronto and Peel regions have not seen a significant enough decline in cases of the coronavirus, and are worried about public health repercussions as the province moves forward.Toronto has seen 13,893 confirmed and probable cases, with most the result of community spread or from residents being in close contact with a positive COVID-19 person.

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Some Hamilton bars, restaurants not able to capitalize on patio expansion

Hamilton records just one new case, enters Stage 2 of coronavirus reopening Friday Eisenberger says the seven are located “adjacent to a residential area”, a condition that restricts them from operating a patio under the city’s zoning rules.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Eisenberger describes it as “a bit of a complex issue”, adding that “I don’t think we can potentially open up every location for (an) outside patio, it’s really intended to allow those who already had a patio to utilize them and expand them if they could.” No singing or dancing allowed as Ontario restaurant patios reopen Premier Doug Ford touched on the issue during his briefing on Tuesday, and voiced some sympathy for the

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Mexican government to resume sending migrant workers to Canada

Ottawa has struck a deal with the Mexican government to improve conditions for migrant workers on Canadian farms, allowing them to return to Canada.

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Coronavirus: Toronto, Peel Region to enter stage 2 on Wednesday

The battle has been long, but Ontario Premier Doug Ford said it is not over and there has been significant progress. Travis Dhanraj reports on the latest reopenings as part of stage two..

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Coronavirus: Toronto to enter Stage 2 of Phase 2 reopening on June 24, includes reopening of restaurant patios

Hours after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that the City of Toronto and Peel Region would be joining Stage 2 of Phase 2 of the province’s reopening, Toronto Mayor John Tory on Monday discussed what types of businesses and services would be able to reopen on June 24, which includes restaurants and bars with patios, malls, splash pads and more.

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Coronavirus: Ontario and federal government to invest $50 million in Enhanced Agri-food Workplace Protection Program

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that together with the Canadian federal government, the province would be investing $50 million in the Enhanced Agri-food Workplace Protection Program to assist farmers with buying personal protective equipment (PPE) for their workers and increasing safety measures like installing physical barriers, as well as setting up a PPE directory to help farmers source masks and gloves amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Ontario, federal governments to team for more farm inspections

Ontario government says it will work with Ottawa to conduct joint inspections of farms and the living conditions of migrant workers.The province’s labour minister says the two levels of government will begin inspections this week.Advocates say the cramped quarters migrant workers share on farms have contributed to the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Coronavirus: Toronto, Peel Region to join Stage 2 of Phase 2 reopening in Ontario, Ford says

On Monday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that as of 12:01 a.m. on June 24, the City of Toronto and Peel region would be joining the rest of the province in entering Stage 2 of Phase 2 of the province’s economic reopening amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Toronto, Peel Region to officially move into Stage 2 of province’s reopening plan

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Premier Doug Ford will make the announcement at 1 p.m. Monday during a news conference at Queen’s Park, along with other ministers.

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Short timelines for coronavirus vaccine are giving ‘false hope,’ virus expert warns

coronavirus pandemic may leave many grasping for whatever shred of hope they can find about when it will finally come to an end, but one contagious disease expert is warning that “false hope” about a speedy vaccine will only cause problems.Countries around the world are in a race to develop a vaccine that can stop the spread of the deadly virus, with the World Health Organization announcing last week its experts believe one could be possible within this year.

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London Health Sciences Centre staff protest pandemic pay exclusion

COVID-19.“They work directly with the patients every day and risk … being exposed, and some have been,” said Sarah Omelia Muylaert, LHSC UNIFOR Union chair.

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Ontario government to announce plan for reopening schools in September

Ontario is set to announce a plan today for reopening schools in September.Schools across the province have been closed since March 13, when the government moved to shut down much of the province to address the spread of COVID-19.The school year has continued with remote learning since then, and Education Minister Stephen Lecce had promised a plan for a safe September reopening by the end of this month.He is set to make the announcement today with Premier Doug Ford.

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More Ontario regions now in Stage 2 of COVID-19 reopening

Ontario are moving into the second stage of the province’s reopening plan today, including parts of the Greater Toronto Area.York, Durham and Niagara are among the areas allowed to further open their economies, though Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex will remain in the first stage until at least next Friday.Most areas were allowed to enter the second stage last Friday, except for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas, some regions that border the United States and those with COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers.

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Coronavirus: Ontario to pilot new COVID-19 contact tracing app

Ontario Premier Doug Ford revealed details about a new COVID-19 contact tracing app named COVID Shield, will begin testing in Ontario and will be part of the province’s contact tracing strategy ahead of a potential second wave of the virus in the fall.

