Sarah Mills: The magic of a good, old-fashioned letter
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B.C. human rights observers concerned by spike in family violence amid COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Advocates for the rights of women and children in British Columbia are shining a light on the rise in family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. B.C. Human Rights Commissioner...
Apr 17, 2020
Wood chips to make pulp for toilet paper in short supply, Commons committee told
OTTAWA - The demand for toilet paper in Canada has skyrocketed - increasing by 241 per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Derek Nighbor, president of the Forest Products Association of Canada, reveale...
Apr 17, 2020
A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID 19
COVID-19 has sickened thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed hundreds. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a life that...
Apr 17, 2020
National rental subsidy needed to avoid mass evictions: advocates
OTTAWA - The federal government should consider rent relief for the precariously housed, or risk a wave of Canadians becoming homeless in the wake of COVID-19, advocates told MPs Friday. Prime Ministe...
Apr 17, 2020
Two Montreal lawyers file application to trademark the term COVID-19
Two Montreal lawyers have applied to trademark COVID-19, a filing that some experts said it is unlikely to succeed. Meriem Amir and Giovanni De Sua filed applications on ...
Apr 17, 2020
Son remembers 'tough lady' who died from COVID-19 in Calgary care home
CALGARY - Rita Owen died in a Calgary care home three weeks shy of her 92nd birthday never knowing she'd contracted COVID-19. "At her age, I just wanted her to enjoy what time she had and not worry," ...
Apr 17, 2020
B.C. rights groups demand action following inmate's death related to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - A coalition of rights groups in British Columbia is calling for the immediate release of as many inmates as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19 after the death of an inmate thi...
Apr 17, 2020
Victoria wants homeless to be housed in empty hotels during pandemic
VICTORIA - The City of Victoria is calling for the British Columbia government to take over its empty hotels and motels as a solution to housing the homeless during the COVID-...
Apr 17, 2020
Federal oilpatch bailout focus on cleanup of abandoned wells, reduced emissions
Industry and environmental groups welcomed a multibillion-dollar oilpatch bailout package Friday, but both were looking for more from the federal government. "We are awaiting additional details o...
Apr 17, 2020
COVID-19 exploits systemic cracks in nursing homes to devastating effect
TORONTO - The brutal assault of the novel coronavirus on long-term care facilities in Ontario has exposed long-standing, systemic problems in a sector that otherwise seldom receives top-of-mind public...
Apr 17, 2020
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