Ontario state of emergency

• Ontario lifts state of emergency as feds ending use of Emergencies Act

  The Ontario government says it is lifting the state of emergency that was declared amid the convoy protests.

  Canada

  Feb 23
  
• Premier Doug Ford declares state of emergency amid protests at land border and in Ottawa

  "Today, I am using my authority as premier of Ontario to declare a state of emergency in our province," Ford said on Friday morning.

  Canada

  Feb 11
  
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• Ontario step closer to reopening plan as COVID-19 stay-at-home order set to end

  The Ontario government's stay-at-home order ends on June 2. Here's what will and won't change until the provincial reopening plan begins, which could happen in mid-June.

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  Jun 1, 2021
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• Ontario government set to unveil gradual COVID-19 reopening plan for province

  Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet scheduled a news conference at Queen’s Park for 3 p.m. on Thursday to unveil the plan.

  Health

  May 19, 2021
• Ottawa’s COVID-19 rates dropping as Ontario shutdown extended 2 weeks

  Ottawa Public Health is reporting 104 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths related to the virus on Thursday as viral levels generally decline in the city.

  Health

  May 13, 2021
• Ontario businesses bristle at potential COVID-19 stay-at-home order extension

  "I am really worried we're at the breaking point," Dan Kelly, the president and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, told Global News.

  Health

  May 11, 2021
• Group of active, retired police officers file constitutional challenge over Ontario’s COVID-19 rules

  The civil action targets Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Ontario's attorney general, five police chiefs as well as federal officials.

  Health

  May 4, 2021
• COVID-19: Ottawa police announce end of 24-7 presence at Ontario-Quebec border

  The Ottawa Police Service announced the around-the-clock border checkpoints were set to end as of 8 p.m. on Tuesday in favour of rotating checkpoints across the city.

  Health

  Apr 20, 2021
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• London closes outdoor recreation after Ontario tightens restrictions

  On Friday, Premier Doug Ford extended Ontario’s State of emergency and provincewide stay-at-home order and announced further restrictions to gatherings and recreation.

  Canada

  Apr 17, 2021
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• Scarborough PC MPP speaks out against new government measures: ‘This is not the way to help people’

  "As the doctors have made it clear they do not feel the data supports this, I cannot help but wonder how this decision came to be made without data and without their support?"

  Health

  Apr 17, 2021