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Science experts question new provincial rules in Ontario, lack of paid sick leave

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Science experts say the new rules announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday will not dramatically decrease the spread of COVID-19 in Ontario.

Many say these directives continue to miss the mark when it comes to addressing the root causes of transmission. Katherine Ward reports. .

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Police warn about significant delays at Ambassador Bridge as protest continues into 4th day - globalnews.ca - Canada

10.02.2022 / 16:25

Police warn about significant delays at Ambassador Bridge as protest continues into 4th day

COVID-19 measures is preventing Canada-bound traffic from crossing the Ambassador Bridge for yet another day.Police say those using the border bridge to cross into the U.S. can expect significant delays and are telling all motorists to avoid both access points to the span due to the ongoing demonstration.The protest on the Canadian side of the bridge has prevented Canada-bound traffic from crossing since the demonstration began Monday.Police say the potential for congestion along Wyandotte Street West near the Ambassador Bridge could result in travel delays for students attending schools in the nearby areas.

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COVID-19 rapid test kits available across London, Ont. - globalnews.ca - city London

10.02.2022 / 16:19

COVID-19 rapid test kits available across London, Ont.

COVID-19 rapid antigen test.The Ontario government announced earlier this week that it would make the tests available at select grocery stores and pharmacies across the province, starting Feb. 9 and lasting for at least eight weeks.There are 78 locations in London where the tests will be available, as of Feb.

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10.02.2022 / 16:17

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Chicago man fatally shot 12-year-old boy because he teased him about his girlfriend: prosecutors - fox29.com - county Hughes

10.02.2022 / 16:15

Chicago man fatally shot 12-year-old boy because he teased him about his girlfriend: prosecutors

CHICAGO - A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection to the murder of 12-year-old Marcel Wilson at an Englewood residence in January. Jaran Hughes, of Chicago, was identified as the person who shot Marcel in the chest on Jan. 2, while he was sitting on a bed with a group of people in a back bedroom in the 5500 block of South Aberdeen Street. Hughes has been charged with first-degree murder.According to prosecutors, Hughes had been kicked out of his girlfriends house on Jan.

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North Carolina beach house collapses into ocean as rising seas eat up shoreline - fox29.com - state North Carolina

10.02.2022 / 16:15

North Carolina beach house collapses into ocean as rising seas eat up shoreline

The collapsed house is pictured in a provided photo from Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Feb. 9, 2022, in Rodanthe, North Carolina.

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US inflation report: Consumer prices jumped 7.5% in past year, a 40-year high - fox29.com - Usa - Los Angeles - Washington - city Washington - county Long

10.02.2022 / 16:15

US inflation report: Consumer prices jumped 7.5% in past year, a 40-year high

FILE - Workers unload shipments of food at Union Market in Washington, DC, on Feb. 9, 2022.

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10.02.2022 / 15:53

Prince Charles Self-Isolating After Testing Positive for COVID-19 Again

Prince Charles has tested positive for COVID-19. Clarence House announced Thursday that the 73-year-old royal, who is next in line to the British throne, is self-isolating. «HRH is deeply disappointed not to be able to attend today's events in Winchester and will look to reschedule his visit as soon as possible,» read the statement. This morning The Prince of Wales has tested positive for COVID-19 and is now self-isolating.

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Doug Ford - Travis Dhanraj - Ontario butts heads with Ottawa over paid sick leave - globalnews.ca - city Ottawa

28.04.2021 / 02:13

Ontario butts heads with Ottawa over paid sick leave

Amid growing calls to help essential workers during the pandemic, Premier Doug Ford is promising Ontario will have North America’s best paid sick leave program.

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Doug Ford - Matthew Bingley - Ontario offers to top-up CRSB instead of creating its own paid sick leave program - globalnews.ca

27.04.2021 / 23:29

Ontario offers to top-up CRSB instead of creating its own paid sick leave program

After Premier Doug Ford said the Ontario government would create its own plan for paid sick leave, the province is again looking to the federal government’s existing programs. While it would pay workers more, critics say it still doesn’t address the gaps in the CRSB and isn’t a paid sick leave program.

