Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday that his government would invest an additional $150 million dollars in the province’s Social Services Relief Fund, which he said would be targeted towards improving homeless shelters and “creating opportunities for long-term housing.”

Ford made the announcement during his daily COVID-19 briefing, alongside Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Steve Clark.

Ford said the money would go toward renovating shelters, purchasing new facilities and preparing shelters for emergencies.

Ontario reported 302 new cases of the novel coronavirus over the past two days, bringing the provincial total to 35,370.

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