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Descrease article font size Increase article font size From clinical settings to trauma situations to soft skills, virtual reality can help prepare students for nearly any type of situation they may face on the job. “I really think VR is the future of simulation,” said Dr. Lawrence Gillman, the director …

Ontario has granted a three-month funding extension for doctors to provide care through virtual emergency departments, The Canadian Press has learned. Several hospitals had said they planned to shut down their virtual ERs — and one says it still will — because the provincial funding was set to run out …

9:37 Can virtual reality help tackle racism? On an October morning, Michael Avis makes his way to a gymnasium. He has come to a Toronto Catholic elementary school to provide anti-racism training to staff. But unlike more traditional forms, Avis is using virtual reality to have learners better understand bias, …

TORONTO — Several Ontario school boards are planning to continue offering virtual learning next year, forging ahead before provincial direction is set, and saying it’s now more about a different mode of learning rather than a pandemic response. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board and Toronto …

Ontario is putting $4.75 million toward expanding a virtual walk-in counselling program for children and youth to access mental health services. Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the One Stop Talk program is a way to offer modern, convenient options for youth in ways in which they are used to communicating. …

A study led by researchers with the Ontario Medical Association found no evidence patients substituted hospital emergency rooms for virtual visits with their family doctor in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers say the peer-reviewed study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, is significant given recent …

Telecommunications provider Telus is dipping its paws into the world of veterinary care, with the launch of a new app offering telemedicine for pets.  Telus Health MyPet functions similarly to Telus’s virtual medicine offerings for humans; pet owners download the app onto their smartphones for free and create a profile …

Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is officially launching a free virtual booking system Thursday that allows travellers to book a spot in the security line ahead of their flight.  YYZ Express is meant to help streamline the security check-in process for passengers and ultimately ease wait times that have ballooned this year for …

For years, Scott Lear tried to convince B.C.’s health authorities to adopt a virtual cardiac rehab program he developed for patients recovering from conditions like heart attacks. Participants were monitored from home while they exercised and would consult with specialists online. Promising pilot runs of the program showed they made fewer trips to the …

Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have left students out of practice with classroom learning, impacted their mental health and distanced them from peers. The CBC News series Learning Curve explores the ramifications of COVID-19 for Canadian …