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COVID-19: Support for artists is key to returning to vibrant cultural life

COVID-19: Support for artists is key to returning to vibrant cultural life

We dream about reconnecting in person, we should take advantage of this opportunity for a collective reconsideration of arts policy, scholar says
CANADA: Fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal

CANADA: Fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal

The mass closing of malls and offices along with the cancellation of celebrations and big events has been devastating, says the head of Harry Rosen, one of the country’s leading men's clothing retailers
COVID-19: Fast vaccine timelines are unrealistic, profs say

COVID-19: Fast vaccine timelines are unrealistic, profs say

The scope and length of vaccine testing experiments usually mean decade-long timelines for development
COVID-19: Customer experience will help retailers overcome financial hit from pandemic

COVID-19: Customer experience will help retailers overcome financial hit from pandemic

The human touch will define who the winners will be post-coronavirus, experts say
WATCH: Health and safety training for employees, job seekers to be available online

WATCH: Health and safety training for employees, job seekers to be available online

Ford says this is the first time the province has offered this type of training online
CANADA: Man who rammed gate near Trudeau residence with truck faces multiple charges

CANADA: Man who rammed gate near Trudeau residence with truck faces multiple charges

RCMP negotiated with him for over 90 minutes before arresting him
ONTARIO: Emergency orders amended to permit some covered outdoor dining areas

ONTARIO: Emergency orders amended to permit some covered outdoor dining areas

Two full sides of the patio as well as any retractable roof must be opened
COVID-19: School closures could widen inequities for our youngest students

COVID-19: School closures could widen inequities for our youngest students

The interruption to young children’s learning is happening precisely at a time when developmental gains matter most.
ONTARIO: family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

ONTARIO: family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

"We hope this can be fixed sooner than later," the family said
CANADA: Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police

CANADA: Provincial watchdog probes often don't lead to charges against police

The use of former police officers as investigators is also seen by some as a built-in bias, while Laming said they should strive to include more Indigenous, Black and other investigators of colour