Ontario is set to announce it will lift restrictions on construction work and will loosen restrictions on most retail shops as part of its COVID-19 reopening plan, CBC News has learned. The release also announces "lifting essential workplace limits on construction" and allowing picnics in parks. In fact, the version obtained by CBC reads: "Ontario will begin Stage 1 of reopening on [insert date]." The release says the government "will provide updates on easing restrictions on social cohorting in the coming days." The opening of retail stores that are not in shopping malls would still involve some restrictions to enable physical distancing, according to the draft document.

Source: CBC News May 13, 2020 20:20 UTC