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  Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar

  Ontario has issued a pair of emergency orders to help it address a hospital capacity crunch, including a directive allowing patient transfers without consent. 1

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  Ontario expands access to asymptomatic testing for children and staff at schools over April break

  The Ontario government is expanding access to asymptomatic testing for school-aged children and staff over the coming April break.

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  What is considered essential activity under Ontario's stay-at-home order?

  Here are the nearly 30 essential reasons Ontarians can leave their place of residence under the April stay-at-home order. 14

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  Black, racialized communities removed from Phase 2 of Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine website due to 'error': government

  Black and other racialized populations vanished from the online list of those eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 of Ontario’s rollout on Tuesday. 32

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  Doug Ford pushes back against concerns about Ontario's 1.4 million unused doses

  Premier Doug Ford pushed back at concerns the province’s unused vaccine supply was growing as more questions were raised over whether the geographic distribution of vaccines through Ontario matched up with the need. 1

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  Concert venues dealt another blow as Ontario COVID-19 rules prohibit live streams

  Ontario concert venue owners are being dealt another COVID-19 setback after the provincial government outlawed live streaming shows for the second time this year.

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  Toronto restaurant bills Doug Ford $431 for beer that will spoil during shutdown

  A Toronto restaurant has sent Ontario Premier Doug Ford a $431 invoice for beer they say will spoil as a result of the provincewide shutdown. 3

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  What does a COVID-19 shutdown mean for Ontario? Your top questions answered

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford used the term “shutdown” to describe the new restrictions, but what does that mean? 14

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  Ontario beauty sector slams Ford for 'specifically targeting' their industry in shutdowns

  Ontario's beauty sector is feeling frustrated and personally attacked by the Ford government’s decision to implement a four-week shutdown starting tomorrow, resulting in the closure of personal care services across the province yet again. 14

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  Governments investing in new vaccine-manufacturing plant in Toronto

  A new influenza vaccine facility will be built in Toronto to help bolster Canada's biomanufacturing capacity, the federal government said as it announced the new project Wednesday. 14

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  Head of Ont. vaccine task force maintains people will get shot by summer as he wraps up contract

  The chair of Ontario’s vaccine task force is reiterating his belief that every person in the province will have the chance to receive a shot by the first day of summer as he wraps up his four months on the job.

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  Ontario's education minister confirms April break will go ahead as planned

  Spring break for Ontario's schools will go ahead as planned next month, at least for now, the education minister said Tuesday, drawing criticism for not providing enough clarity on the matter. 14

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  Opposition slams Ford government for letting third COVID-19 wave 'spiral out of control'

  The Ford government has been slammed by the opposition for letting a third wave of COVID-19 'spiral out of control' as new infections and hospitalizations surge in the province. 34

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  Ford weighs future use of AstraZeneca vaccine in Ontario for those under 55 after P.E.I. suspends shots

  Less than an hour after health officials in Prince Edward Island announced they would suspend the use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in people under the age of 55, Premier Doug Ford said he wouldn’t flinch in doing the same for Ontario. 1

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  These are the changes being made to restrictions in the grey zone

  Here is a list of the current grey lockdown public health restrictions. 23