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CANADA: Mental Health Commission launches free mental health tools for essential workers

CANADA: Mental Health Commission launches free mental health tools for essential workers

Commission president and CEO Louise Bradley says the digital tools will be able to train up to 500 people a week on how to recognize the signs and symptoms of mental health problems
COVID-19: Funeral homes bracing for wave of memorial services when restrictions lifted

COVID-19: Funeral homes bracing for wave of memorial services when restrictions lifted

Although some families have opted for the small-scale funerals currently permitted, most have not
COVID-19: Canada pulls off first virtual sitting of MPs with some technical glitches

COVID-19: Canada pulls off first virtual sitting of MPs with some technical glitches

A small group of MPs will also meet for an in-person Commons sitting once a week, when they are scheduled to deal with legislation authorizing emergency benefits for students
ONTARIO: Delayed cardiac surgeries due to pandemic may have caused 35 deaths

ONTARIO: Delayed cardiac surgeries due to pandemic may have caused 35 deaths

Thousands of surgeries were postponed or cancelled in order to ensure enough acute and critical capacity in Ontario hospitals for a possible surge of COVID-19 patients
COVID-19: Ontario's recovery plan doesn’t have dates — but that’s not a bad thing, experts say

COVID-19: Ontario's recovery plan doesn’t have dates — but that’s not a bad thing, experts say

Public health experts say it makes more sense to not have dates
LIVE: Ontario launches web portal to help businesses affected by COVID-19

LIVE: Ontario launches web portal to help businesses affected by COVID-19

Province looking for suggestions on removing barriers for businesses, including changes to provincial policy, regulations
COVID-19: With 'wet signings' still needed in many cases, lawyers use parking lots to handle documents

COVID-19: With 'wet signings' still needed in many cases, lawyers use parking lots to handle documents

'We’ve done wills the same way for 600 years and here’s an opportunity to accomplish safety and security and let people get the important documents done,' says attorney general
LIVE: PM says public health measures working, but Canada still in critical time

LIVE: PM says public health measures working, but Canada still in critical time

New guidelines for restarting Canadian economy, federal COVID-19 modelling to be released today
CANADA: Learning to live with COVID-19 requires permanent fixes to vulnerable settings

CANADA: Learning to live with COVID-19 requires permanent fixes to vulnerable settings

Dr. Theresa Tam said we simply do not know yet whether someone who has had COVID-19 will be immune from getting it again, or how long that immunity will last
COVID-19: Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply, survey suggests

COVID-19: Doctors say they see little progress on improving PPE supply, survey suggests

A recent survey of nearly 2,500 doctors across Canada found 42 per cent had seen no change in the supply of gear such as masks and face shields in the last month, while 29 per cent felt the supply is now worse