Ontario introduced new legislation Tuesday to enable the extension of some pandemic emergency orders over the next year, as the province reports 112 new cases. Under current legislation, the province can only issue emergency orders while the state of emergency is in place. It could also continue the redeployment of health-care staff and change public health orders limiting social gatherings. Ontario first declared a state of emergency March 17 when the province's COVID-19 cases began to increase. Ontario reports 112 new cases TuesdayMeanwhile, Ontario reported 112 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday.

Source: CBC News July 07, 2020 13:09 UTC