Rent strikes loom across Canada as coronavirus kills daily-wage jobs
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TORONTO (Reuters) - Landlords across Canada should brace for rent strikes in May unless the government steps in with rental subsidies for occupants as the outbreak of new coronavirus decimates wages, industry groups and tenants said on Monday.Restrictions aimed at curbing the virus' spread has hit the restaurant and retail industries hard, making rent payment a flashpoint expense for both employers and employees.A rent strike is gathering steam in Ontario, the country's most populous province...