From a women’s rights perspective, 2020 was supposed to be the year the world would reflect upon all the ways gender equality had advanced in the 25 years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a groundbreaking conference that outlined bold feminist strategies to remove barriers to equality.
As someone who spent the early hours going down a WebMD self-diagnosis rabbit hole trying to figure out if I have a life-threatening illness or simply ate too much pasta, I can relate when some coworkers asked how they can differentiate between symptoms of heat-related illnesses from COVID-19.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) is calling for changes to the commercial rent program, which it says is leaving many small businesses out thanks to its reliance on landlord participation and high criteria for eligibility.
A new online tool launched this week aims to help individuals with a criminal record navigate the job-seeking process, offering tips on how to have what is often a very sensitive conversation with potential employers.
A confidential report from Toronto’s city solicitor has recommended against a legal challenge of Bill 184, a newly passed piece of provincial legislation that alters rules for renters and landlords, the Star has learned.
OTTAWA—Canada’s chief public health officer says the federal government is in talks with the CFL about applying quarantine rules to returning American players that are similar to the cohort approach used by the NHL.
Another 111 Ontario residents have tested positive for COVID-19 as the government prepares to decide whether Toronto, Peel and Windsor-Essex can move ahead to stage three, allowing bars and restaurants to serve patrons indoors and reopening gyms, movie theatres and playgrounds.
Business did improve for McDonald’s throughout the second quarter as restrictions lifted across the globe, but the fast food giant faces a bumpy — and expensive — recovery.
‘I find that the arrangement is fair and reasonable,’ wrote Superior Court Justice Cory Gilmore in a decision on the $60-million bid released via email late Monday night
It might be six months from now, or maybe a year. But there will come a day when one of the many researchers toiling in one of the many labs around the world will crack the code, and emerge with a vaccine that is at least somewhat effective against the coronavirus.