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Ontario's Safe Streets Act will cost lives amid the coronavirus pandemic
A homeless person lies in a tent pitched in downtown in Toronto on April 18, 2020.
Conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that the coronavirus pandemic is an elaborate hoax
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#COVID19: Social media both a blessing and a curse during coronavirus pandemic
We are facing an unprecedented crisis of public understanding. Western digital corporations and social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat and Reddit) and their Chinese equivalents (WeChat, Weibo, Tencent and Toutiao) are at the heart of this crisis. These platforms act as facilitators and multipliers of COVID-19-related misinformation.
Coronavirus: When Canadian compassion requires social distancing
Canadians are well known for their reserved politeness. If someone accidentally steps on our toe or bumps into us, we apologize: “Sorry.” We are also widely known as a compassionate people — we value personal autonomy, but also embrace collective responsibility. In times of trouble, we can usually be counted on to reach out in an effort to help others at home and around the world.