TORONTO A Toronto restaurant has sent Ontario Premier Doug Ford a $431 invoice for beer they say will spoil as a result of the provincewide shutdown. Michael Hunter, co-owner of Antler Kitchen & Bar in the city’s west end, told CP24 that he sent the premier an invoice for two kegs of beer he purchased after being told Toronto restaurants could reopen their patios. “We haven t been buying draft beer because we can t sell draft for our curbside pickup and takeout, so for the patio weekend we decided okay, we re open for the patio, now let s buy these kegs,” Hunter said. “We tapped the kegs, hooked them up to our lines, had the lines cleaned, only for a week later told now we have to shut down.”
TORONTO Health-care workers and Toronto’s mayor are urgently calling for paid sick days as the COVID-19 third wave pushes hundreds of Ontario residents into critical care. Mayor John Tory made the request during a news conference Monday morning, saying there is a desperate need for paid sick days to help people stay home when experiencing symptoms of the deadly disease. “If paid sick days time hadn’t come before this, which I believe they had … then the time has certainly come now when we’re in the third wave,” Tory said. “It is one that is taking an even worse toll it would seem in terms of intensive care unit occupancy and hospital overload.”
TORONTO Schools in Peel Region have been ordered to close as of April 6 and switch to remote learning only as COVID-19 cases continue to surge. Students in Brampton, Caledon and Mississauga will participate in online learning until at least April 18, officials said. That date could also be extended if required. This closure will allow students and staff at least two weeks out of schools to break any chains of transmission and protect them from exposure, Peel Region said in a statement. All April Break spring camps for school-age children will also be cancelled. This closure is a necessary step to protect staff and students in Peel Region, Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lawrence Loh said in a statement Monday. With increasing case counts and the presence of variants of concern, we need to break chains of transmission and keep our schools safe.
TORONTO Police say a 76-year-old driver has died in an all-terrain vehicle crash northeast of Peterborough, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say the single-vehicle collision took place Sunday afternoon on an unmarked trail in North Kawartha, Ont. They say the driver lost control of the ATV while going down a steep embankment and hit several trees. Police say the driver, who was wearing a helmet, died from injuries sustained in the crash. The driver has not been publicly identified. Police say they are looking into what caused the incident.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 5, 2021.
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Vaccinating people in higher-risk neighbourhoods and workplaces, regardless of age, is a targeted approach the city should consider going forward, Mayor John Tory says.