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Government News

Ontario Limits the Size of Unmonitored and Private Social Gatherings across Entire Province

Ontario Launches New COVID-19 Screening Tool to Help Protect Students and Staff

New Justice Appointed to the Ontario Court of Justice

Ontario Investing in Hospital Upgrades and Repairs

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

Expired samples, slow results hinder COVID-19 fight, eastern Ontario public health doctor says

COVID-19 in Canada: What a second shutdown might look like

Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday

Life and Death in the ICU

Notorious R.B.G

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

Ruth Bader Ginsburg in pictures and her own words

How Ginsburg’s death could reshape the U.S. presidential campaign

10 quotes that help define the ‘Notorious RBG’ legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Things to Do this Weekend

What’s happening in Toronto, Sept. 18-20, 2020

Bills

No new bills of interest.

Regulations

No new and approved regulations of interest.

Government News

Ontario Launches COVID-19 School and Licensed Child Care-specific Web Page

Electronic Press Kit Now Available: Ontario Expanding Innovative Mental Health and Addictions Services

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

Ontario launches public website tracking number of COVID-19 cases in schools

Privacy and AI

Cybersecurity claims trends amid COVID-19

Recursion Pharmaceuticals Raises $239 Million And Partners With Bayer For AI Drug Discovery

Remembering Sept 11

What to read and watch on the 19th anniversary of 9/11

New York City Marks 9/11 at a Time of Harrowing Loss

Things to Do this Weekend

Things to do this weekend in Toronto

Bills

The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 14, 2020.

Regulations

No new and approved regulations of interest.

Government News

News Release: Province Supports Ontario-Made Face Masks in the Fight Against COVID-19

Ontario Extends Support for Employers and Employees Impacted by COVID-19

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

Why millions of travelers have entered Canada despite COVID-19 travel restrictions

Ontario’s back-to-school plan has no mandatory COVID-19 testing. Here’s why experts say it’s the right call

Research makes possible link between COVID-19 risk and vitamin D deficiency

Getting a flu shot during the COVID-19 era: Here’s what you need to know

Ontario government gives $2M to Bracebridge company to make masks

Coronavirus: Ontario government clarifying rules for long-term care home visitors

Things to Do this Weekend

Niagara-on-the-Lake’s top takeout spots

What’s happening in Toronto, Sept. 4-7, 2020

Bills

The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 14, 2020.

Regulations

No new and approved regulations of interest.

Government News

Ontario Appoints Members of the Premier’s Council on Equality of Opportunity

Safe Outings Now Possible for Long-Term Care Home Residents

Operational guidance: COVID-19 management in schools

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

LTC residents now permitted short absences as Ontario confirms 122 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario’s Stage 3 reopening brings no surge in COVID-19 cases after 4 weeks

Ontario reveals COVID-19 school outbreak plan, including rules for student dismissals and closures

Sunnybrook hospital declares COVID-19 outbreak as Ontario sees 105 new cases

Privacy and AI

Government privacy breach leaks info on 9,000 Children’s Disability Services clients

Things to Do this Weekend

What’s happening in Toronto, Aug. 28-30, 2020

Toronto has started moving events online to encourage social distancing

Fifty-one stylish face masks from Toronto designers

Bills

The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 14, 2020.

Regulations

No new and approved regulations of interest.

Government News

Ontario Extends Orders Under the Reopening Ontario Act, 2020

Ontario Partners with Federal Government and 3M Canada on New N95 Respirator Manufacturing Facility

Ontario Invests in Made-in-Ontario Physician Scheduling Technology in the Fight Against COVID-19

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

Government has spent $37M so far on hotels for returning Canadians who can’t self-isolate at home

Scared of going back to the office? Companies hope these apps will help

Coronavirus: 3M to make N95 masks in Brockville after agreement with federal, Ontario governments

Will We Ever Touch (Professionally) Again?

3 New Scientific Studies Say, ‘Mask Up!’ COVID-19 Can Spread In Surprising Ways We Didn’t Realize

As We Return To Work And School During The Pandemic, Can The Air Inside Be Kept Safe?

Ontario government extends COVID-19 emergency orders

Privacy and AI

London Police access to health data rife for potential abuse, says oversight body

Help Reinforce Privacy Through the Lens of GDPR

Oracle And Salesforce Hit With $10 Billion GDPR Class-Action Lawsuit

Things to Do this Weekend

What’s happening in Toronto, Aug. 21-23, 2020

Bills

The Ontario Legislature has adjourned until September 14, 2020.

Regulations

No new and approved regulations of interest.

Public Consultation

To continue the mandate of digital innovation, the Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) is seeking to address the gaps in the Ontario’s legislative privacy framework, and to establish comprehensive, up-to-date rules that will protect privacy rights and increase confidence in digital services.

The public can submit their feedback through the online survey: https://www.ontario.ca/page/consultation-strengthening-privacy-protections-ontario

Closing date: October 1, 2020

More Information: https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/view.do?postingId=33967&language=en

Government News

Ontario Launches Consultations to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Personal Data

Ontario Takes Additional Steps to Better Protect Students and Staff

Ontario Fast-Tracks Long-Term Care Home in Toronto

Ontario Supports Health Sciences Sector in Thunder Bay

Articles of Interest

COVID-19

Collateral damage’: Doctors worry patients diagnosed with more advanced cancers because of delays

Details emerge of Vaccine Choice Canada lawsuit over coronavirus response

Ontario education minister ‘unlocks’ $500M to improve distancing, ventilation for back-to-school

School starts in a month, but Canada’s most populous province still doesn’t know what that will look like

Health Care

Premier Doug Ford blasts optometrists for protest that costs health-care system $250,000 a day

Privacy and AI

Hearings on Quebec contact tracing app raise privacy concerns

Does Covid-19 Change How We Look At Digital Privacy?

Canada’s COVID Alert app is a case of tech-driven bad policy design

Misconceptions persist about effectiveness and privacy of Canada’s COVID Alert app

Ontario Regiment Museum in Oshawa to reopen with COVID-19 screening — performed by AI

Things to Do this Weekend

Our favourite shops to safely visit in the recently reopened Distillery District

Sort-of Secret: This Toronto-made ice cream is so popular, it sells out in minutes every single week

What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this summer

What’s happening in Toronto, August 14-16