2025-03-17 from globalnews.ca
It’s been five years since the first COVID-19 lockdowns began in Ontario.
In the days leading up to March 17, 2020 — Ontario officially declared a state of emergency — businesses and governments were already issuing orders before formal lockdowns were introduced.
These measures were put into place to limit the virus’ spread, and were gradually lifted and sometimes reintroduced in the months that followed.
Here is what the province looked like during those days.
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