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14.06.2021 / 17:53

COVID-19: Ontario accelerates return to play plans for professional, elite amateur sports

COVID-19 restrictions.Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod says that high-level teams can now hold non-contact practice and dry-land training in Ontario.Teams and leagues will be allowed to resume games as soon as August, although there is currently no plan to allow spectators.MacLeod says this includes the Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto Raptors, and Toronto FC, although their ability to play teams in the United States is a federal responsibility.

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Fully vaccinated healthcare workers allowed inside arena for Game 7 Leafs vs. Canadiens in Toronto

Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7 Monday night.The news comes just a day after Minister Lisa MacLeod rejected the proposal originally brought forward by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown to allow vaccinated workers inside.“Following discussions with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Toronto Public Health and hospital partners, I am happy to announce that they have signed off on allowing 550 fully vaccinated frontline health care workers, including hospital and long-term care staff, to be invited to attend Game 7 of the series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Arena tonight,” Premier Doug Ford said in a statement Monday morning.

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Ontario provides $3 million in funding to the Canadian Film Centre

COVID-19 pandemic.Culture Minister Lisa MacLeod says the one-time funding is part of the province’s efforts to support the film, television and new media industries through the public health crisis.The Canadian Film Centre says the money will be used to support training programs and COVID-19 adaptation plans.

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Sport minister: OHL return to play would be ‘irresponsible’ right now

Ontario Hockey League right now.Sports Minister Lisa MacLeod said Thursday that the province was days away from approving the OHL’s plan to return to play in late March when the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest in Ontario.

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Ottawa pharmacies to join Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine pilot: MPP MacLeod

COVID-19 vaccine distribution pilot when Ontario receives additional supply of Oxford-AstraZeneca doses, according to Nepean MPP Lisa MacLeod.MacLeod tweeted Sunday evening that Ottawa will be classified as a “hot zone” in Phase 2 of Ontario’s vaccine rollout.Re Ottawa vaccines – 4000 Moderna doses this week to increase per capita, when federal AZ supply comes Ottawa pharmacies will be brought online to deliver vaccines & Ottawa will be classified as a hot zone for Phase 2 – at that time we will have a larger than per capita supply.— Lisa MacLeod (@MacLeodLisa) March 28, 2021Regions such as Peel and York have been dubbed hotspots for COVID-19 and are already included in the expansion of Ontario’s plans to deliver AstraZeneca doses to those

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Premier Ford expected to update Niagara Region on COVID-19 supports for tourism industry

Ontario budget to spend billions on emerging from COVID-19 pandemic In late 2020, the province targeted a number of Niagara entities reliant on revenue for one-time grants including Niagara Parks, which will receive $12.81 million from Ontario to ensure financial sustainability as it deals with the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19.Niagara’s job numbers took a hit amid the pandemic in 2020 with the unemployment rate jumping between February and June of last year with 32,000 (15.6 per cent) residents affected by job losses.Last week, the province revealed about 140,000 tourism and hospitality jobs were lost between February 2020 and February 2021.During its budget announcement on Wednesday, the Ford government unveiled a $100-million tourism

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OHL to get $2.35 million for Ontario post-secondary scholarships as part of initiative

Ontario Hockey League will receive $2.35 million from the Ontario government as part of $15.3 million in funding to support sport and recreation organizations and high-performance athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Ministry of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, made the announcement today.MacLeod said the OHL funding will be for the league’s post-secondary education scholarships for athletes with its 17 Ontario-based clubs.MacLeod added each OHL franchise will receive approximately $138,000 for help with player scholarship commitments.

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Details of OHL hub cities, bubbles being worked on: Ontario sport minister

Ontario’s sports minister says that the details of hub cities and bubbles for a shortened major junior hockey season in the province are being ironed out.Lisa MacLeod says she’s more confident than she has been in the past that there will be an Ontario Hockey League season.The OHL hasn’t had any games this season due to health and travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Coronavirus: Ontario’s sport minister confident OHL will play games in 2021

Ontario Hockey League will get approval to stage a 2021 season during the COVID-19 pandemic.Lisa MacLeod says she’s “feeling great” about the OHL’s chances of playing games.The OHL is the only one of Canada’s three major-junior hockey leagues not to begin a 2021 season. It has been 365 days since the last London Knights hockey game The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League started close to its regular October start date, but the season was suspended in late November before resuming in January.

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Royal Botanical Gardens receives COVID-19-related funding to increase visitor, staff safety

COVID-19.An RBG spokesman says that will include washroom upgrades and social distancing measures throughout its properties.

