Around Ontario

OTTAWA — Curling Canada has been forced to re-think qualification for the Olympic team and mixed doubles trials after cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

TORONTO — The CFL has sent Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault a revised financial request. A CFL source said Friday the league is seeking roughly $42.5 million in aid.

TORONTO — Independent concert venue owner Jeff Cohen simply wants his famed Horseshoe Tavern to survive the COVID-19 pandemic.

Officials in Ontario's Windsor-Essex region called on the provincial or federal government Friday to take the reins in tackling COVID-19 outbreaks in farms, saying the situation requires more co-ordination than they can provide themselves.

MONTREAL — A COVID-19 outbreak linked to two house parties south of Montreal has grown to about 80 cases, Quebec's public health director announced Friday.

TORONTO — The Mackenzie Tour announced on Friday it will hold a series of four tournaments for professional golfers residing in Canada.

Mark Baratta sips a cold Gatorade outside his tent under the shade of a tree at a large encampment in Toronto's west end, the heat making his blue T-shirt cling to his skin. "I'm surviving," Baratta says as sweat trickles down his face.

TORONTO — Unions representing Ontario's health-care workers say they're consulting with their memberships about taking political action in response to the province potentially extending its emergency powers.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays will travel to Boston to face the Red Sox in pre-season games July 21 and 22. They'll be the only two exhibition games for Toronto before the regular season starts July 24 at Tampa Bay.

TORONTO — The organization behind the Toronto International Film Festival has launched its own online platform for renting films. Digital TIFF Bell Lightbox comes after last month's announcement that TIFF will have a digital platform in September.