The Ontario government had been considering allowing gatherings with more than five people.
cases and high-profile misbehaviour in a Toronto park over the weekend threatened to derail Ontario’s reopening plans.Canada’s most populous province, one of the hardest hit in the pandemic, had been contemplating letting more than one family to link up in so-called “bubbles” and allowing gatherings of more than five people.said Monday that the province’s top doctor is reluctant to loosen those rules yet.
I’m not going to punish the whole province because a group of people in Toronto ended up getting together.But he said the recklessness on display at Trinity Bellwoods was not a reason to reinstitute some of the restrictions already removed. Ford added officials will be keeping a sharp eye on the numbers and it’s too soon to say how they could play into Ontario’s future reopening plans.
But Trudeau said no matter where they live, everyone has the responsibility to try to stay two metres away from others, and wear a mask in public when physical distancing isn’t possible.Non-essential retail stores in Montreal opened Monday for the first time since March. That was three weeks later than shops outside the hard-hit city.
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