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WORLD: Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

WORLD: Despite bleak 2020, celebrities make effort to brighten year

Here are a few examples of those efforts to make 2020 a little better for others
VILLAGE ARCADE: Next-generation gaming delivers on the promise of PC-influenced console gaming

VILLAGE ARCADE: Next-generation gaming delivers on the promise of PC-influenced console gaming

Whether you buy a PlayStation or Xbox, next-gen consoles now provide an experience that rivals PC gaming
CANADA: Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness gives feds time to prevent it, report says

CANADA: Delay in pandemic-related rise in homelessness gives feds time to prevent it, report says

One reason for the delay is that people in need will first max out government supports before exhausting their savings
COVID-19: how businesses are innovating amid a global pandemic

COVID-19: how businesses are innovating amid a global pandemic

The latest statistics on the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’ (CFIB) recovery dashboard shows only 29 per cent of small businesses across the country are conducting a normal level of sales
COVID-19: Ontario to provide vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

COVID-19: Ontario to provide vaccine rollout update, immunizations start Tuesday

Hillier says the province also expects to receive between 30,000 and 85,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine by the new year
CANADA: Startups need to focus on corporate governance to grow and thrive, expert says

CANADA: Startups need to focus on corporate governance to grow and thrive, expert says

Good business requires good governance, and startups require a particular kind of governance to help them grow and prosper, prof says
ONTARIO: Province makes changes to liquor rules, allows permanent delivery of alcohol with food

ONTARIO: Province makes changes to liquor rules, allows permanent delivery of alcohol with food

The province announced the change Wednesday night along with other relief measures
CANADA: New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation

CANADA: New effort aims to zero in on illicit dealings tied to online child exploitation

The idea is to provide law enforcement "with essentially another tool in their toolbox to combat child sexual abuse material on the internet," said Barry MacKillop, Fintrac's deputy director for intelligence
WORLD: Are young adults unfairly blamed for COVID-19 spread?

WORLD: Are young adults unfairly blamed for COVID-19 spread?

Social scientists worry that media and public health depictions have distorted the actual experiences, practices and attitudes of young adults towards COVID-19, and created flawed perceptions of the true impact of the pandemic on young adults
CANADA: Compliments brand deli meats recalled over possible Listeria contamination

CANADA: Compliments brand deli meats recalled over possible Listeria contamination

Montreal-style smoked meat, smoked-beef pastrami and corned beef part of recall