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OPINION: To create a better work environment after COVID-19, we must truly hear employees

OPINION: To create a better work environment after COVID-19, we must truly hear employees

While media coverage has been crucial in fuelling public discussions about the workplace, researchers say there’s a disconnect between the way media covered work issues during the pandemic and the stories workers felt were important for the public to understand
COVID-19: Canada not doomed to fourth wave, doctors say, despite U.K.'s experience

COVID-19: Canada not doomed to fourth wave, doctors say, despite U.K.'s experience

Prediction comes even with the dominance of the Delta variant, which is proving to be harder to stop with just one dose of vaccine
OPINION: Mothers need support beyond #WineMom culture

OPINION: Mothers need support beyond #WineMom culture

#WineMom: Humour and empowerment or binge drinking and mental health challenges?
ONTARIO: Details of next step of reopening plan in the works, health minister says

ONTARIO: Details of next step of reopening plan in the works, health minister says

Despite positive pandemic trends, Health Minister Christine Elliott indicated that the province would stick with its 21-day wait between reopening stages
OPINION: When it comes to social networks, bigger isn’t always better

OPINION: When it comes to social networks, bigger isn’t always better

It’s when we use our online networks as pipes, not prisms, that small matters and seems to be valuable
COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

COVID-19: Ontario top doc calls for vaccine push among young people ahead of school return

Dr. Kieran Moore noted that classes in Ontario schools are due to pick up in less than two months, with the goal of holding more classes and extracurriculars in person
CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

CANADA: Liberals maintain narrow lead over Tories among decided voters, poll shows

33 per cent of decided voters who were polled intend to cast their ballot for the Liberals, while 30 per cent say they plan to vote for the Conservatives and 19 per cent for the NDP
ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

ONTARIO: Province asks school boards to develop anti-trafficking strategies by Jan. 2022

Province to spend $2.4 million to support necessary training and resources to help schools identify, respond to and prevent trafficking of children
COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

COVID-19: At least 1.3 million Canadians opted to mix vaccines by the end of June

Approximately 6.5 million people got their second shot between May 31 and June 26, one-in-five getting a different vaccine than their first
BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

BEYOND LOCAL: Words matter when talking about COVID-19

According to a British language consultant, the pandemic has fostered more than 1,000 new words