Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions Take Effect Today in 5 Ontario Regions

Tougher COVID-19 Restrictions Take Effect Today in 5 Ontario Regions
Ontario Premier Doug Ford arrives at a press conference at Queen's Park during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Nov. 3, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette
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TORONTO—Tougher COVID-19 restrictions are taking effect today in five Ontario regions in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.

The provincial government announced last week it would move Windsor-Essex into the red alert level of its tiered framework, the strictest level short of a lockdown.