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CANADA: Fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal

CANADA: Fashion retailers confront consumer shifts amid 'long slow ramp' to new normal

The mass closing of malls and offices along with the cancellation of celebrations and big events has been devastating, says the head of Harry Rosen, one of the country’s leading men's clothing retailers
COVID-19: Fast vaccine timelines are unrealistic, profs say

COVID-19: Fast vaccine timelines are unrealistic, profs say

The scope and length of vaccine testing experiments usually mean decade-long timelines for development
COVID-19: Customer experience will help retailers overcome financial hit from pandemic

COVID-19: Customer experience will help retailers overcome financial hit from pandemic

The human touch will define who the winners will be post-coronavirus, experts say
WATCH: Health and safety training for employees, job seekers to be available online

WATCH: Health and safety training for employees, job seekers to be available online

Ford says this is the first time the province has offered this type of training online
ONTARIO: Emergency orders amended to permit some covered outdoor dining areas

ONTARIO: Emergency orders amended to permit some covered outdoor dining areas

Two full sides of the patio as well as any retractable roof must be opened
COVID-19: School closures could widen inequities for our youngest students

COVID-19: School closures could widen inequities for our youngest students

The interruption to young children’s learning is happening precisely at a time when developmental gains matter most.
ONTARIO: family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

ONTARIO: family files human rights application to visit son, 14, in group home

"We hope this can be fixed sooner than later," the family said
COVID-19: You might be wearing your mask, gloves wrong

COVID-19: You might be wearing your mask, gloves wrong

Experts offer tips on how to wear personal protective equipment properly
WATCH: Province plans to spend an extra $150M on housing, shelters

WATCH: Province plans to spend an extra $150M on housing, shelters

Ford said the money can be used by municipalities to purchase new facilities, renovate, prepare for emergencies
COVID-19: The financial burden that comes with working from home

COVID-19: The financial burden that comes with working from home

COVID-19 has required many employees to work from home and set up home offices, incurring costs and bringing their employer into their private space