Ford said if the pilot project is successful, international travellers coming to Toronto should have the option of reducing their quarantine time if they are willing to get tested. 

The proposed decree comes one day after the provincial government extended restrictions for areas on red alert.

Eighty-three per cent — or 1,089 — of the region's total 1,305 cases have recovered, while five remain in hospital.

The region's total case count now stands at 1,110, of which 990 people have recovered. Sixty people have died, most recently on Saturday.

The new cases bring Manitoba's total number of cases reported since March to 4,532.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the global COVID-19 pandemic ``really sucks,'' and could jeopardize large gatherings with friends and family over Christmas.

Fifteen Canadian cities will share $500 million in federal funding to help tackle homelessness amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses that are affected by the downtown Barrie streetscape project are allowed to reopen their patios once the paving is finished in that area and when the city notifies them that they can.

Across Ontario, it's illegal to host gatherings of more than 10 indoors and of more than 25 outdoors.

Quebec has the highest death toll and caseload in the country.