Toronto Mayor John Tory announced on Tuesday that city staff were working with partners in the community to ensure they don’t lose small businesses. He said a new site called distantly.ca had launched, and would be a crowdfunding tool to allow Torontonians to help businesses that are struggling due to COVID-19. Residents will be able to use a directory to search for their favourite businesses and send financial assistance, which would then be deposited into the business’s bank account.