Coronavirus updates, June 19: Unlike Quebec, Ontario makes return to classrooms optional

This post was updated throughout the day on Friday, June 19. Questions/comments? ariga@postmedia.com Top updatesFeds will allow NHL players to bypass 14-day quarantine Quebec retail sales fell by 28 per cent in April Province waited to deconfine despite public-health approval: report Quebec surpasses United Kingdom in deaths per million Thirty-five more deaths reported as hospitalizations continue to fall Historic $14.9-billion deficit in view Staycation summer: Quebecers find alternatives to t