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COVID-19: Ontarians unclear on how to access social support during pandemic, survey finds

COVID-19: Ontarians unclear on how to access social support during pandemic, survey finds

More than half of the respondents to the survey said if their families needed extra help, they would not know where to seek it out
BEYOND LOCAL: How personal data is the currency of the digital age

BEYOND LOCAL: How personal data is the currency of the digital age

Many online users give consent for use of their data without worrying about the implications
BEYOND LOCAL: The second wave is here. Have you installed the COVID Alert app?

BEYOND LOCAL: The second wave is here. Have you installed the COVID Alert app?

In order to contain a deadly virus, the COVID Alert app needs to go viral, U of T prof says
ONTARIO: 'We still have an acute staffing shortage,' long-term care commission hears

ONTARIO: 'We still have an acute staffing shortage,' long-term care commission hears

Nearly 1,900 people in long-term care have died from COVID-19 since the pandemic began
CANADA: RCMP pension plan discriminates against women, Supreme Court rules

CANADA: RCMP pension plan discriminates against women, Supreme Court rules

Courts determined job-sharers were mostly women who needed to care for their children, putting female employees at a disadvantage
BEYOND LOCAL: How the role of designated driver has modernized

BEYOND LOCAL: How the role of designated driver has modernized

The concept of Buddy Circles expands the designated driver role to include broader substance use and other risks
ONTARIO: Province to avoid charges for some impaired drivers due to COVID-19 court backlog

ONTARIO: Province to avoid charges for some impaired drivers due to COVID-19 court backlog

The ministry consulted with stakeholders such as MADD Canada, Arrive Alive and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police (OACP) about the directive
CANADA: Sex trafficking survivors push on despite added challenges from COVID-19 pandemic

CANADA: Sex trafficking survivors push on despite added challenges from COVID-19 pandemic

Case worker says many agencies and resources that women who have been sexually exploited currently rely on aren’t taking clients or are closed all together
ONTARIO: FAO says second lockdown could slow economic recovery as it faces $37B deficit

ONTARIO: FAO says second lockdown could slow economic recovery as it faces $37B deficit

The Financial Accountability Office says the economic reopening was earlier and broader than it expected, and as a result, the agency now projects Ontario's real gross domestic product will decline by 6.8 per cent this year, rather than the nine per cent it forecast in the spring
Toronto police to provide update on 1984 murder of Christine Jessop

Toronto police to provide update on 1984 murder of Christine Jessop

The man whose DNA sample matched Jessop's underwear passed away in 2015