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Premier Doug Ford pleads with Ontario’s ‘scared’ migrant workers to get tested for coronavirus

COVID-19, acknowledging that the current testing strategy has captured only a small slice of the migrant population in a region with several outbreaks.Ford made the comments one day after a local hospital in Windsor-Essex – one of only three regions not allowed to enter Stage 2 of reopening this week – announced it was closing a centre designed to test the workers.Only 724 workers – out of the region’s 8,000 temporary foreign workers – have been tested since the centre was opened on June 9.Ford said he would do “anything” to help test more workers and stop the spread of the virus on farms. Not working with the government, he said, isn’t fair to the rest of the region.

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Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford talks about long-term care, SickKids report

Premier Doug Ford spoke about a report from SickKids Hospital Wednesday regarding the impacts of school not resuming in September. He also spoke about long-term care. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Coronavirus: Ford says plan coming for safe return to school, will work to ensure teachers’ safety

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Wednesday that a plan would be rolled out by Education Minister Stephen Lecce soon that will ensure a safe return to school.

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Coronavirus: Ford says he will not support ‘bad actors’ in long-term care COVID-19 deaths

Asked about a Global News report that found almost a third of Ontario nursing home resident deaths were at facilities owned by just two corporate chains, Premier Doug Ford said that he does not support “bad actors” and will hold them accountable.

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Coronavirus: Ontario extends emergency orders until June 30

coronavirus pandemic.The province is enforcing emergency orders under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act due to the virus.The government said that while all current emergency orders will remain in place until the end of June, the province will review each order on a case-by-case basis to determine if it can be adjusted or lifted as Ontario reopens. “Extending these emergency orders gives our front-line health-care providers the necessary flexibility to rapidly respond to urgent needs and protect our most vulnerable,” Premier Doug Ford said.“Even though we’re seeing decreasing infection rates with increased testing levels, we can’t let our guard down just yet.

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Coronavirus: Ford says ‘no. 1 priority’ of Ontario farmers is to make sure their workers are safe during pandemic

Ontario Premier Doug Ford answered questions regarding COVID-19 testing for migrant workers and farmers in the province on Tuesday, saying that they have tested over 700 workers in the Windsor-Essex area and that the “number one priority” of farmers is to make sure their workers are safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

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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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Coronavirus: Ontario’s worst hit nursing homes and who owns them

COVID-19 were living at facilities owned by just two corporate chains, according to a Global News analysis of government statistics.Sienna Senior Living and Revera Inc. long-term care facilities have lost 525 residents altogether, according to the figures.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ford names more regions set to start Stage 2 of Phase 2 reopening

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced additional regions on Monday that have been given the green-light to proceed with Stage 2 of Phase 2 of the regional reopening process in the province starting June 19.

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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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Coronavirus pandemic pay premium has not flowed to workers, Ontario government says

Ontario says it has not yet paid approximately 375,000 frontline health-care workers a promised pandemic pay premium.A spokeswoman for the province’s health minister says the initiative is the largest of its kind in Canada and the funding will flow in “very short order.”The government says it has provided written funding commitments to employers, and that will be followed by the flow of money.

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1 in 10 Canadian businesses may never recover from coronavirus, industry group says

novel coronavirus restrictions and reopening, but some Canadian business groups are concerned that many enterprises won’t be able to bounce back.“We’re hearing from our members directly that about 10 to 12 per cent of them have serious questions about whether they will ever reopen at this stage, that they are looking at this point to either winding down their businesses or potentially going bankrupt,” Canadian Federation of Independent Business president Dan Kelly said in an interview with Global News Ottawa Bureau Chief Mercedes Stephenson on Sunday’s episode of The West Block.“If you extrapolate that for the full economy, that means that we could have 100,000 businesses or more permanently closing their doors, leaving huge gaps on every

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Jane Philpott says ‘much better’ coronavirus health data on race, backgrounds needed

coronavirus is hitting poorer and racialized Canadians harder than others, and how to start solving that problem.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Philpott, who is heading up the new Ontario Health Data Platform, said the work so far has been on trying to find ways to break down the silos in how Ontario health information gets shared and stored during the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Four United Churches in Barrie, Ont., to remain closed

novel coronavirus pandemic.Burton Avenue United Church, Collier Street United Church, Grace United Church and Northwest Barrie United Church will continue with online worship. On Monday, Premier Doug Ford announced that places of worship would be allowed to reopen at 30-per-cent building capacity on Friday, and that people can gather in groups of 10, up from the former limit of five.“It is our collective decision to keep our buildings closed at this time,” United Church leaders in Barrie said.

