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VILLAGE ARCADE: NieR:Automata's biggest fans drop thousands of dollars on rare collectible statue

VILLAGE ARCADE: NieR:Automata's biggest fans drop thousands of dollars on rare collectible statue

Square Enix bets emotional connection will compel enough people to buy this gaming collectible. They might be right.
COVID-19: Canadian tech companies pledge to give staff time to get vaccinations

COVID-19: Canadian tech companies pledge to give staff time to get vaccinations

They say they are keen on giving workers the time because vaccinations are more important than business as usual
CANADA: Panel of experts appointed to help lead Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry

CANADA: Panel of experts appointed to help lead Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry

The inquiry has also appointed a community liaison, a mental health expert, an investigations co-ordinator and an expert in charge of research
COVID-19: What locally-made PPE means for Canadian manufacturing

COVID-19: What locally-made PPE means for Canadian manufacturing

Though the pandemic has become the world’s dominant health concern, it may catalyze recovery from some of the economic consequences of globalization, prof says
ONTARIO: Long-term care residents told commission prolonged isolation is 'inhumane'

ONTARIO: Long-term care residents told commission prolonged isolation is 'inhumane'

Currently, 251 of the province's 626 long-term care homes are reporting an outbreak of COVID-19
Ontario COVID-19 rates showing improvement, too soon to say if it's a trend: Yaffe

Ontario COVID-19 rates showing improvement, too soon to say if it's a trend: Yaffe

Dr. Barbara Yaffe, Ontario's Associate Medical Officer of Health, said the provincial case rate has started to decline for the first time since November –  sitting now at 145.4 cases per 100,000 people – although that figure is still high.
Five killed by Christmas tree fires in Ontario this season: Fire Marshal

Five killed by Christmas tree fires in Ontario this season: Fire Marshal

A spokeswoman with the Office of the Fire Marshal says most recently, four people were killed south of Ottawa after a dry tree caught fire on Jan. 10
CANADA: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning after controversial tenure

CANADA: Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning after controversial tenure

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Julie Payette is resigning, a source with direct knowledge of her decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly confirms to The Canadian Press.
CANADA: More than one-fifth of companies will adjust pay if staff relocate, survey says

CANADA: More than one-fifth of companies will adjust pay if staff relocate, survey says

The findings come months after many Canadian companies allowed staff to work from home in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19 in pandemic hotspots
Six Ontario snowmobilers have died so far this season. Stay off lakes, warns OPP

Six Ontario snowmobilers have died so far this season. Stay off lakes, warns OPP

The volume of sleds on area lakes may increase after the North Bay Parry Sound Health Unit yesterday ordered all OFSC trails closed effective midnight tomorrow. That could drive many sledders off the trails and onto waterways