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    Patrons are led to their seats on the patio at Banditos, a restaurant in Ottawa, on its first day of reopening as Ontario moves into Stage 2 of its plan to lift lockdowns implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on Friday, June 12, 2020. Whistle while you work to help Ontario bounce back from the COVID-19 pandemic — but please, don't sing.That's the gist of the message coming from the provincial government, which has included explicit bans on singing — even dancing — in parts of its plan to reopen businesses temporarily shuttered by the deadly outbreak. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

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