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COVID-19: Huggers, non-huggers split over physical distancing amid coronavirus pandemic

COVID-19: Huggers, non-huggers split over physical distancing amid coronavirus pandemic

Some see it as a blessing. Others, a curse
WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

WHO reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases

UN health agency says Brazil led the way with 54,771 cases, the U.S. next at 36,617
COVID-19: Small businesses must focus on easing employee, customer fears as they reopen

COVID-19: Small businesses must focus on easing employee, customer fears as they reopen

Communication about what is possible and not possible is critical
CANADA: Providing for aging loved ones requires knowledge of resources, experts say

CANADA: Providing for aging loved ones requires knowledge of resources, experts say

Experts say that too often, people fail to anticipate the long-term needs of aging and are unaware of the various forms of government assistance available to them
COVID-19: Families unable to see elderly loved ones struggle to navigate new rules and risks

COVID-19: Families unable to see elderly loved ones struggle to navigate new rules and risks

Because of its potential to cause serious complications for people over 60, the novel coronavirus has separated us from our elderly loved ones — our most vulnerable community — at the time they need us the most
BEYOND LOCAL: What does ‘defund the police’ really mean?

BEYOND LOCAL: What does ‘defund the police’ really mean?

Experts say confusion is harming progress
ONTARIO: Province not moving ahead with plan to cut workers statutory holidays

ONTARIO: Province not moving ahead with plan to cut workers statutory holidays

TORONTO — The head of Unifor says he has been assured by Ontario's premier that the province will not proceed with a plan to cut statutory holidays for retail workers.
CANADA: Feds approve NHL cohort quarantine plan, removing an obstacle for hub cities

CANADA: Feds approve NHL cohort quarantine plan, removing an obstacle for hub cities

The cohort quarantine, which keeps players separate from the general public, would allow the NHL to bypass the traditional 14-day quarantine for anyone entering Canada
BEYOND LOCAL: People have a right to capture footage of police on the job, say legal experts

BEYOND LOCAL: People have a right to capture footage of police on the job, say legal experts

Scrutiny of citizen-filmed footage of police interactions has ramped up in recent weeks
CANADA: Most independent investigators white, former officers

CANADA: Most independent investigators white, former officers

"It's again the police investigating their own," Ghislain Picard, regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Quebec and Labrador says