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Local food bank sees increased demand due to pandemic
By: Michelle Poirier
Residents laid-off as a result of the
pandemic are beginning to show up at the local food bank, according to
Catherine Cook, Executive Director...
As pandemic wreaks havoc on Ontario’s economy, laid-off workers must wait...
By: James Burrows
With more than a million laid-off workers applying for Employment Insurance (EI) over the next two weeks, the federal government is set...
Ontario appeals to manufacturers to help address shortage of key medical...
TORONTO — Ontario’s premier appealed to manufacturers on Saturday to help address a shortage of key medical supplies, as the province announced a third patient...
Ontario reaches tentative contract deal with elementary teachers
TORONTO — Ontario reached a tentative contract deal Friday with its largest teachers’ union following a highly contentious round of bargaining.
The agreement with the...
Feds offer help to companies to retool, pump out COVID-19 medical...
OTTAWA — The federal government is offering up cash to Canadian companies that retool operations or quickly expand to produce medical equipment needed to...
Drastic measures to fight COVID-19 continue as case count approaches 1,000
OTTAWA — Canada continued to ramp up its fight against COVID-19 on Friday, enlisting the help of the corporate world and taking further measures to...
Ontario rolls out online learning plan while schools are closed due...
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pointing parents and students toward online learning resources while schools are closed due to COVID-19, with the...
Georgina residents self-isolate to stop COVID-19 spread
By: Michelle Poirier
With public health officials repeatedly urging people to practice social distancing and to self-isolate at home for weeks, it looks like the...
Some details on how to access federal financial help if affected...
OTTAWA — The federal government is rolling out $27 billion in new spending and $55 billion in credit to help families and businesses get...
We won’t know if isolation is working for weeks, months: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada’s top doctor says it might be months until we know whether social distancing measures being employed across the country are slowing the...
