#BREAKING: Ontario is reporting 2,998 new cases of COVID-19 today. A record 100 new deaths were also reported, but the province says 46 of the deaths occurred earlier in the pandemic and were included in today’s total as part of a data cleanup.
— CityNews Toronto (@CityNews) January 15, 2021
I was removed from the @OntarioPCParty caucus. It’s a regretful decision since many colleagues agree with me, incl @fordnation in large part. I don’t regret speaking out for millions of lives & livelihoods decimated by Public Health, I serve the public. 1/2 #onpoli. pic.twitter.com/2qwJvTWHym
— Roman Baber (@Roman_Baber) January 15, 2021
Canada on track for 10K COVID-19 cases a day, measures must be ‘further intensified’: feds
Canada is on track to see more than 10,000 coronavirus cases a day by February if, “we maintain the current number of people we contact each day,” according to new modelling from the federal government.
The feds on Friday released an updated picture of the current COVID-19 pandemic facing Canada, which included new modelling and estimates on the number of cases and deaths.
Toronto police say individuals won’t be ‘compelled to explain why they are out of their residence’ amid new stay-at-home order
Residents won’t be forced to explain why they are out of their homes despite a stay-at-home order from the province, Toronto police said as it laid out its enforcement plan, which will mainly focus on restaurants, businesses and large gatherings.
The Toronto Police Service released details of how they will be enforcing the order hours after it took effect. The stay-at-home order, which was announced on Tuesday, requires residents to only go out for essential purposes as the province tries to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus.
