Lockdowns
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Confidence among small businesses dropping amid high debt, interest rates: CFIBIn its 2022 holiday retail outlook, Deloitte Canada said overall holiday spending is expected to drop this year as inflation shrinks consumer buying power.CanadaOct 27, 2022
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Alberta UCP leadership candidate Danielle Smith promises immediate sovereignty actIf she becomes Alberta's premier, Danielle Smith said there'd be legislation to ignore federal laws along with steps to create a provincial police force and tax-collection agency.CanadaJun 23, 2022
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Durham business owner wants to help prevent lockdowns from happeningLocal business owner creates program with hope of bringing an end to lockdowns. It would help businesses create a safe space for their customers.EconomyMar 1, 2022
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Quebec Liberals to Premier Legault: Where is your reopening plan?Quebec Liberals want the Legault government to present a plan on how the province will deal with future waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsJan 23, 2022
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A Kelowna secondary school’s officials react quickly to online threatThe threat was worrisome in nature and that's why school officials initiated the community multidisciplinary violence threat risk assessment process.NewsDec 2, 2021
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U.K. eyes COVID-19 road map that avoids lockdowns, steps up vaccines for youthBoris Johnson's Conservative government is hoping that widespread vaccinations, rather than restrictions, will keep COVID-19 infections in check.WorldSep 13, 2021
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Kingston comic book store survives COVID lockdowns, break-in, and now truck crashThe owner of STB Comics says he didn't think his business would survive COVID lockdowns, but the store still stands -- literally -- even after a truck drove right through it.CanadaJul 2, 2021
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Weekly survey: Are some countries opening up to musical events too fast?Scenes of mass public events in the US and the UK are everywhere as both nations declare some measure of victory over COVID-19. But is this premature?EntertainmentMay 31, 2021
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Police investigate after hundreds gathered for event in Woodstock, Ont.Police say a group of roughly 300 people assembled at Museum Square in Woodstock on Sunday.CanadaMay 31, 2021
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Tory MP sorry after calling lockdowns greatest civil liberties breach since WWII internment campsA Conservative MP has come under fire after he said that public health measures are the greatest infringement on civil liberties since internment camps from the Second World War.CanadaApr 24, 2021
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