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CANADA: Black entrepreneurs say access to capital among challenges to success, survey finds

CANADA: Black entrepreneurs say access to capital among challenges to success, survey finds

The survey of 342 Black entrepreneurs found three-quarters say their race makes it harder to succeed in business, with systemic racism, access to capital and the lack of a business network all cited as barriers to growth
COVID-19: Survey shows 52 per cent of Canadians feel anxious about return to 'normal' after pandemic

COVID-19: Survey shows 52 per cent of Canadians feel anxious about return to 'normal' after pandemic

Those aged 18 to 24 are showing the highest levels of unease at 68 per cent
ONTARIO: Premier asks doctors, can schools open safely given COVID-19?

ONTARIO: Premier asks doctors, can schools open safely given COVID-19?

Ontario schools have been shut since April, when they were the sources of more COVID-19 outbreaks than workplaces or any other location, the premier said
COVID-19: Ontarians share their vaccination stories

COVID-19: Ontarians share their vaccination stories

Those with the time, technology and ability to hunt for available doses have had an advantage in the search
COVID-19: Ontario wineries hit hard as pandemic stretches into second summer

COVID-19: Ontario wineries hit hard as pandemic stretches into second summer

Smaller wineries impacted, but larger wineries haven't escaped the financial crush either
CANADA: Feds announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years

CANADA: Feds announces plans to land a rover on the moon in the next five years

Lisa Campbell, president of the space agency, says it will put out a request for proposals on design and development from two companies in the coming months
CANADA: Feds got supplies to provinces during COVID-19 despite issues with stockpile, AG says

CANADA: Feds got supplies to provinces during COVID-19 despite issues with stockpile, AG says

Auditor general Karen Hogan said before COVID-19 the Public Health Agency of Canada ignored multiple warnings that its national stockpile of emergency medical supplies wasn't being properly managed
ONTARIO: Province two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

ONTARIO: Province two years behind goal of 15,000 new LTC beds by 2024, fiscal watchdog says

FAO projects the province will not reach 15,000 beds until the 2025-26 fiscal year
CANADA: 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going, experts say

CANADA: 50 per cent vaccine milestone a psychological boost to keep going, experts say

Canada's rollout reached a major milestone on Saturday with 50 per cent of its overall population at least partially inoculated, though 58 per cent of the country's adult population had received at least one dose as of Friday
ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

ONTARIO: Fiscal watchdog to release new LTC spending report

The Financial Accountability Office says the new report is based on the province's 2021-22 expenditure estimates