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COVID-19 vaccination policies — under which some employees faced possible termination for not getting the shots — are sticking with the requirement for now.The province has ended its vaccine certificate program for establishments such as restaurants, gyms and cinemas, and the chief medical officer of health has said he wants to lift provincially imposed workplace vaccine mandates for health and education, which require any unvaccinated employees to do regular testing.Several large police forces such as Toronto and Ottawa required their rosters to get vaccinated. Ontario reports 795 in hospital with COVID-19, 253 in intensive care Toronto police placed more than 200 members who either refused to get vaccinated or refused to disclose their vaccination status on indefinite unpaid leave in November.

Ontario government is expected to backtrack on new police powers to enforce anti-pandemic measures.A source with knowledge of the discussions – but who was not authorized to speak publicly about them – says a “scoping-down” clarification is currently being approved.The new powers allow police to stop anyone at random and ask why they’re not at home and where they live.

London Police Service is reassuring Londoners they will not be stopped when driving or walking in the city under the latest COVID-19 public health measures.“Our plan is to continue to engage, explain, educate & enforce in a fair & unbiased manner. We will not be randomly stopping people,” Steve Williams said in a tweet published hours after Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s announcement Friday.

COVID-19 rules.Instead, they say, they plan to act on complaints or obvious violations.Criticism of Premier Doug Ford’s new powers for police has been widespread and furious.

Many Ontario residents are gearing up for the August long weekend, but with COVID-19 restrictions, it’s going to look a bit different this year.