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The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Monday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.8:09 a.m Queen’s Park has quietly staked $500 million on Ontario Lottery and Gaming to keep the provincial gambling agency afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic.With Ontario’s state of emergency…

Frontline workers are highly vulnerable to the coronavirus – and not only because they're on the frontlines. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the top watchdog for worker safety, has failed to set out clear guidelines for workers. In the meat industry, OSHA is not enforcing coronavirus-related safety guidelines for many corporations. Mike Elk is a labor reporter…

One of the effects of the coronavirus is that the mental health crisis is worsening among health care workers who are battling the pandemic. The world lost a frontline soldier in the battle against COVID-19. Dr. Lorna Breen, 49, a New York hospital medical director, became yet another casualty when she took her own life Sunday.…

As thousands of businesses across the country close their doors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus across the country, Amazon, deemed an "essential business," is one of a few major multinational corporations that have continued to operate.   While the company's operations have largely carried on business as usual, the fear of catching the…

As thousands of businesses across the country close their doors to help slow the spread of the coronavirus across the country, Amazon, deemed an "essential business," is one of a few major multinational corporations that have continued to operate.   While the company's operations have largely carried on business as usual, the fear of catching the…

Earlier this week, workers at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, were told an employee in the facility tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Then they went back to work. “After they told us, the building was just running as it has been,” said Terrell Worm, an Amazon worker…

COVID-19 is having a massive effect on the games industry. Game Workers Unite have asked for people to take more care of all of our workers. GWU is entirely correct, and it’s time to start thinking about the changes we need to make. COVID-19 is currently infesting the world and revealing some critical issues in…