COVID-19 Waterloo Region: Province introduces new restrictions, extends stay-at-home order to slow spread
New restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 will come into effect in Waterloo Region and across Ontario this weekend.

New restrictions to help slow the spread of COVID-19 will come into effect in Waterloo Region and across Ontario this weekend.
Waterloo regional police say they don't plan to randomly stop people or vehicles to ask why they are out of their homes under the province-wide stay-at-home order.
Ontario is restricting interprovincial travel, extending the state of emergency and stay-at-home order by two weeks, and placing new restrictions on recreational activities as COVID-19 cases soar.
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