The Ministry of Health says new cases of COVID-19 fell to 161 in the overnight count published Monday. “For the eighth time in the past nine days, Ontario is reporting fewer than 200 cases,” Health Minister Christine Elliott tweeted. Nearly 22,000 tests were processed over the past 24 hours, down slightly from the more than 23,000 that were completed one day prior. Daily summaries
Police say a man, 19, has drowned off the Beaches Sunday evening. The unidentified young man was seen about 100 feet out into the lake when he began to cry for help. Friends said that they were unable to help. Crews were called to Maclean Ave and Hubbard Blvd where boats found the man and brought him to shore.
Topping this showbusiness Video Wheel Sunday is the death of Dame Vera Lynn at 103. There’ll Always Be An England. Then, the difficult transition for Meghan Markle in moving away from former buddy Jessica Mulroney. Below that, check out Mississauga trumpet virtuoso William Leathers as he wins a Julliard scholarship. Finally, AMC in the US will require all moviegoers to wear masks in theatres as they re-open. A telegraph of what to expect here?
An army of wrecking machines took down the old Brock St. bridge over the 401 at Whitby overnight. There is a high priority project to build a new by as early as this fall.
BRIDGE DEMOLITION – #Hwy401 closed at Brock St #Whitby in both directions for bridge demolition. Reopening by morning pic.twitter.com/xEjGZjFcNy
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) June 21, 2020
The Ministry of Health says the number of new COVID-19 cases in Ontario fell to 175 in the 24-hour period ending Saturday. The data issued Sunday morning brings the five-day rolling average of new cases in Ontario to about 184, down from 186 one day earlier. These figures are widely taken to show a declining threat from the virus in the province although as previously reported, there are still as many as 70 cases a day discovered in Toronto. Daily summaries
We are making progress every day in the reopening of our city. We are able to make this progress thanks to you – the residents of Toronto – who have followed public health advice, done all the right things, helped their neighbours and been so patient throughout this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/GdFLS8vevY
— John Tory (@JohnTory) June 19, 2020
A fairly rare Harlequin Great Dane is seen at the Starbucks on Yonge St. at Roxborough West in Summerhill. He identified by his owner a well-known Internet dog called Rory the Downtown Dane. The Harlequin is so named for its stunning white and black markings. Yonge and Roxborough News
Two new businesses are hoping to catch rising fortune as Bayview Ave. slowly re-opens. Egg Bird is in the former Creeds location at 1595 Bayview. It is also the former long-time home of the Second Cup. At 1559 Bayview, Banana Nail is preparing to open in the former F5 location.
Truck & trailer travelling #Hwy401 WB #Puslinch Twp. Pickup truck started to smoke and driver stopped on the shoulder. Everyone got out safe including the horse in the trailer – pickup truck burned to the ground. #IGuessWeWillRideFromHere
Last seen heading into the sunsetpic.twitter.com/a8OmVMgIbM
— OPP Highway Safety Division (@OPP_HSD) June 20, 2020
The Ministry of Health says new cases of COVID-19 sneaked up to 206 in its latest 24-hour report. It is the first time in a week the number has been over 200. The five-day rolling average of new cases is 186.
The $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was won by a single ticket holder in Ontario. The jackpot for the next draw on June 23 will again be approximately $10 million.
The Ontario government has passed Bill 192, Protecting Small Business Act, 2020 temporarily halting or reversing evictions of commercial tenants and protecting them from being locked out or having their assets seized during COVID-19. The legislation applies to businesses that are eligible for the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) for evictions from May 1, 2020 (retroactively) until August 31, 2020. The pause on evictions does not apply to those already participating in CECRA, as that program already includes a stipulation of a 3-month eviction moratorium. Of note is that the legislation is reversing evictions as of May 1, whereas originally the province was considering reversing evictions on or after June 3.
