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- 7/1/2020
Toronto city council makes masks mandatory in indoor public spaces
Mayors from the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area asked Premier Doug Ford to make masks mandatory across Ontario, but the premier rejected the idea - 7/1/2020
More than 50 Canadian MDs sign letter calling to defund the police
The founders of the group Doctors for Defunding Police argue that reform to address systemic racism in policing is impossible - 7/1/2020
Immortality can't be all it's cracked up to be
The logistics we fail to consider when we talk about living forever - 6/29/2020
Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation
Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to conform with a provincial court ruling. In a written decision released Monday, Justice Frederic Bachand wrote that Ottawa will have until Dec. 18, 2020, to make the necessary changes—allowing a delay requested by federal lawyers last week. - 6/29/2020
The Weeknd gives $500,000 from mask sales to Scarborough hospitals
The Weeknd is dedicating $500,000 to hospitals battling COVID-19 in the neighbourhood where he grew up. The Scarborough singer, songwriter and record producer, born Abel Tesfaye, says he felt "it was important to give back to the community that raised me." - 6/29/2020
N.L. doctors say province is too slow to resume medical services after lockdown
The head of the NLMA was taken aback when the premier announced that health services would be back at 85% capacity by July 6 - 6/29/2020
Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau says
The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. - 6/29/2020
Unusual times can spur business creativity
Looking at the tools that have arisen to keep pharmacies running during the crisis - 6/29/2020
Will temporary COVID-19 pharmacy services become permanent?
Canadian pharmacists in all jurisdictions have taken on an expanded role out of necessity during the pandemic - 6/28/2020
Tories ask auditor general to probe 'outsourcing' of $900M student aid program
The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The request is contained in a letter sent to Auditor General Karen Hogan on Sunday in which the Tories argue that "outsourcing'' the Canada Student Service Grant to WE Charity undermines Parliament's ability to monitor the aid program.