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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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Alberta RCMP dashcam video shows violent arrest of First Nation chief, moments leading up to it

@BillBlair’s office on the video made public tonight from the police crusier’s dashcam of the RCMP’s arrest of Chief Allan Adam where he is tackled and punched https://t.co/bcXXYZMhNm #cdnpoli #RCMP pic.twitter.com/V9AZxKxk8Y— Mercedes Stephenson (@MercedesGlobal) June 12, 2020Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer said he would look into what occurred in Fort McMurray.“I’m asking for details,” he told Corus Entertainment’s The Roy Green Show.

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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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Coronavirus outbreak: CAF won’t withdraw from Ontario long-term care homes June 12

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton said during a press conference on Thursday that the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will not be withdrawing from long-term care homes with COVID-19 outbreaks on June 12 as originally planned.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario long-term care minister elaborates on new visitation guidelines

Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care Merrilee Fullerton on Thursday elaborated on the guidelines of a phased visitation plan for long-term care and retirement home residents, after Premier Doug Ford announced that homes without COVID-19 outbreaks would slowly begin allowing familial visits starting June 18.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario long-term care minister elaborates on new visitation guidelines

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario’s outbreak-free long-term care homes to allow for family visits starting June 18

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday that long-term care homes and retirement residences in the province not experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks will allow for the “cautious restart” of family visitors starting June 18.

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Ontario announces ‘cautious’ restart of allowing visitors into long-term care, retirement homes

coronavirus pandemic.Premier Doug Ford made the announcement alongside ministers Christine Elliott, Merrilee Fullerton and Todd Smith at his daily press briefing at Queen’s Park on Thursday.Fullerton said one visitor will be allowed per resident for one outdoor visit per week at long-term care homes. The visitor must have tested negative for coronavirus in the past two weeks.For retirement homes, Fullerton said residents will be allowed indoor and outdoor visits.

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Coronavirus: Premier Doug Ford, health minister test negative for COVID-19

COVID-19.His office said Wednesday he would get tested after learning that Education Minister Stephen Lecce had come into contact with someone who was infected.Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott held a joint news conference the day before with Lecce to announce a child-care reopening plan.

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Coronavirus: Halton Region wants phase 2 reopening like rest of Ontario

The mayors in, and chair of, the Region of Halton have sent a letter to Premier Doug Ford asking him to allow the region to enter into phase two of reopening like most of the province will do on Friday. Tom Hayes reports.

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Premier Doug Ford and top ministers being tested for coronavirus

Premier Doug Ford is being tested for coronavirus after possibly being exposed to the virus. The news came just minutes before his daily news conference at Queen’s Park and after it was revealed his nephew, Toronto Coun.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario minister confident in safety at Queen’s Park as premier, health minister being tested for COVID-19

Ontario Minister for Training, Colleges and Universities Ross Romano held a briefing on COVID-19 on Wednesday as the government released news that Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott were being tested for coronavirus after Education Minister Stephen Lecce had learned he had come in contact with someone who had tested positive.

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Ontario child care centres to reopen Friday, some parents reluctant to send kids

[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Danielle Milley, whose daughter turns two on Monday, said she was “shocked” that child-care centres in Toronto will open at the same time as the rest of the province, and that the announcement came with so little notice.“I also was surprised that they gave restaurants outside Toronto more (time) than they gave child-care centres to reopen,” she said.“I’m not entirely comfortable with necessarily sending her back yet, but at the same time, my husband and I both work full-time, so we need it.”Amy O’Neill, who operates Treetop Children’s Centre in Toronto, said there was no notice to the sector.

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Medical advisers’ names won’t be released for privacy reasons, Premier Doug Ford says

pandemic response because of privacy concerns, as opposition legislators called on the government to release a full roster of its health advisers.Ford defended those advisers Tuesday during his daily COVID-19 media briefing after questions were raised about which epidemiologists and scientists are giving him advice on the province’s reopening.The premier said outside of the health experts on his pandemic command table, he has received advice from more than 100 doctors.But he declined to name them. “A lot of doctors, personally, don’t want their names out there,” Ford said.

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Coronavirus: Ontario businesses say temporary commercial evictions ban only a start

Ontario government to hear their pleas for a temporary ban on commercial evictions, but some say the answer they’ve received doesn’t go nearly far enough.A provincial order to protect entrepreneurs from eviction for the next three months is a welcome move, said bar owner Christopher Hudspeth, but it doesn’t address the likelihood that many businesses will still be struggling at the end of the summer when it expires.

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Diocese of London asks ‘for patience’ as it prepares to reopen Catholic churches in southwestern Ontario

coronavirus pandemic, Premier Doug Ford announced that places of worship will be allowed to reopen starting Friday.

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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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Coronavirus outbreak: Ontario bans commercial evictions for some small businesses amid COVID-19 pandemic

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Monday that he has ordered legislation be drafted to ban commercial evictions for those who qualify for the commercial rent relief program. He said that the ban on evictions would last until Aug. 31.

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