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Doug Ford - Chrystia Freeland - Peter Bethlenfalvy - Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Ontario proposes federal benefit top-up as plan on sick day program still not announced - globalnews.ca

27.04.2021 / 18:05

COVID-19: Ontario proposes federal benefit top-up as plan on sick day program still not announced

Doug Ford promised “one of the best” paid sick day programs in North America, it appears the provincial government is considering a move that would double the amount of money people can receive if they need to take time off due to COVID-19.However, as of Tuesday, many questions and concerns remain unaddressed, including if there will be provisions to stop pay interruption and issues with timely access to funding — points advocates and opposition politicians have repeatedly said poses barriers to those in need.In a letter obtained by Global News on Tuesday, Ontario Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy wrote Deputy Prime Minister and federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to say the provincial government would provide a $500 per week

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Katherine Ward - Website created to help share COVID-19 stories with public and elected officials - globalnews.ca

27.04.2021 / 00:02

Website created to help share COVID-19 stories with public and elected officials

A group of web designers, developers and other tech experts have banded together to create a website where people can openly share their COVID-19 stories. While the experience can be cathartic in and of itself, as Katherine Ward reports, the stories are passed on to elected officials.

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Katherine Ward - Ontario science table calls for more vaccines to be reallocated to hardest-hit communities - globalnews.ca

25.04.2021 / 00:17

Ontario science table calls for more vaccines to be reallocated to hardest-hit communities

The Ontario science table is calling for 50 per cent of the next 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be sent to hot spot communities. Experts say this would leverage both direct and indirect benefits of vaccination.

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Doug Ford - Steve Clarke - Ontario’s temporary playground closures cost close to 30K in Waterloo Region, Guelph - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Waterloo - county Clarke - county Ford

23.04.2021 / 21:47

Ontario’s temporary playground closures cost close to 30K in Waterloo Region, Guelph

COVID-19 shutdown.The area’s biggest city, Kitchener, was also the costliest, as signs and caution tape were quickly erected on area playgrounds to support the order issued by Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Ontario government alters new, temporary COVID-19 police powers after widespread backlash “Staff and equipment costs are estimated at just under $16,000,” Kitchener spokesperson Shawn Falcao told Global News in an email.“It’s estimated about $5,000 was spent on signage, caution tape, and other materials.

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Doug Ford - Ontario reports 4,505 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths - globalnews.ca - Canada - city Ottawa - county York - county Durham

23.04.2021 / 15:34

Ontario reports 4,505 new COVID-19 cases, 34 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Friday. The provincial total now stands at 437, 310.Friday’s case count has jumped back over 4,000 after Thursday recorded 3,682 new infections.

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Doug Ford - Travis Dhanraj - Amid plummeting popularity, Ontario Premier Doug Ford offers apology, pledges paid sick leave - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 01:55

Amid plummeting popularity, Ontario Premier Doug Ford offers apology, pledges paid sick leave

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is now apologizing for his COVID-19 restrictions and pledging to create a paid sick leave program, following months of demands. Travis Dhanraj reports on a provincial government in crisis.

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Doug Ford - Travis Dhanraj - COVID-19: Doug Ford apologizes, reiterates paid sick leave coming - globalnews.ca

23.04.2021 / 00:39

COVID-19: Doug Ford apologizes, reiterates paid sick leave coming

Premier Doug Ford spoke with reporters days after entering self-isolation because a staff member in his office tested positive for COVID-19. Travis Dhanraj reports.

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Doug Ford - COVID-19: In the absence of an Ontario paid sick day program, some companies are stepping up - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

22.04.2021 / 21:49

COVID-19: In the absence of an Ontario paid sick day program, some companies are stepping up

COVID-19 pandemic, some Canadian employers are offering paid sick leave to their employees in the absence of government action.Paid sick leave benefits, which allow workers to call in sick without fear of losing a day’s pay, are becoming a political issue across the country, especially in Ontario. The benefit is one of the measures recommended by a group of experts who advise the Ontario government on COVID-19 measures, but has so far been turned down.

