Covid-19 Lockdowns

• Confidence among small businesses dropping amid high debt, interest rates: CFIB

  In its 2022 holiday retail outlook, Deloitte Canada said overall holiday spending is expected to drop this year as inflation shrinks consumer buying power.

  Canada

  Oct 27, 2022
  
• Roman Baber says Conservative leadership bid is about more than COVID lockdowns

  PC leadership candidate Roman Baber, the former Ontario PC MPP kicked out over his opposition to COVID-19 public health measures, says he fears 'erosion' of Canadian democracy.

  Politics

  May 1, 2022
  
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• Canada’s privacy watchdog probing health officials’ use of cellphone location data

  Commons committee will hold emergency meeting Thursday to discuss the Public Health Agency of Canada’s plans to purchase the cellphone location data of millions of citizens.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2022
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• ‘It feels like nothing’s changed’: Are COVID-19 lockdowns effective? Experts weigh in

  Experts agree that lockdowns have the potential to be an instrumental tool in reducing COVID-19 transmission, but only when they are applied correctly.

  Canada

  Apr 13, 2021
• Canada facing growing radicalization risk over COVID-19 lockdowns: report

  Social isolation and financial hardship are cited as some of the risks for why COVID-19 and associated lockdowns could see some Canadians radicalize online.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2021
• ‘Loneliness pandemic’: Work from home during COVID-19 takes mental toll on Canadians

  With record low social interactions amid coronavirus restrictions, both workplace productivity and mental health are taking a hit, a new report shows.

  Health

  Jan 21, 2021
• How COVID-19 lockdown inactivity can lead to muscle loss

  Regaining muscle is a case of either using it or losing it, says James McKendry of McMaster University.

  Commentary

  Dec 6, 2020
• The coronavirus rent subsidy caps how much business chains can get. Is that unfair?

  The coronavirus rent subsidy caps multi-unit businesses at $300,000, which a business adviser said might make sense.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2020
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• Earth turns wilder, cleaner as coronavirus lockdowns continue

  As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily

  Health

  Apr 22, 2020