Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan has helped to protect millions of jobs, provide emergency support to families and keep businesses afloat as they deal with the impact of COVID-19.
Day: January 12, 2021
The RCMP has launched an investigation into the COVID-19 death of a man who worked at an Alberta Cargill meat processing plant where 950 people got sick. Ontario’s grim COVID-19 modelling. Plus, Canada’s long-term plan for vaccine independence.
The Ontario government is expected to announce new COVID-19 measures today, along with updated modelling that projects the province’s intensive care units could be overrun by early next month, sources have told CBC News.
New Canadian research suggests feelings of burnout were high long before COVID-19 arrived in Canada, particularly among nurses. This is prompting concern that months of heightened pressure is taking even more of a toll on health-care workers and their ability to do their jobs.
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation says it’s preparing to expand a new online casino to allow play by residents of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, after quietly launching a website New Brunswickers could access in August 2020.