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LIVE: Premier Ford announces pandemic pay premium for frontline workers

LIVE: Premier Ford announces pandemic pay premium for frontline workers

Workers will receive a $4 per hour pandemic pay premium, on top of regular wages, for next 16 weeks
Ontario amends emergency management legislation to allow redeployment of staff

Ontario amends emergency management legislation to allow redeployment of staff

Emergency orders support seniors, the deafblind community, and vulnerable communities
Parks in Ontario will remain closed until May 31

Parks in Ontario will remain closed until May 31

Extension needed to keep people at home, safely containing spread of COVID-19, say government leaders
COVID-19: Here's how easy yoga poses can help you de-stress during isolation

COVID-19: Here's how easy yoga poses can help you de-stress during isolation

Yoga isn’t just about getting into poses or stretching your limbs — a lot of the focus is around proper breathing techniques
WORLD: Why Canada needs the United States to fight the coronavirus

WORLD: Why Canada needs the United States to fight the coronavirus

The 3M controversy, although quickly resolved, starkly illustrated that Canada must find compromises with its southern neighbour about the trade of COVID products
ONTARIO: In the COVID-19 world, a new brand of justice is being served

ONTARIO: In the COVID-19 world, a new brand of justice is being served

'We've modernized the legal system by about 25 years in 25 days. It's really quite phenomenal the work that's been done,' says attorney general
LIVE: Premier Doug Ford announces $900M in rent relief for businesses

LIVE: Premier Doug Ford announces $900M in rent relief for businesses

Ontario contributes to Canada Emergency Commerical Rent Assistance program; announcement on re-opening economy expected next week
LIVE: Rent to be lowered by 75 per cent for some businesses, prime minister says

LIVE: Rent to be lowered by 75 per cent for some businesses, prime minister says

Federal government says commerical rent relief will be available for the next three months; PM to discuss gradual re-opening of the economy with premiers Friday
COVID-19: Regulator backs away from statement on flight refunds, saying it's not 'binding'

COVID-19: Regulator backs away from statement on flight refunds, saying it's not 'binding'

The latest statement could open the door to more refunds from carriers that have cited the agency's stance in denying passenger requests to get back cash for services not rendered
COVID-19: Burnout is real — even when working from home

COVID-19: Burnout is real — even when working from home

The antidote to workplace burnout is an ability to unplug from a job and recharge — which can easier to do when you physically leave an office, said Joti Samra, a Vancouver-based psychologist