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For the first time in 69 days, bar and restaurant patios are open for business in Ottawa as the province enters Step 1 of the Roadmap to Reopen plan.

There is great news for summer camps at Kenosee Lake, as Saskatchewan COVID-19 restrictions have changed in order to allow for overnight camps again. The change in restrictions will take effect . . .

Canadian Heritage has announced plans for a virtual show on July 1, instead of the usual massive celebrations at Parliament Hill.

On the eve of the latest gradual reopening of the Ontario economy, here’s a look at how this reopening compares to others in Windsor-Essex since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Photo by Tim Mossholder from Pexels While there will certainly be some changes to what’s open and available in Sudbury on Friday, June 11 at 12:01 a.m.,  it may not be as wide open as some hope. Reduced capacity, face-coverings and physical distancing regulations are still in place, though lightened under the Step 1 framework. While non-essential items can now be purchased in many stores, those stores will still be at reduced capacity until the province enters Step Two, and many outside of t...

Article continues below advertisement ↴ High numbers of vaccination rates have led to lower COVID-19 case numbers across the Northwestern Health Unit catchment area. As of yesterday, there is only 4 active cases across the region. At a media briefing, Dr. Kit Young Hoon, Medical Officer of the NWHU detailed why case numbers are coming down. “Low case numbers are good to see, its means what were doing is working and a large part of low case numbers is due to vaccination,” she explains Dr. ...

Grand River Raceway is set to begin live racing ahead of schedule given the most recent Provincial Government announcement. Effective Friday (June 11), the government has indicated that the province will move to Step One which allows for spectator free live racing. “I speak not only for myself but the entire industry when I say we are ready to get back to racing. It has been a struggle navigating this pandemic and the impact it has had on horse racing, but we continue to get our horses ready ...

(Act ), all regions of Ontario remain in the Shutdown Zone of Stage 1 under the Act. Therefore, apart from the limited businesses permitted to be open with restrictions at Step One of the Roadmap, the restrictions under O. Reg. 82/20 (Rules for Areas in Shutdown Zone and at Stage 1), as amended on June 7, 2021, by O. Reg. 440/21, remain in force. These restrictions include that any business, or part of the business, not listed in Schedule 2 (Businesses that May Open in Shutdown Zone) or Schedu...

Article content As the season for cool drinks, s’mores and mosquitoes approaches, Ontario is set to relax the rules around cottage rentals. The Doug Ford government’s Reopening Ontario plan allows for short-term rentals in all three steps although with restrictions. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Cottage rentals allowed under reopening plan Back to video The plan is to introduce Step One the week of June 14, or possibly as early as next we...

Dancing with the Stars, Big Brothers Big Sisters Kincardine’s fundraising dance competition event, has been rescheduled from August 19 to October 29, 2021 and…