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[ad_1] Small business owners say Toronto’s blockade restrictions continue to unfairly restrict small businesses while allowing department stores to stay open. Two flower shops in the same neighborhood were visited by law enforcement officers on Friday and said they couldn’t display flowers and plants outside their shops. Yang, the owner …

[ad_1] Nine months after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials still face a puzzle as troublesome as it was at the start of the outbreak: defining how cases are spread in the community. In Ontario, up to 60% of cases have unknown sources of transmission. The lack of …

[ad_1] Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie announced Wednesday that council members would file a motion at the Peel region council meeting on Thursday to restrict department stores from selling only essential items. At the city’s COVID-19 briefing, Crombie approached small businesses in his region directly. After apologizing for the impact of …

[ad_1] According to a new report, a universal childcare system spanning Canada would generate $ 17 to $ 29 billion in annual government revenue and pay for itself easily in the long run. Published Wednesday by the Center for Future Work, the report finds that the combination of jobs created …

[ad_1] While patrons filled the Adamson Barbecue in Etobicoke on Tuesday, proudly defying provincial and municipal rules for no-eating at home during the lockdown, Toronto law enforcement and police officers did nothing to prevent the long line of customers to enter. Owner Adam Skelly promised social media to open normally …

[ad_1] Adamson Barbecue in Etobicoke opened its doors for indoor dining on Tuesday, in defiance of government-enforced COVID-19 measures banning restaurants from doing so. On Monday night, restaurant owner Adam Skelly posted a video on Instagram expressing frustration over the government lockdown orders and saying Adamson Barbecue will open the …

[ad_1] On a day when new restrictions have been introduced for Toronto and the Peel region in recent weeks in an attempt to reign in record-breaking daily COVID-19 cases, a palliative care physician specializing in long-term care says he is “terrified. “from the growing numbers of cases in nursing homes …

[ad_1] A COVID-19 outbreak at a Windsor elementary school has now affected 26 employees and students and is believed to be the largest to date in an Ontario school. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported the outbreak at FW Begley Public School on November 17, and there were three positive …

[ad_1] The list of activities affected by a lockdown starting Monday in Toronto and the Peel region was not clearly disclosed, says the owner of a Toronto massage spa. While the Ontario government offered a partial list of what would remain open after the COVID-19 closure begins at 12:01, Kate …

[ad_1] With less than 48 hours before Toronto and the Peel region enter a second block, businesses are seeing an increase in people trying to access services before closing their doors. Salons and other personal service businesses, such as nail spas and wax bars, signal busy weekends. On Friday, The …