Ontario Government Extending Pandemic Emergency Orders

Ontario Solicitor General Sylvia Jones answers questions at the daily COVID-19 briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on June 29, 2020. The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn

The Ontario government is extending emergency orders until Sept. 22, saying it continues to need the tools to address the pandemic.

Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said the province has seen “great progress” in fighting the pandemic but “now is not the time to let our guard down.”