OTTAWA – Canada’s chief public health officer is calling for tougher COVID-19 restrictions to be imposed immediately in many parts of the country as new case numbers continue to rise.
GreekTown on the Danforth lost 15 businesses this year due to COVID-19 and is now running a campaign to encourage the East Toronto community to shop local, be it at their businesses or businesses in other local BIAs.
Ottawa won’t come after people who made “good-faith mistakes” when they applied for financial assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Trudeau says.
After much anticipation and an emergency meeting held earlier today, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said they will not have answers about further COVID-19 restrictions or lockdown measures for the province until Monday.
The latest surge in COVID-19 cases and pressures from the medical community for wider and stricter lockdowns have prompted Premier Doug Ford to convene an "emergency" meeting with hospital leaders Friday afternoon.
The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday. This file will be updated throughout the day. Web links to longer stories if available.