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BEYOND LOCAL: Five tips to get you off the sofa during COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Five tips to get you off the sofa during COVID-19

Since stay-at-home orders were issued, there has been an upsurge in Netflix and app use, indicating that people may be spending more time at sedentary actives
Watch: Trudeau to speak at Global Goal: Unite for Our Future Summit

Watch: Trudeau to speak at Global Goal: Unite for Our Future Summit

Prime Minister's address will begin at 10 a.m .
COVID-19: Pandemic has generated buzz about a four-day work week

COVID-19: Pandemic has generated buzz about a four-day work week

During the COVID-19 pandemic, a window is opening for good ideas to move from the fringes to the mainstream — and that includes a four-day work week
BEYOND LOCAL: Layoff messaging matters, experts say

BEYOND LOCAL: Layoff messaging matters, experts say

Why a company lays off employees and who delivers the message to the public and shareholders is important
COVID-19: PM says Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as businesses step up

COVID-19: PM says Canada almost self-sufficient in PPE as businesses step up

Having a secure domestic supply will be particularly important if there is a second wave of the deadly virus that causes COVID-19 in the fall, triggering another wild, global scramble for PPE
WATCH: Provincial government to spend $4M on programs for seniors

WATCH: Provincial government to spend $4M on programs for seniors

This funding will allow grassroots organizations to develop programs for senior to combat social isolation
BEYOND LOCAL: How art soothes the soul, helps to ease anxiety and depression

BEYOND LOCAL: How art soothes the soul, helps to ease anxiety and depression

At home or at school, practising art can be used to build capacity for managing mental and emotional well-being
CANADA: COVID-19 increases risk for 'invisible' homeless women, study says

CANADA: COVID-19 increases risk for 'invisible' homeless women, study says

Statistics Canada data from 2019 shows emergency shelters for those fleeing gender-based violence were already turning away nearly 1,000 women and children a day before the COVID-19 pandemic hit
COVID-19: How social interactions at bars, cafés will be different post-coronavirus

COVID-19: How social interactions at bars, cafés will be different post-coronavirus

The question of how we will socialize within bars, restaurants is perplexing for many
CANADA: Homeowners outfitting backyards with pools to deal with COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: Homeowners outfitting backyards with pools to deal with COVID-19 pandemic

With vacation schedules all messed up this year, homeowners see value in enhancing their homes because they're spending more time there