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COVID-19: Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

COVID-19: Publishing saw upheaval in 2020, but 'books are resilient'

This year, books managed to sell, keeping a steady pace at a time when film and theatre, among other industries, faced dire questions about their future
COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

COVID-19: Canada Post moves up Christmas delivery deadlines amid unprecedented holiday demand

The changes come after Canada Post delivered a record 1.1 million parcels over the weekend
WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

WORLD: Canada boosts foreign aid by $485 million with new funds for global COVID-19 effort

The new funds are going towards the Access to COVID-19 Tools, or "ACT" Accelerator, which was created in April by the World Health Organization, the French government, the European Commission and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

COVID-19: What you need to know about Canada's first coronavirus vaccine doses as rollout begins

Canada is set to receive 249,000 doses of the drug from the U.S. pharmaceutical giant and its German partner BioNTech by the end of the month
COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

COVID-19: Ontario Superior Court suspends jury trials until February

Trials will resume on Feb. 1 at the earliest
CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

CANADA: Nation's first COVID-19 vaccine given to Toronto health-care worker

Premier Doug Ford praised the workers who got the shot for their dedication to their jobs and called it a historic day
CANADA: Kids need media literacy education to match the rise of social networks, experts say

CANADA: Kids need media literacy education to match the rise of social networks, experts say

The rise of social media has led to the proliferation of misinformation and disinformation, which is spread intentionally, said Dr. Ghayda Hassan, a clinical psychologist
BEYOND LOCAL: Why domestic violence victims often feel retraumatized by police

BEYOND LOCAL: Why domestic violence victims often feel retraumatized by police

Once domestic violence victims call police, they sometimes regret they did and feel retraumatized by investigators
WORLD: Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate

WORLD: Tipping point? Experts say the Paris agreement changed the climate on climate

Progress on the treaty's promises has been spotty, experts report
COVID-19: Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say

COVID-19: Canada not immune to QAnon as pandemic fuels conspiracy theories, experts say

QAnon message boards were set alight after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a United Nations conference this fall that the pandemic is an opportunity to "reset" and reimagine economic systems to address challenges such as poverty and climate change, Amarnath Amarasingam said