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Doug Ford - Guelph reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 339 - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 18:53

Guelph reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, active cases fall to 339

COVID-19 on Thursday, raising the local case count to 3,779 during the pandemic.Active cases remained fell by 10 from the previous day to 339 with another 35 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Doug Ford confirms paid sick leave program for workers coming, apologizes for backtracking The city’s resolved case count is at 3,403 and its COVID-19-related death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb.

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Doug Ford - Doug Ford says province to address paid sick leave for those forced to quarantine - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:40

Doug Ford says province to address paid sick leave for those forced to quarantine

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Thursday announced paid sick leave for people forced into quarantine, saying people should not have to worry about their jobs or income.

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Doug Ford - Premier Ford confirms paid sick leave program coming for Ontario - globalnews.ca

22.04.2021 / 17:39

Premier Ford confirms paid sick leave program coming for Ontario

Speaking from his self-isolation, Premier Doug Ford confirmed a paid sick leave program is coming for Ontario. He also apologized for restrictions the government put into place last week that were quickly retracted due to heavy criticism.

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Katherine Ward - Access to vaccines steadily increases in Ontario as line ups form at pop-up clinics in GTA hot spots - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

21.04.2021 / 23:49

Access to vaccines steadily increases in Ontario as line ups form at pop-up clinics in GTA hot spots

The lines at pop-up clinics are long, but even in the cold weather people say they are happy to wait their turn to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Katherine Ward shares stories from people at one location and why getting the shot means so much.

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Doug Ford - Guelph reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, active cases remain at 349 - globalnews.ca - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 18:19

Guelph reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, active cases remain at 349

COVID-19 Wednesday, raising the local case count to 3,754 during the pandemic.Active cases remained unchanged at 349 from the previous day with another 46 people recovering from the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 The city’s resolved case count is at 3,368 and its COVID-19-related death toll of 37 has not changed since Feb.

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Doug Ford - Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths - globalnews.ca - county York - county Hamilton - county Niagara - county Durham - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 15:16

Ontario reports more than 4,200 new COVID-19 cases, 32 deaths

COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The provincial total now stands at 429,123.Wednesday’s case count has jumped back into the 4,000s after Tuesday recorded 3,469 new cases, although more tests were processed.

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Doug Ford - Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - county Ford

21.04.2021 / 04:49

Ontario Premier Doug Ford in isolation after staff member tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19.According to a statement issued late Tuesday, Ford was in contact with the affected staff member on Monday.The statement said that staff member was tested on Tuesday after being told they came into contact with someone who had COVID-19. It went on to say the employee received a positive test result Tuesday evening.“Immediately upon learning that this staff member was even at risk of exposure, the premier left the legislature to be tested,” the statement said.

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Doug Ford - Steve Clark - Andrea Horwath - Coronavirus Ontario - John Fraser - COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter - globalnews.ca - city Ontario

21.04.2021 / 00:17

COVID-19: Ontario premier’s legislature absence questioned as #WhereIsDougFord trends on Twitter

COVID-19 restrictions that were partly altered just a day later, questions are being raised about why Ontario Premier Doug Ford has missed question period at Queen’s Park.After being absent from public view on Monday and Tuesday and missing question period both days, the hashtag #WhereIsDougFord became a trending topic on Twitter.There were also additional questions raised about his absence in advance of a $1,000-per-person Zoom fundraiser that was scheduled for Thursday. Ford along with ministers Steve Clark and Lisa Thompson were billed as the headliners of the event.However, when asked about the fundraiser, a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario spokesperson said Tuesday afternoon the event was being postponed.

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Katherine Ward - AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and access opens up in Ontario - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

20.04.2021 / 23:31

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine eligibility and access opens up in Ontario

People who are 40 years and older can now book and receive an AstraZeneca vaccine at pharmacies across the province. And at 20 pharmacies across COVID-19 hotspots, starting as early as Wednesday, appointments will be available 24/7 as long as supply allows.