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NHL teams not going to private restaurants in Toronto despite Ontario green light

Ontario’s sport minister says NHL teams could dine at certain restaurants not open to the public during the province’s stay-at-home order, teams in Toronto haven’t had meals outside their hotel this season.A Maple Leafs spokesperson says any team meals have taken place at a hotel.According to NHL protocols, modified buffet service must be utilized, with food service by an attendant maintaining appropriate distancing.Steve Keogh said Real Sports, attached to Scotiabank Arena, also is an option for meals, but no teams have used that location.

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Ontario ski hills look forward to reopening when stay-at-home order lifts

stay-at-home order gradually starts to lift by region over the next several weeks.On Monday, the Ontario government announced public health regions will gradually transition from the lockdown introduced in November to the province’s revised colour-coded COVID-19 response framework starting Wednesday.

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Ontario’s sport minister says NHL talks ongoing as league looks to announce schedule

Ontario’s minister of sport said that discussions are still ongoing about how the all-Canadian North division will operate.Ontario is scheduled to enter a province-wide lockdown on Saturday that will last for 28 days in its most heavily populated regions. The NHL had previously announced that its new season will start on Jan.

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Ontario public health examining possibility of NHL restart as COVID-19 lockdown looms

NHL might work.Lisa MacLeod says that discussions about the league’s return-to-play plan are happening at Ontario’s public health table with the province’s chief medical officer of health, as well as officials from Toronto and Ottawa.She says that she expects to join those conversations in the next few days, as will her federal counterpart Steven Guilbeault.Several media outlets are reporting the NHL is planning to realign its divisions next season with a seven-team all-Canadian division with no cross-border travel.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford to make announcement in Ottawa

Doug Ford is in Ottawa on Friday with senior members of his cabinet to make a “special announcement” less than 24 hours after the government revealed its $187-billion plan to steer the province’s economy through the novel coronavirus pandemic.Ford is scheduled to make remarks at 11 a.m. at the Canadian War Museum alongside Lisa MacLeod, Nepean MPP and minister of heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries.He will then be joined by Deputy Premier and Health Minister Christine Elliott and Minister of Finance Rod Phillips for an announcement and media availability at the Ottawa Civic Hospital.Friday morning on Twitter, Ford billed his 1 p.m.

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Ontario allows dance studios in COVID-19 hot spots to reopen

COVID-19 hot spots are being allowed to reopen their businesses.Ontario Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Minister Lisa MacLeod made the announcement on Twitter Monday evening.“I can confirm that indoor dance classes can resume in modified Stage 2 regions after a decision taken by our government with the advice of the (Chief Medical Officer of Health) and the Ministry of Health,” MacLeod said.“All participants must be pre-registered and maintain at least two metres apart.”As part of a modified version of Stage 2 announced earlier this month for Toronto, Peel Region, York Region and Ottawa, dance studios were initially forced to shut down in those areas.

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Coronavirus: MacLeod says OHL’s return won’t happen with bodychecking, other physical contact

The Ontario Hockey League will have to try to remove physical contact, including bodychecking, if it’s to have a 2020-21 season.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, spoke with media on Wednesday, where she addressed a variety of issues facing sports in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic. One of her most pressing concerns is the OHL’s return-to-play plan, which she said is currently targeting an early December start date.However, MacLeod said steps have to be taken by the OHL – or any sporting organization in the province – to slow the spread of COVID-19, including removing close physical contact among players.

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Coronavirus: Minister MacLoed says theme parks and water parks ‘pose significant threat’ to spreading virus

Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries spoke Wednesday about theme parks and water parks posing a “significant threat” to spreading the virus under the advice of the province’s chief medical officer of health, when asked why some are closed as opposed to others.

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Provincial government spending $2M for Ontario Place drive-in space, events

Ontario Place, which will include a drive-in version of the Toronto International Film Festival.Lisa MacLeod, Minister of heritage, sport, tourism and culture industries, says the initiative will help Ontario communities reconnect during the COVID-19 pandemic.The funding will go towards concert performances, comedy shows and movie screenings at a drive-in space.

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Niagara Falls enters Stage 2 with Ontario government tourism boost

COVID-19 pandemic.Lisa MacLeod, Ontario’s Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries, was in Niagara Falls on Friday morning to mark the occasion. She announced plans to help redevelop the Canadian Niagara Power Generation Station into a modern tourist attraction.Today at 10 am Mayor ⁦@jimdiodati⁩ & I will be officially reopening ⁦@NiagaraFalls⁩.

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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 to allow short-term rentals again beginning Friday

The Ontario government announced that beginning Friday, short-term rentals will be allowed to operate once again during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Ontario government not looking to provide CFL with financial bailout

TORONTO – If CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie is expecting financial assistance from the Ontario government, it seems he best think again.

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Coronavirus: Ontario eases restrictions, allowing sports training facilities to open

TORONTO — Ontario has eased restrictions on pro sports teams, allowing them to open their training facilities starting Friday.

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