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COVID-19 may be the catalyst — not the cause — of a painful but useful economic transformation: Don Pittis
COVID-19, As people are thrown out of work, as businesses fail and as the oil and housing sectors weaken, there is a branch...
Provincial health officer says physical distancing in Phase 2 going well as B.C. records 10 new cases
THE LATEST: 10 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,517. Two more people have died...
‘I don’t know how I’m gonna go back to the office’: COVID-19 forces women to rethink careers
Before COVID-19, Rachel Dei-Amoah would typically be asleep by 10 PM. Now, she’s often awake past midnight, reading or online window shopping. The...
COVID-19 pushed Canadian retail sales to their biggest ever plunge in March
Widespread lockdowns due to COVID-19 across the country pushed Canadian retail sales down by 10 per cent in March, the biggest plunge on...
Ontario’s auto sector returns to work under a COVID-19 cloud of doubt
Thousands of Ontario auto workers are returning to work this month, resuming their places in the supply chain as the North American industry’s...
Liberal, Conservative and New Democratic parties apply for federal wage subsidy as donations dry up
Four of the main political parties in Canada have joined a growing list of organizations looking for federal support during the pandemic. Spokespeople...
Shops are reopening after COVID-19, and some are adding a new line to your bill to pay for it
As businesses take their first cautious steps toward reopening, Canadians should brace themselves for the possibility of seeing a new fee tacked on...
Will COVID-19 lead to an exodus from crowded offices in downtown towers? Don’t count on it, experts say
Companies with offices in tall downtown towers across Canada face big challenges related to COVID-19. In addition to ensuring the cleanliness and safety...
Canada is reopening without knowing where Canadians are getting COVID-19
Canada is emerging from months of lockdown, but key questions remain unanswered about where Canadians are getting infected with COVID-19 and why case...
Police report 2,200 home quarantine checks as Trudeau talks about stricter border measures
Police officers have made nearly 2,200 home visits to make sure Canadians are complying with the self-isolation rule when they cross back into...
Province won’t seek outside help to investigate mass killing
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service won’t seek help from outside the province as it investigates the deaths of 22 people in last...
Why attitudes toward mask wearing are quickly changing in Canada and the U.S.
Societal attitudes in Canada and the U.S. toward wearing masks in public as protection against COVID-19 have undergone an “unprecedented’ shift in just a matter of...
Doctor fears for Rohingya refugees as COVID-19 and a cyclone bear down on Bangladesh camps
Dr. Fozia Alvi frequently travels from Airdrie, Alta., to Bangladesh, where her foundation Humanity Auxilium sends teams of doctors every other month to provide...
Ontario to reopen provincial parks for limited use, as COVID-19 cases near 20,000
Premier Doug Ford says provincial parks and conservation reserves will reopen for limited day use starting Monday, as cases of COVID-19 in Ontario near...
Asymptomatic testing centre set up in Alberta city as 7% of the population tests positive for COVID-19
Provincial health officials will open a temporary second centre to test for COVID-19 in the southern Alberta city of Brooks, as an outbreak connected...
OPINION | Oil is not dead but Kenney will need Trudeau’s help to keep it on life support
“Oil is dead,” says Elizabeth May. No, oil is not dead. But it does have an expiry date. Even Stephen Harper acknowledged that...
