Month: March 2020

EU institutions struggle to adapt openness principle Concerns over delays in modernising freedom of information rights. European Voice By Constant Brand 10/13/10, 5:00 PM CET Updated 8/8/14, 1:44 PM CET Advocates of a more open EU are concerned not only over the role of lobbyists, but also over delays in modernising freedom of information rights.  […]

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TORONTO — More than 100 of Canada’s top charities are lobbying the federal government for financial aid to avoid “irreparable damage” and collapse during the novel coronavirus pandemic.  The United Way, YMCA, Kids Help Phone, Women’s Shelters Canada and Daily Bread Foodbank are among the more than 140 charities that signed a letter addressed to […]

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OTTAWA — Canadians concerned their friends and neighbours aren’t respecting mandatory quarantine orders should warn local public health agencies, the country’s top doctor suggested. Some provinces, including Alberta and New Brunswick, announced this week that new hotlines will allow people to report potential violations of provincial emergency declaration orders. Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam […]

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The world has survived deadly viruses and other types of pandemics before, but never in modern history has one caused an economic crash anywhere near the sort we are seeing today with the coronavirus crisis.  During the 1918-19 Spanish flu outbreak, the most severe pandemic in recent history, the Dow Jones stock index declined around […]

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OTTAWA — The Liberals are repackaging two previously promised benefits for Canadians whose working lives are disrupted by COVID-19, a change that will almost double direct spending in the government’s economic plan to $52 billion. Combining the two benefits into one will mean a $2,000 per month payment for up to four months to workers whose […]

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Leslie Bank is in “fight or flight” mode.  The 34-year-old was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 15 years ago, and developed health anxiety five years ago. Bank has used clinical psychology and cognitive behavioural therapy to control her mental health. She had a healthy pregnancy in December, and has been practising social distancing since then […]

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