ontario covid restrictions

• Closing more businesses could prevent COVID-19 outbreaks, Ottawa’s top doc says

  Ottawa's medical officer of health believes a tighter list of which businesses can open will reduce chances for COVID-19 to spread.

  Health

  Apr 21
• COVID-19: Ottawa mayor objects to solicitor general quoting him on border closures

  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson is disputing Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones' use of his quotes on border checkpoints and clarifying his opposition to the new COVID-19 restrictions.

  Politics

  Apr 20
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• Ottawa Board of Health asks Ontario for more COVID-19 enforcement powers

  Ottawa's board of health passed a motion calling for additional powers to enforce COVID-19 measures in Ontario and a reduction in businesses deemed essential in the third wave.

  Health

  Apr 20
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• COVID-19: Masks will be mandatory at Ottawa playgrounds, some young kids exempt

  Ottawa's medical officer of health is issuing a new order that will make masks mandatory within five metres of play structures in local parks.

  Health

  Apr 20
• Science suggests low risk of outdoor COVID-19 transmission. Here’s why

  With natural ventilation, UV light from the sun and now warmer weather, the risk of COVID-19 spread outside is low, research suggests.

  Health

  Apr 20
• COVID-19: Here’s a list of valid travel reasons amid Ontario’s border closures

  With Ontario's borders closed to slow the spread of COVID-19, there are still a few valid travel reasons to cross into the province from Quebec and Manitoba.

  Health

  Apr 19
• Playing Russian roulette with COVID-19: How fatigue, frustration are affecting some mindsets

  Over a year into the pandemic, some Canadians say their fear and vigilance has waned, leading them to make their own risk assessments.

  Canada

  Apr 17
• COVID-19: Ottawa movie theatres go dark again as some question logic of red-zone closure

  Cinema operators are calling out the seeming double standard that allows restaurants and gyms to open with reduced numbers in Ontario's COVID-19 red zone but not movie theatres.

  Health

  Mar 19
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• Invited to a pandemic wedding? Weigh your risks, experts say

  Experts say COVID-19 rules are hard to maintain at intimate events, where family and friends are celebrating and drinking and dancing.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2020