Weeks of online learning are coming to an end for thousands of students and parents as schools in Toronto and neighbouring Peel and York regions reopen — the last in Ontario to do so after the Christmas break. WATCH | Calls to pause reopenings as coronavirus variants detected across Canada:Calls to pause reopenings as COVID-19 variants detected across Canada The National Video 2:06 There are calls for provinces to pause some reopening plans after several COVID-19 variants have been detected in all 10 provinces. (Jennifer La Grassa/CBC)"Everybody wants schools to open and stay open," she said. From a public health perspective in Toronto, that time is not now." Unlike Loh, de Villa has not specified a minimum time frame between opening schools and easing other restrictions.

Source: CBC News February 16, 2021 09:00 UTC