Toronto cancels city-led and permitted events to June 30

 Cana's largest city, Toronto, anunced Tuesday it is canceling all city-led and permitted events through June 30 amid coronavirus pandemic.

Mayor John Tory said that includes Pride Toronto in late June.

Don Peat, a spokesman for mayor, said it applies to events that get city permits like pares and festivals and does t include sports events like Blue Jays, Raptors and Maple Leafs.

Tory said health and safety of residents has to be priority and said physical distancing is critical.

He ded that it is inline with province's ban of garings of more than five people.

"Many of se events of course involve thousands of people, sometimes hundreds of thousands of people, and it is doubtful that health environment will be where it needs to be on original scheduled spring dates if se events are to happen in a healthy safe and stress free way," Tory said.

decision to cancel was me in consultation with Toronto's Medical Officer of Health.

Toronto has at least 628 confirmed cases of new coronavirus, including eight deaths.