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COVID-19: NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June

COVID-19: NHL hoping to move to Phase 2 of return-to-play protocol in early June

If the Phase 2 plan gets the green light, on-ice sessions will be non-contact and involve up to six players, who will be expected to maintain physical distancing at all times
CANADA: Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19, despite warm weather

CANADA: Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19, despite warm weather

Trudeau says that people will have to keep adjusting routines as the country moves into summer
WATCH: Ontario to roll out COVID-19 testing strategy in coming days: Ford

WATCH: Ontario to roll out COVID-19 testing strategy in coming days: Ford

Testing to include large employers, virus hotspots
WATCH: Feds, provinces in talks over paid sick days for Canadians: Trudeau

WATCH: Feds, provinces in talks over paid sick days for Canadians: Trudeau

Workers could receive 10 days of paid sick leave by this fall
CANADA: Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

CANADA: Minds behind pandemic predicting algorithm already thinking about future beyond COVID-19

Big data and artificial intelligence can provide a bird's-eye view of diseases around the globe in real time, letting people move faster to quash new outbreaks
BEYOND LOCAL: Benefits of gardening, growing your own food, during pandemic and beyond

BEYOND LOCAL: Benefits of gardening, growing your own food, during pandemic and beyond

City gardeners are dependent on wild insects to make their gardens thrive
CANADA: Accountability group calls for COVID-19 transparency, whistleblower protection

CANADA: Accountability group calls for COVID-19 transparency, whistleblower protection

Coalition seeks a clear declaration that Canadian governments will protect anyone who reports public or private-sector wrongdoing pertaining to health and safety, science or the misuse of public funds, particularly during the COVID-19 crisis
CANADA: MPs to meet today to decide on resuming Parliament during pandemic

CANADA: MPs to meet today to decide on resuming Parliament during pandemic

The HOC has been working on how to hold debates and votes with some MPs participating remotely, but hasn't yet solved technical and security challenges
BEYOND LOCAL: The ways we've grown closer to co-workers during the coronavirus pandemic

BEYOND LOCAL: The ways we've grown closer to co-workers during the coronavirus pandemic

Working from home means people see their co-workers in a different and more personal context, thus presenting the paradox of social distancing
COVID-19: Expert debunks concerns over hand sanitizers being left in a hot vehicle

COVID-19: Expert debunks concerns over hand sanitizers being left in a hot vehicle

Many are worried it could ignite if left in a hot car under the sun