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Employment lawyers on returning to work during and after the pandemic
TORONTO - As provinces begin the slow process of reopening their economies and people start returning to the workplace, questions abound about the rights of employees and responsibilities of...
May 10, 2020
Like their players, NHL coaches trying to stay sharp during pandemic pause
Bruce Cassidy loves the NHL's daily grind. The preparation, the teaching, the competition, the pressure. Rinse. Repeat. "When you're under duress and you've got a structured schedule - bang - you...
May 10, 2020
Vancouver's long-term care homes test for variety of symptoms for COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Seniors who complained of fatigue, confusion or just didn't seem like themselves were tested for COVID-19, allowing the Vancouver Coastal Health authority to get in front of the ...
May 10, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic prompts urbanites to rethink 'grand bargain' of dense city living
MONTREAL - The densely populated slums of Montreal's Griffintown were the subject of a famous 1897 study by businessman and philanthropist Herbert Ames, whose work on the disease-ridden tenements...
May 10, 2020
School in the age of COVID-19: Quebec to reopen amid rigid distancing rules
MONTREAL - Quebec schoolchildren will be entering a vastly changed environment this week when they head back to classrooms that have been closed since mid-March because of COV...
May 10, 2020
COVID-19 shutdown an added burden for Quebec's struggling Catholic churches
MONTREAL - Rev. Jean-Luc Laflamme knows that Thetford Mines has seen better days. The "golden age" in the working-class community in southcentral Quebec, best known for its now-closed asbestos mines, ...
May 10, 2020
Jay-Z's Team Roc calls for fast action in Ahmaud Arbery case
ATLANTA - The social justice arm of Jay-Z's Roc Nation entertainment company on Sunday called on Georgia officials to take quick action in the case of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man who authorities say wa...
May 10, 2020
Violence against Indigenous women during COVID-19 sparks calls for MMIWG plan
OTTAWA - With reports of a sharp rise in violence against Indigenous women as COVID-19 restrictions keep families stuck in their homes, concerns are being raised about whether the pandemic could ...
May 10, 2020
Canadians who work on two cruise ships are being allowed off in U.S. ports
Canadians working aboard two cruise ships who weren't allowed to come to shore because of concerns about COVID-19 are finally able to return home. Princess Cruises said in an emailed stateme...
May 09, 2020
Canadian MMA star Georges St-Pierre headed to the UFC Hall of Fame
Canadian Georges St-Pierre, who ruled the UFC welterweight division before putting a bow on a glittering career by winning the middleweight title in his final outing, is headed to the UFC Hall of...
May 09, 2020