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Ontario Premier Doug Ford answers questions at a COVID-19 briefing at Queen's Park in Toronto on Monday May 4, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Richard Lautens-Pool Image

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Doug Ford’s May 5 Ontario coronavirus update: Live video

Doug Ford’s May 5 Ontario coronavirus update: Live video

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