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There are 9 positive cases of COVID_19 on Six Nations including 7 resolved with 1 death one active case
A total of 55 people are currently in self isolation. 263 tests have been administered — 186 of them are negative
Ontario has 12,245 confirmed cases including 659 deaths and 6,221 resolved.
Across Canada there are now 40,190 including 1,974 deaths. 13,994 are resolved

The Canadian military needs to help in understaffed nursing homes ravaged by COVID-19, the country’s two largest provinces said Wednesday, as signs of a slowing pandemic prompted talk of easing the economically crippling measures put in place to curb the spread.
Both Quebec and Ontario called on the federal government to send in the troops, with Premier Francois Legault asking for 1,000 military personnel. Premier Doug Ford similarly asked for military help in five priority homes in his province.
Coronavirus disease in nursing homes has accounted for a significant proportion of Canada’s 1,974 deaths, with facilities in the two largest provinces hit especially hard.

anada Goose Holdings Inc. has announced plans to switch to reclaimed fur in its coats
The Toronto-based retailer announced Wednesday it will start making parkas with reclaimed fur in 2022 and stop purchasing new fur that same year. The company also plans to launch a consumer buy-back program for fur in the coming months.
It notes people living in the North have worked with reclaimed fur for decades and the initiative was inspired by their resourcefulness.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called the change to reclaimed fur an attempt to “’humane wash’ its image by switching from fur taken from coyotes whom trappers have recently caught in steel traps to fur that may already be on the market, which is also a product of the cruel actions of trappers.”

Canadian colleges and universities are developing contingency plans to deliver classes in the fall, as students prepare for an uncertain semester due to COVID-19.
Colleges and universities across Canada were forced to quickly shift classes online when the pandemic forced them to shutter campuses in March.
Colleges and universities across Canada were forced to quickly shift classes online when the pandemic forced them to shutter campuses in March.
Minister Ross Romano is anticipating an increase in post secondary enrolment after the pandemic enrolment and said the institutions will be an important part of the province’s economic recovery.