Canada’s Ontario To Go On Province-Wide Shutdown

TORONTO (AP) – Ontario is announcing a province-wide shutdown because of a second wave of COVID-19 in Canada’s most populous province. The lockdown will be put in place for southern Ontario from Dec. 26 until Jan. 23, but will lift for northern Ontario on Jan. 9. Health officials are criticizing the delay, with top one infectious disease doctor saying it is ridiculous to wait wait until the day after Christmas to shut down. Ontario has had seven straight days of more than 2,000 cases a day. All high schools in Ontario will now be closed for in person learning until Jan. 25. Elementary schools will be closed until Jan. 11.