Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to make an announcement alongside Lisa MacLoed, Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries on Wednesday.

Toronto, which is currently serving as a hub city for the NHL, is the only professional sport operating in Ontario while most concerts or live performances have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ontario reported 86 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the provincial total to 39,714.

This is the third day in a row Ontario has seen case counts lower than 100.

The death toll in the province remains the same at 2,782 cases as no new deaths were reported.

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