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Ontario government issues new emergency order on long term care homes
Ontario issued a new emergency order on Wednesday that will allow it to temporarily replace the management of some long-term care homes if they are struggling to contain outbreaks of COVID-19. Premier Doug Ford said the measure is meant to strengthen protections for vulnerable seniors in those facilities. -
Ontario expected to extend state of emergency to June 2
Ontario is expected to extend its COVID-19 state of emergency to the beginning of June, as retail stores were allowed to partly reopen and Premier Doug Ford suggested family visits were all right. The provincial legislature will sit Tuesday and is expected to extend the province's state of emergency to June 2, while also holding question period again.