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COVID-19: Pandemic sewing surge is a chance to rediscover the practical arts

COVID-19: Pandemic sewing surge is a chance to rediscover the practical arts

Will the pandemic influence schools’ return to practical skills traditionally gained through home economics?
COVID-19: Health-care workers' secret suffering unveiled

COVID-19: Health-care workers' secret suffering unveiled

Ontario’s health-care system has been eroded by economic strains, understaffing and diminished capacity
ONTARIO: Third provincial case of UK COVID-19 variant discovered in Ottawa

ONTARIO: Third provincial case of UK COVID-19 variant discovered in Ottawa

Dr. Barabara Yaffe, Ontario’s associate chief medical officer of health, confirmed the news Sunday afternoon and confirmed the Ottawa case had contact with someone who had recently traveled from the UK.
CANADA: Eating disorders in athletes on the rise amid COVID-19

CANADA: Eating disorders in athletes on the rise amid COVID-19

Studies have shown that feelings of helplessness and fear of loss of control are often at the centre of disordered eating, which sheds light on why, with COVID-19 wiping out any sense of certainty in 2020, unhealthy eating is on the rise among Canadian athletes.
CANADA: Canadians starting to come round to legal cannabis, StatCan says

CANADA: Canadians starting to come round to legal cannabis, StatCan says

The Canadian Cannabis Survey 2020 finds nearly double the number of Canadians have purchased cannabis from a legal retailer this year compared to 2019
CANADA: Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

CANADA: Advocates say inmates should get speedy access to COVID-19 vaccine

The Correctional Service of Canada said that, as of Monday, there were a total of 201 active COVID-19 cases in federal prisons
COVID-19: Ontario to receive 53,000 Moderna vaccine doses by end of December

COVID-19: Ontario to receive 53,000 Moderna vaccine doses by end of December

A spokeswoman for Ontario's health minister says the province expects to receive the doses next week and they will first be taken to long-term care homes
CANADA: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough, expert says of holiday food drives

CANADA: Tossing a can of beans into a donation bin is hardly enough, expert says of holiday food drives

Professors want Canadians to put forth a collective effort to change policy surrounding food security
CANADA: Churches look for ways to evoke a true Christmas mass in COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: Churches look for ways to evoke a true Christmas mass in COVID-19 pandemic

Some of the most powerful elements of Christmas mass just aren’t the same outside the church
COVID-19: Cineplex sells Toronto head office, aims to pay debt amid pandemic challenges

COVID-19: Cineplex sells Toronto head office, aims to pay debt amid pandemic challenges

Chief executive Ellis Jacob says he has high hopes for next year's movie slate, predicting that there will be pent-up demand for social activities after the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine