May 31 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has said facilities can allow end-of-life visits, Butler Malette said she was told the Ottawa-area long-term care home where her sister lives didn't want to chance […]
May 29 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A cluster of COVID-19 cases in Quebec's elementary schools is shining a light on the cost of reopening Canada's hardest hit provinces, as Ontario announced on Friday that it was eyeing a regional approach to pandemic recovery. At least 41 staff and students tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the first two weeks after elementary schools […]
May 29 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A cluster of COVID-19 cases in Quebec's elementary schools is shining a light on the cost of reopening Canada's hardest hit provinces, as Ontario announced on Friday that it was eyeing a regional approach to pandemic recovery. At least 41 staff and students tested positive for the novel coronavirus in the first two weeks after elementary schools […]
May 28 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Some businesses reopening with pandemic protocols in place have said they won't accept cash for the time being, potentially accelerating what the Bank of Canada describes as a decade-long shift away from the banknote. Cashiers at Longos, Best Buy and The Shoe Company, for instance, will refuse cash out of concern the bills are a vector for […]
May 16 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — For months, their contents have sat locked up in the stale hallway air in schools across the country. The jackets, books and gym shoes — along with more perishable items — were left behind in school lockers and cubbies ahead of March break, when provincial governments announced closures that were expected to last weeks. But as the weeks have turned […]
May 14 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo will be a "drive-thru experience" when it gets the green light to open its gates to visitors, a spokeswoman said Thursday, while other zoos eye numerous options as they map out their post-pandemic plans. The zoo's 3.4-kilometre route goes above and beyond the Ontario government's framework to reopen the province as […]
May 14 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo will be a "drive-thru experience" when it gets the green light to open its gates to visitors, a spokeswoman said Thursday, while other zoos eye numerous options as they map out their post-pandemic plans. The zoo's 3.4-kilometre route goes above and beyond the Ontario government's framework to reopen the province as […]
May 10 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — As provinces begin the slow process of reopening their economies and people start returning to the workplace, questions abound about the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in the aftermath of COVID-19. The Canadian Press asked two employment lawyers, Adam Savaglio, a partner at Scarfone Hawkins LLP, and Lior Samfiru of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, to answer some […]
May 10 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — As provinces begin the slow process of reopening their economies and people start returning to the workplace, questions abound about the rights and responsibilities of employees and employers in the aftermath of COVID-19. The Canadian Press asked two employment lawyers, Adam Savaglio, a partner at Scarfone Hawkins LLP, and Lior Samfiru of Samfiru Tumarkin LLP, to answer some […]
May 3 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Urmila Persaud spent months picturing herself walking across a stage to collect her high-school diploma in front of friends and family. But the COVID-19 pandemic has replaced that vision with a big question mark as schools and boards across Canada grapple with how to handle graduation ceremonies because of COVID-19 restrictions. For soon-to-be graduates like […]
Apr 30 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A Toronto-area drunk driver who killed three children and their grandfather was granted day parole this week because the board found he had become more self-aware in the years since the crash and was unlikely to reoffend. But in its written decision released on Thursday, the Parole Board of Canada says it denied Marco Muzzo […]
Apr 26 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Groups of volunteers across Canada are using 3D printers to produce personal protective equipment and other essential supplies at a breakneck speed — an effort some say could have a lasting impact even after the COVID-19 crisis passes. These "makers" are volunteering their expertise, time and tools to produce gear used on the front lines […]
Apr 26 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Groups of volunteers across Canada are using 3D printers to produce personal protective equipment and other essential supplies at a breakneck speed — an effort some say could have a lasting impact even after the COVID-19 crisis passes. These "makers" are volunteering their expertise, time and tools to produce gear used on the front lines […]
Apr 16 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Cash-strapped zoos and aquariums across Canada are soliciting donations from the public to keep their animals fed and cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto Zoo, the Calgary Zoo and the Vancouver Aquarium all say they're facing new financial strains as they enter a second month of closures. The facilities typically rely on admissions and […]
Apr 16 2020 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Cash-strapped zoos and aquariums across Canada are soliciting donations from the public to keep their animals fed and cared for during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Toronto Zoo, the Calgary Zoo and the Vancouver Aquarium all say they're facing new financial strains as they enter a second month of closures. The facilities typically rely on admissions and […]