Rachel Nelson, shift manager/server at Hudsons Canada's Pub, sanitizes the sidewalk patio tables outside the establishment in Edmonton's Old Strathcona district on Friday April 9, 2021, after the provincial government imposed new COVID-19 health restrictions in Alberta, ordering all restaurants to close indoor dining. Photo by Larry Wong /Postmedia Network
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Ontario announced Monday it was closing its schools, and Toronto-area hospitals cleared pediatric beds to make room for COVID-19 patients as officials in other provinces defended the need for public-health restrictions.
Premier Doug Ford told a news conference that schools in the province would move to online learning next week, saying there is too much community spread of COVID-19 to risk a return to the classroom after spring break.