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BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians overwhelmingly support stronger measures to fight COVID-19, Ipsos poll suggests

BEYOND LOCAL: Canadians overwhelmingly support stronger measures to fight COVID-19, Ipsos poll suggests

While the poll found strong support for extending or strengthening measures already in place, like enforcing physical distancing, it also suggests a majority of the country would accept even harsher measures — even down to invading personal privacy
Province extends emergency orders, adds new measures

Province extends emergency orders, adds new measures

Province introducing new measures allowing hospitals to increase capacity by using retirement home beds
CANADA: Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

CANADA: Lawyers, advocate call for inmate release before COVID-19 spreads

It's extremely likely that COVID-19 will arrive in nearly every correctional facility in Canada, according to medical director of the COVID-19 assessment centre at the St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto
LIVE: Premier Doug Ford provides latest COVID-19 update

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford provides latest COVID-19 update

Premier continuing to provide almost daily briefings
LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

LIVE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau provides COVID-19 update

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ONTARIO: Chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines

ONTARIO: Chief medical officer issues new COVID-19 testing guidelines

All health-care workers, caregivers, care providers and first responders should be tested "as soon as is feasible" if they develop any symptoms, including atypical ones, Williams wrote
LIVE: Province launches economic recovery committee to plan for COVID-19 aftermath

LIVE: Province launches economic recovery committee to plan for COVID-19 aftermath

Ontario Jobs and Recovery Committee to consist of cabinet ministers from all sectors of province's economy
COVID-19: 'Dynamic' physical distancing could help balance coronavirus fight, economy

COVID-19: 'Dynamic' physical distancing could help balance coronavirus fight, economy

One potential method could be to change the laws around how many people can gather at once, according to professor at McMaster University
LIVE: Pandemic could last several months, hit its peak by end of spring: Trudeau

LIVE: Pandemic could last several months, hit its peak by end of spring: Trudeau

Prime minister responds to national COVID-19 projections released Thursday
ONTARIO: Break for workers means grocery store closures this weekend

ONTARIO: Break for workers means grocery store closures this weekend

Ford says this break is a way to say thank you to grocery store and pharmacy workers as well as truck drivers