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Doug Ford - Christine Elliott - Monte Macnaughton - COVID-19: Ford government hints at some sort of paid sick leave support after months of refusal - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

20.04.2021 / 21:37

COVID-19: Ford government hints at some sort of paid sick leave support after months of refusal

COVID-19 pandemic.Government officials have rejected cries for an Ontario paid sick leave program throughout the pandemic multiple times over several months, citing the federal government’s current benefit in place. As the third wave worsens in Ontario, critics said provincial paid sick leave could help to curb surging numbers.While speaking to reporters at the Ontario legislature on Tuesday, Labour Minister Monte McNaughton and Health Minister Christine Elliott suggested some assistance might be coming.

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Doug Ford - Matthew Bingley - Question period at Ontario legislature dominated by fury over provincial restrictions - globalnews.ca

19.04.2021 / 23:27

Question period at Ontario legislature dominated by fury over provincial restrictions

After being forced to walk back some of its latest restrictions, the Ford government continues to face severe criticism over its pandemic response. While the government says it was an error with the best of intentions, opposition parties say Premier Doug Ford has lost the confidence of the people to lead them out of the pandemic.

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Katherine Ward - People 40 and older can receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine in Ontario - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

19.04.2021 / 23:27

People 40 and older can receive AstraZeneca COVID vaccine in Ontario

Ontario has lowered the age requirement to be able to receive the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, effective Tuesday. Katherine Ward reports.

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Doug Ford - Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of new powers - globalnews.ca - Canada

19.04.2021 / 20:18

Ontario police forces to focus on education rather than enforcement of new powers

Ontario government alters new, temporary COVID-19 police powers after widespread backlash The government reversed course a day later, and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police said Monday people should not be afraid to go outside.The association’s spokesman, Joe Couto, says police forces had to come out quickly on Friday to assure the public that they would not be randomly stopping people.Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stopsCouto says arbitrarily stopping people would be unethical, unenforceable and police forces do not have the resources to do it.He says police will instead focus their enforcement efforts on large gatherings of more than five people.

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Doug Ford - Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave - globalnews.ca - Washington - county Ontario - county Ford

19.04.2021 / 19:23

Growing calls for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to resign amid worsening COVID-19 3rd wave

COVID-19 pandemic there are growing calls for the premier to step down.On Sunday, a Washington Post op-ed by columnist David Moscrop titled “Doug Ford must resign” quickly became the most read story on the paper’s website. In the article, Moscrop wrote, “Over a year into the pandemic, things are worse in Ontario than they have been since it began.”The column is scathing when it comes to Ford’s ability to lead the province moving forward.“Getting rid of a premier with a majority government is difficult outside of an election.

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Katherine Ward - Activists question using police to tackle COVID-19 transmission in Ontario - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

19.04.2021 / 03:53

Activists question using police to tackle COVID-19 transmission in Ontario

As the province issues new guidelines giving police the ability to stop people if they believe they are part of social gatherings, advocates say this directive could unfairly target those in racialized communities.

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Doug Ford - Ivana Yelich - Doug Ford contacting consulates to try and get more COVID vaccines for Ontario, spokesperson says - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 20:13

Doug Ford contacting consulates to try and get more COVID vaccines for Ontario, spokesperson says

COVID-19 vaccines for Ontario.Ivana Yelich said Sunday that Ford began reaching out to international allies after news of cuts to upcoming Moderna shipments, and as the province awaits a possible recommendation on lowering the age limit for the AstraZeneca shot.“Ontario has the capacity to vaccinate more people, but we are lacking the supply to do it,” Yelich said in a statement.“Vaccines are our only way out of this pandemic and the premier will exhaust every avenue he has in order to get more needles into arms of Ontarians sooner.” Canada adds millions more Pfizer doses over spring, but Moderna cuts back Procuring vaccines is normally the responsibility of the federal government.Global News has reached out to Procurement Canada and

