Ford said at the request of Toronto's mayor John Tory and chief medical officer of health Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto will have to wait another week to enter into the new system and will move into the "Restrict" category on Nov. 14.

The motion requests access to $300-million that was made available for businesses in areas that moved to a modified Stage 2 be extended to areas under similar Section 22 orders.

A coalition that includes the industry association Restaurants Canada and a number of food service businesses has issued an open letter to Premier Doug Ford, asking to see what data the province relied on in setting its health measures.

In an email that was sent wide to its members, GoodLife Fitness is asking gym-goers to email their local Ontario MPPs as the industry is "currently facing serious challenges as a result of the global pandemic."

Premier Doug Ford said Friday that the experts would look at the caseload in Halton and Durham regions over the weekend to determine whether they need to roll back to a modified Stage 2 of the province's pandemic recovery plan.

Many Ontario regions neighbouring coronavirus hot spots are still in Stage 3, prompting concerns that they'll become destinations for visitors looking to access services that aren't available in modified Stage 2.

Ontario Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Minister Lisa MacLeod made the announcement on Twitter Monday evening.

Stricter public health measures come into effect in York Region today in a bid to tackle what the Ontario government has called an "alarming" surge in COVID-19 cases.