Covid Lockdowns

• ‘Immunity debt’: Why experts say this new term promotes COVID-19 ‘misinformation’

  The term "immunity debt" is circulating as an explanation of a surge in illness in Canada, but infectious diseases experts say it's “dangerous” and promotes COVID “misinformation.”

  Health

  Nov 12, 2022
  
• 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
  
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• Canadians did ‘a lot of shopping’ in January despite renewed COVID restrictions

  However, Statistics Canada said its early estimate for February suggests retail sales fell 0.5 per cent for that month.

  Consumer

  Mar 18, 2022
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• Canada won’t necessarily see another COVID-19 wave, experts say

  As COVID-19 cases rise in some parts of the world, experts say they are unsure if Canada is likely to see another wave even with loosened public health measures.

  Health

  Mar 17, 2022
• Businesses indirectly hit in lockdowns slipping through cracks of COVID supports

  Businesses that aren't locked down but are nonetheless hurt by COVID-19 restrictions in Canada are struggling to get financial support in some provinces.

  Economy

  Jan 19, 2022
• COVID-19 lockdowns pushed Canada’s gasoline use to lowest level since 2001

  Statistics Canada data show Canadians bought 38.6 billion litres of gas in 2020, 14 per cent less than the year before.

  Consumer

  Oct 5, 2021
• U.S. will not return to COVID-19 lockdowns despite Delta variant risks, Fauci predicts

  The average number of new COVID-19 cases reported each day in U.S. has nearly doubled in the past 10 days, according to a Reuters analysis. 

  Health

  Aug 1, 2021
• Retail sales plunged 5.7% in April amid third wave of COVID-19

  The drop in sales was concentrated in retailers deemed "non-essential" as sales fell in nine of 11 subsectors, Statistics Canada said.

  Economy

  Jun 23, 2021
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• Vaccine makers among Canadian businesses pushing plan to avoid further lockdowns

  The presidents of Pfizer Canada and Providence Therapeutics, as well as executives from Shoppers Drug Mart, WestJet and BlackBerry, are among the group.

  World

  Feb 16, 2021
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• More states move to curb coronavirus surges with new restrictions, mask mandates

  More than 70,000 Americans were hospitalized for treatment of COVID-19 as of Monday, the most ever at any time since the pandemic began.

  World

  Nov 17, 2020