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Doug Ford - Andrea Horwath - NDP says Ford to shut Ontario legislature next week amid backlash over outdoor COVID-19 restrictions - globalnews.ca - Canada - Ontario

18.04.2021 / 19:55

NDP says Ford to shut Ontario legislature next week amid backlash over outdoor COVID-19 restrictions

COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor recreational activities came Sunday, amid word the government had proposed to shut the legislature down as early as Wednesday.Opposition Leader Andrea Horwath said her New Democrats would not play along until the Progressive Conservative government had reversed what she described as its “dangerous police-state orders” and replaced them with public health measures.“We are not prepared to help Doug Ford go home, leaving a police state in place while he allows COVID-19 to run rampant, overrun hospitals, and steal the lives of Ontarians who would otherwise make it through this,” Horwath said in a statement.

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Doug Ford - Bill Blair - Feds extend mobile health units in Ontario amid new COVID-19 restrictions, cases - globalnews.ca - Canada - county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 06:01

Feds extend mobile health units in Ontario amid new COVID-19 restrictions, cases

COVID-19 cases.”In a statement Saturday evening, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Bill Blair said that the government was extending the two health units for another two months to at least June 30.“The federal government is there to provide support where it is needed most, such as Ontario which has seen an alarming resurgence in COVID-19 cases,” read Blair’s statement.

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Doug Ford - London - London closes outdoor recreation after Ontario tightens restrictions - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city London, county Ontario

18.04.2021 / 01:31

London closes outdoor recreation after Ontario tightens restrictions

COVID-19 cases.On Friday, Premier Doug Ford extended Ontario’s state of emergency and provincewide stay-at-home order until at least May 20 and announced further restrictions to gatherings and recreation.As of 12:01 a.m. Saturday all outdoor gatherings are restricted to those that live together, with the exception of those who live alone being allowed to join one other household exclusively.In London, Ont., all public soccer pitches, baseball diamonds, tennis courts, pickleball courts, basketball courts, skate parks, picnic areas, park shelters and outdoor exercise equipment are closed following Ford’s announcement.

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Doug Ford - Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’ - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario - county Ford

17.04.2021 / 23:11

Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’

COVID-19 measures introduced by the Ford government on Friday. “I am reiterating my position today and asking that we consider reversing our decisions on limiting outdoor activities and giving broad, unclear powers to law enforcement agencies,” Mitas wrote in the emailHowever, on Saturday afternoon and after Mitas’s email, Premier Doug Ford tweeted a reversal of a decision to shut down playgrounds in the province.

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Doug Ford - Many Ontario - Ontario to ‘scope down’ new police COVID-19 powers, source says - globalnews.ca - Canada

17.04.2021 / 19:47

Ontario to ‘scope down’ new police COVID-19 powers, source says

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.

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Doug Ford - Many Ontario - Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stops - globalnews.ca - Canada

17.04.2021 / 14:35

Many Ontario police forces won’t use new COVID-19 powers to conduct random stops

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.

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Doug Ford - Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions have science ‘absolutely upside-down,’ experts say - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

17.04.2021 / 06:02

Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions have science ‘absolutely upside-down,’ experts say

COVID-19 restrictions Friday, saying that Premier Doug Ford has the science behind his soon-to-be-enacted measures “absolutely upside-down.”University of Toronto professor Dr. David Fisman expressed his frustration in an interview with Global News shortly after the premier’s press conference, where he announced more COVID-19 restrictions aimed at slowing down the record-setting spread of new cases in the province.“The reason it’s so frustrating to hear stuff like this is he’s got the science absolutely upside-down,” he said.

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Doug Ford - Coronavirus Ontario - COVID-19: Ontario’s temporary increased police powers raise concerns about random stops, carding - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario

17.04.2021 / 04:55

COVID-19: Ontario’s temporary increased police powers raise concerns about random stops, carding

COVID-19 orders, community members, advocates and opposition politicians are raising concerns about the authority being given to randomly stop residents and demand identification.Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet unveiled several measures that they said were in an effort to combat record-high COVID-19 cases and the vast spread of variants of concern.The latest restrictions will see distribution centres, warehouses and manufacturing plants remain open while outdoor gatherings will be restricted to members of the same household. However, people who live alone can join another household.Also, all recreational facilities such as sports fields, playgrounds and golf courses will be closed.

