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Ontario shutters provincial parks due to COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — Ontario is closing provincial parks in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks says it decided to shutter the parks until April 30 to protect the health of employees and visitors.
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Ontario reports 25 new COVID-19 cases, provincial total at 214

TORONTO — Ontario reported 25 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the total to 214, as the province grappled with difficulties in assessing people as well as a growing backlog of tests.
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Officials in border city of Windsor, Ont., say closure is for the best

Officials in border city of Windsor, Ont., say closure is for the best

The federal government's decision to drastically limit traffic across the U.S-Canada border will be well worth the economic consequences if it helps curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, officials for a major Ontario border city said Wednesday.
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Quebec reports first COVID-19 death, elderly victim had been in contact with travellers

Quebec reports first COVID-19 death, elderly victim had been in contact with travellers

MONTREAL — Quebec reported its first death from COVID-19 on Wednesday as Premier Francois Legault sought to reassure citizens the province is ready to confront the pandemic.
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Doctors seek nationwide commitment to permanent virtual care measures

Doctors seek nationwide commitment to permanent virtual care measures

TORONTO — Groups representing doctors, nurses and pharmacists are welcoming a new era of virtual care they'd like to see persist well beyond the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Police adjust non-emergency services to deal with COVID-19 pandemic

TORONTO — Ontario's largest police services are adjusting how they interact with members of the public in non-emergency situations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some even closing their facilities.
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Ontario high school teachers' union suspends strikes indefinitely

TORONTO — Ontario said it will continue contract negotiations with the province's teachers unions using alternatives to in-person talks in light of COVID-19, a move that came as one union cancelled all further strikes because of the pandemic.
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London, Ont., court closed for a day after employee tests positive for COVID-19

LONDON, Ont. — Officials say a courthouse in London, Ont., was closed for a day this week after an employee tested positive for COVID-19.
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Ontario's top medical official recommends bars and restaurants close

TORONTO — Ontario's top medical official recommended Monday that bars and restaurants, daycares and places of worship close to help stem the spread of COVID-19, as authorities said community transmission can no longer be ruled out.
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Montreal deploys health workers to airport in effort to contain COVID-19

Montreal deploys health workers to airport in effort to contain COVID-19

Montreal deployed resources to the city's Trudeau international airport on Monday to urge Canadians returning to the country to self-isolate as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the province continued to rise. Dr.
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