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COVID-19: World economy will lose trillions if poor countries shorted on vaccines, OECD says

COVID-19: World economy will lose trillions if poor countries shorted on vaccines, OECD says

Global economy could lose as much as $9.2 trillion, the Paris-based organization warns
BEYOND LOCAL: What happens after a person 'flatlines'

BEYOND LOCAL: What happens after a person 'flatlines'

New research shows that heart activity may not always end with a flatlined monitor
CANADA: Feds lay out criteria for quarantine hotels

CANADA: Feds lay out criteria for quarantine hotels

The government has not said when the measure, which aims to head off COVID-19 cases and contagious variants of the novel coronavirus at the border, will come into effect
BEYOND LOCAL: Expert suggests financial professions pivot to stave off technological extinction

BEYOND LOCAL: Expert suggests financial professions pivot to stave off technological extinction

The accounting profession and others in the financial services industry are at risk of extinction due to technological advances
COVID-19: Chinese-Canadians voice worries about racism, job losses one year in to pandemic

COVID-19: Chinese-Canadians voice worries about racism, job losses one year in to pandemic

Amy Go, the president of the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice, said the pandemic has resulted in an array of attacks directed at the community
BEYOND LOCAL: Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

BEYOND LOCAL: Feds to name likely cause of Kobe Bryant helicopter crash

Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, and six other passengers were killed in the Jan. 26, 2020 crash
ONTARIO: MPP Randy Hillier defies COVID-19 guidelines once again, despite stay-at-home order

ONTARIO: MPP Randy Hillier defies COVID-19 guidelines once again, despite stay-at-home order

A photo posted to social media by the MPP contains a caption criticizing the current orders and restrictions.
COVID-19: Ontario records first case of virus variant that first emerged in Brazil

COVID-19: Ontario records first case of virus variant that first emerged in Brazil

Variant discovered in Toronto on Sunday after patient recently returned from travelling in Brazil
COVID-19: Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians, lawyer says

COVID-19: Mandatory hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians, lawyer says

Cara Zwibel suggests that the cost could be prohibitive for lower-income Canadians who need to care for sick relatives or receive specialized medical care abroad
COVID-19: Health agency has no Moderna doses scheduled this week, with future amounts uncertain

COVID-19: Health agency has no Moderna doses scheduled this week, with future amounts uncertain

Company initially slated to deliver almost 250,000 doses to Canada in the third week of February