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COVID-19: Experts say airlines should rethink their refusal to refund passengers

COVID-19: Experts say airlines should rethink their refusal to refund passengers

Airlines are risking alienating customers and permanent reputational damage due to their refusal to issue refunds after cancelling flights mid-coronavirus, according to University of Guelph prof
COVID-19: Air Canada loses $1.75 billion as CEO demands looser travel restrictions

COVID-19: Air Canada loses $1.75 billion as CEO demands looser travel restrictions

The fallout prompted Air Canada to let go of more than 20,000 of its 38,000 employees last quarter
COVID-19: Trudeau says feds will create EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers

COVID-19: Trudeau says feds will create EI-like benefit for gig, contract workers

"No one will be left behind," Trudeau promised
LIVE: Ford, treasury board president to make announcement today

LIVE: Ford, treasury board president to make announcement today

Announcement comes one day after the back to school plan was released
COVID-19: The long-term biological effects of pandemic stress on kids’ development

COVID-19: The long-term biological effects of pandemic stress on kids’ development

Stressors put on children and adolescents as a result of the pandemic response may have long-lasting effects on their health and well-being.
CANADA: As COVID-19 hit, many Canadians got pay cuts — others, raises

CANADA: As COVID-19 hit, many Canadians got pay cuts — others, raises

The unprecedented layoffs triggered by COVID-19 has made it harder for economists to discern what is happening to workers’ pay
LIVE: Ford announces school reopening plans

LIVE: Ford announces school reopening plans

Secondary students will return under an adapted model
BEYOND LOCAL: How practicing mindfulness can help us through the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: How practicing mindfulness can help us through the coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has altered our ways of living — mindfulness can help us reconnect with our selves and each other
COVID-19: Ontario government to announce plans for back-to-school in September today

COVID-19: Ontario government to announce plans for back-to-school in September today

Announcement just six weeks before back-to-school season
CANADA: Kids should return to school full-time, but masks not ideal for all grades, SickKids says

CANADA: Kids should return to school full-time, but masks not ideal for all grades, SickKids says

Doctors say evidence is mounting that young children don't play a "significant role" in spreading COVID-19, compared to teenagers and other adults