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Ontario premier made the comment after a report shows there are now more COVID-19 patients in Ontario intensive care units than at any other point in the pandemic

Watch the livestream feed of the press conference here

Orillia hospital has had COVID-positive patients transferred from southern Ontario hospitals in both second and third waves

'I just like to decorate and do something small for the children because it’s been a crummy year for them,' says resident who lives near Homewood Park

If there's another widespread lockdown, close bars, leave fitness centres open, resident suggests

This is the seventh consecutive day the province has reported case numbers in the 2,000s

'We are hoping they open us up and recognize the importance of youth sports. It’s a long time coming,' says Orillia Legion Minor Baseball official

See You on the Patio initiative this summer will feature downtown street closure on Friday evenings from July 2 to Sept. 3 and performers on the patios

Reader suggests installing a cross at the site to 'acknowledge the abuses and sufferings. (It would) also show Jesus cared for every grief, every tear'

When nothing goes right, go left.