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Algoma Community Foundation helps support people vulnerable to COVID-19

Algoma Community Foundation helps support people vulnerable to COVID-19

This is part of a new partnership with Community Foundations of Canada, United Way Centraide Canada and the Canadian Red Cross
WATCH: Ontario extending mandate of provincial long-term care table

WATCH: Ontario extending mandate of provincial long-term care table

Incident management team make immediate decisions to deal with issues related to staffing levels, infection management and resources
WORLD: Trudeau calls for global response to heal COVID-19's economic damage

WORLD: Trudeau calls for global response to heal COVID-19's economic damage

Trudeau told more than 50 heads of state and government that "our citizens need to have confidence in international institutions that leave no one behind and are capable of overcoming global challenges"
COVID-19: Experts advise you stay at least two metres away from others when going for a dip this summer

COVID-19: Experts advise you stay at least two metres away from others when going for a dip this summer

Are beaches and pools safe? Experts weigh in on how to swim during the pandemic
CANADA: More hospitals part of plasma transfusion trial to treat COVID-19 with antibodies

CANADA: More hospitals part of plasma transfusion trial to treat COVID-19 with antibodies

The hope is that the influx of another person's antibodies will help an infected patient battle COVID-19 until their body can develop its own virus-fighting antibodies
CANADA: If an MP heckles in a virtual House of Commons, does it make a sound?

CANADA: If an MP heckles in a virtual House of Commons, does it make a sound?

In a hybrid House of Commons, many things just won't be the same as a regular day of Parliament
COVID-19: Province says more health providers can reopen including dentists, optometrists

COVID-19: Province says more health providers can reopen including dentists, optometrists

Chiropractors, physiotherapists, psychologists, dieticians, denturists, and midwives are also included on the list released Wednesday as part of a new order from the province's chief medical officer of health
BEYOND LOCAL: Experts say remote work worsens inequality by mostly helping high-income earners

BEYOND LOCAL: Experts say remote work worsens inequality by mostly helping high-income earners

Working from home isn’t an option for low-income employees
COVID-19: Deaf, hard-of-hearing Canadians ask for greater support during pandemic

COVID-19: Deaf, hard-of-hearing Canadians ask for greater support during pandemic

Use of masks pose a major communication barrier for members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities
CANADA: Postmedia to lay off about 40 employees after unions reject salary cuts

CANADA: Postmedia to lay off about 40 employees after unions reject salary cuts

The company says that due to the scale of the crisis and unprecedented revenue declines of more than 30 per cent, it wanted the burden of reducing costs to be shared fairly across its operations