As many office towers in downtown Winnipeg remain far from capacity, new and existing businesses in the city's core are hopeful foot traffic will return soon.

Preliminary data from a Probe Omnibus survey that is about halfway complete shows that about 50 per cent of office workers are back in some capacity downtown.

As Canadians continue to work and study from home this fall in anticipation of a second wave of COVID-19, furniture stores are running low on desks and chairs and other supplies for home offices.

Some surprising pandemic pursuits are cropping up, thanks to COVID-19 and professionals working away from the office. How work from home could be a key factor in finding success with a new hobby.

Employers and employees should begin updating their expectations for each other now that many are realizing they may be working from home indefinitely, according to one expert.

A leading Canadian ergonomist says back and neck pain is a common complaint these days.

With more people working from home, offices downsizing and many businesses folding, realtors are expecting already sky-high vacancy rates will continue to rise. But some are finding opportunity in those empty spaces.

Even if all you're doing is checking emails and typing on your laptop, check in with your insurance provider, experts say.

The pandemic is putting downward pressure on rents in Toronto and Vancouver. In some smaller cities, though, it's the opposite.

Nova Scotia's WCB has put out an RFP to develop a long-term plan that could allow 400 of its workers to work from home even after the COVID-19 crisis ends.