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Doug Ford - Hamilton Covid - Hamilton reports record daily high of COVID-19 cases, expert says ‘blunt’ lockdown measures needed - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

16.04.2021 / 22:43

Hamilton reports record daily high of COVID-19 cases, expert says ‘blunt’ lockdown measures needed

COVID-19 pandemic, says the prominence of COVID-19 variants has left little alternative for Ontario in terms of more strict lockdown measures.On Friday, Ontario set another single-day record of COVID-19 cases, 4,812, surpassing the previous record of 4,736 which was set on Thursday.Health officials suggested the only way to flatten the surge of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations is a six-week stay-at-home order with at least 100,000 doses of vaccine administered a day.Doug Ford’s announcement Friday which extended the four week lockdown to six also increased police powers, restricted outdoor gatherings and shut down non-essential construction. Ontario reports more than 4,800 new COVID-19 cases, setting another single-day record Dr.

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Doug Ford - Ontario extends COVID-19 stay-at-home order, announces tighter restrictions - globalnews.ca

16.04.2021 / 22:13

Ontario extends COVID-19 stay-at-home order, announces tighter restrictions

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Friday that the province would be prolonging its COVID-19 stay-at-home order by two weeks, for a total of six weeks.

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Doug Ford - Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions include increased police powers, restricting gatherings - globalnews.ca - county Ontario - city Ontario - county Ford

16.04.2021 / 21:42

Ontario’s new COVID-19 restrictions include increased police powers, restricting gatherings

COVID-19 restrictions aimed at curbing record-high cases in the province, including increased police powers, provincial border checkpoints and restricting outdoor gatherings.Premier Doug Ford made the announcement at Queen’s Park Friday afternoon.“We’re losing the battle between the variants and vaccines,” he told reporters.“The reality is there are few options left.”Ford announced an extension of Ontario’s state of emergency and stay-at-home order in line with recommendations made by doctors and scientists earlier in the day.

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Doug Ford - Erica Vella - Ontario cabinet considering new restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to soar - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

16.04.2021 / 04:50

Ontario cabinet considering new restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to soar

As part of a suite of measures in response to record-high COVID-19 cases in Ontario, multiple sources tell Global News Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet are looking at additional measures. Erica Vella reports.

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Doug Ford - Pre-register all Ontarians immediately for COVID-19 vaccine, say health experts & councillor - globalnews.ca

15.04.2021 / 04:59

Pre-register all Ontarians immediately for COVID-19 vaccine, say health experts & councillor

Councillor Josh Matlow along with a group of health experts have written an open letter calling on Premier Doug Ford to allow all Ontarians to be pre-registered for the COVID-19 vaccine immediately. They say not only will it help manage the vaccine supply, but it will also address vaccine hesitancy and anxiety.

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Doug Ford - A million vaccines in freezers: Ontario defends ‘buffer’ as thousands of appointments cancelled - globalnews.ca - county Ontario

14.04.2021 / 23:35

A million vaccines in freezers: Ontario defends ‘buffer’ as thousands of appointments cancelled

getting vaccinated against COVID-19. She woke up Wednesday morning, excited to feel safer in her job working in education with kids with special needs, who can’t wear masks.Then, Khan saw a headline while watching the morning news: 10,000 vaccine appointments had been cancelled — including her mother’s.

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Doug Ford - Christine Elliott - Group urges province to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians - globalnews.ca - Ontario

14.04.2021 / 17:34

Group urges province to open COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians

COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration to all Ontarians in a bid to improve the rollout of shots.Coun. Josh Matlow and health-care professionals from the University Health Network and the University of Toronto, posted an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, Health Minister Christine Elliott, and the co-chairs of the COVID-19 science advisory table on Wednesday.

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