Tag: COVID-19
Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line U.S. workers | Reuters
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $500 million…
How the pandemic presented a stock-market opportunity to Sen. David Perdue of Georgia
The Georgia Republican squares off with Democrat Jon Ossoff — who labeled…
Let businesses deduct security expenses ; anti-mask BS
Low-paid retail and restaurant employees should not have to deal with anti-COVID-mask…
Pandemic brings India village its first school
A remote tribal village in southern India saw its first school open…
They had coronavirus. Now they’re showing up at memory clinics with serious cognitive loss
A worrisome number of people recovering from coronavirus are experiencing significant cognitive…
B.C. grocery store hires security guard as anti-mask hostility grows
A greeter at the Kootenay Co-op said many customers have told him…
Sweden Sees No Signs So Far Herd Immunity Is Stopping Virus
There’s little evidence that herd immunity is helping Sweden combat the coronavirus,…
How Steve Bannon and a Chinese Billionaire Created a Right-Wing Coronavirus Media Sensation
Increasingly allied, the American far right and members of the Chinese diaspora…
Kansas issued a face mask order. Counties that opted out saw COVID-19 cases rise 100% in 6 weeks, CDC says
Kansas counties that upheld the governor’s face mask order saw a decline…
No, 800,000 ineligible Canadians did not receive the CERB.
Today, the National Post published a piece in their Canadian Politics section…
National Post Pulls Factually Incorrect Story That Falsely Claimed 800,000 ‘Ineligible People’ Received CERB
The National Post pulled a story that falsely claimed ‘more than 800,000…
1,000 U.S. hospitals are ‘critically’ short on staff — and more expect to be soon
As COVID-19 hospitalizations surge, new data released by the federal government show…
They were mocked on TV, but BC Ferries’ accidentally adult signs are sticking around for now | CBC News
The infamous BC Ferries mandatory mask signs mocked on late night TV…
Retailers Cut Back on Choices; ‘We Don’t Need Three Types of Red’
Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and others cull styles to combat decision…
Covid-19 mink variants discovered in humans in seven countries
Denmark has already launched a nationwide cull of its farmed mink herd…
Do Trump’s Lawyers Know What They Are Doing?
Today several of President Trump’s lawyers, including Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell,…
USS Michael Murphy: Major coronavirus outbreak hits crew of US Navy warship – CNNPolitics
There has been a major coronavirus outbreak aboard a US Navy guided…
Tory MP demands answers why 800K non-tax-filers received CERB at cost of nearly $1.7B | National Post
‘This is a huge amount… I want the government to do a…
A gym trainer exposed 50 athletes to Covid-19, but no one else got sick because of a ventilation redesign – CNN
A Virginia gym owner thought she had a nightmare scenario on her…
Majority of travellers entering Canada during COVID-19 given OK to not quarantine | CBC News
More than five million arrivals into Canada have been allowed to skip the…
Fauci says U.S. has ‘independent spirit,’ but now is the time to ‘do what you’re told’
Fauci is hoping that Americans will follow guidelines and stresses that simple…
A guaranteed minimum income would be more effective than current government programs
Replacing the raft of recovery benefits and EI with a simple, permanent…
Global warming bigger threat than coronavirus: Red Cross
Red Cross says the world has been hit by more than 100…
Spanish study finds dog owners have 78% higher risk of catching Covid
Researchers at the University of Granada and the Andalusian School of Public…
Nearly half of 83 people who attended Ohio wedding test positive for Covid-19
Among those to contract the virus were the newlyweds and their grandparents….
U.S. nurse says dying COVID-19 patients spent last minutes insisting virus isn’t real | CTV News
An emergency room nurse in South Dakota is speaking out in frustration…
Home Depot boosts staff pay by $1 billion after uninterrupted sales surge
Home Depot Inc said on Tuesday it will spend about $1 billion…
UBI as an indicator of a countries’ wealth
I was thinking: could a UBI be justified as the basic income…
Sweden has admitted its coronavirus immunity predictions were wrong as cases soar across the country
Sweden’s chief epidemiologist has acknowledged the country is experiencing a second wave…
How a national response could address an unprecedented COVID-19 surge across Canada | CBC News
Experts are divided on what Canada should do next to curb the…
Utah Valley hospital dealing with ill-fated attempts of conspiracy theorists
During a presentation to the Provo Municipal Council on Tuesday, Intermountain Utah…
Almost Every U.S. State Is Now Officially a Coronavirus Hot Spot
This is what an utter pandemic catastrophe looks like. Source: Almost Every…
Belgian researchers link vitamin D deficiency to serious cases of Covid-19
Researches in a Belgian hospital have found a “clear” link between vitamin…
Scientist behind BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine says it can end pandemic
Exclusive: BioNTech’s CEO Uğur Şahin says he is confident vaccine can ‘bash…
More than 130 Secret Service officers are said to be infected with coronavirus or quarantining in wake of Trump’s campaign travel
The dramatic impact of the virus on the Secret Service’s presidential protection…
EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations
Source: EU agency: Coronavirus spread in minks could speed mutations
The NHL is considering an all-Canadian division for the 2021 season, Bettman says
Hubs based on geography and a shortened season are possibilities as the…
Covid-19 scare unfolds aboard first cruise to resume sailing in the Caribbean
A passenger on SeaDream Yacht Club’s SeaDream 1 got a preliminary positive…
Tourists are buying fake covid-19 test results on the black market to travel
Forging or buying negative coronavirus test results is the latest bad tourist…
One in five COVID-19 patients develop mental illness within 90 days – study
Many COVID-19 survivors are likely to be at greater risk of developing…
Lockdown named word of the year by Collins Dictionary
Collins records a 6,000% increase in usage of the word since 2019,…
6 countries reported COVID-19 in mink farms, say WHO
Source: 6 countries reported COVID-19 in mink farms, say WHO
WHO says mutant mink coronavirus outbreak in Denmark is a ‘concern’
The US, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden have now reported coronavirus cases…
N.L. takes first step toward basic income as NDP motion passes in legislature | CBC News
Politicians did an unusual thing last week: they unanimously agreed to look…
In Alberta and Ontario, two conservative premiers take very different approaches to COVID-19
The differences in the two leaders are both situational and ideological –…
Covid job losses lead MPs to call for trials of universal basic income
Large cross-party group urges government to allow councils to run pilot schemes…
Canada’s House Prices Are Soaring Because Reality Doesn’t Matter Anymore
How is it that our stock markets and house prices look like…
Coronavirus: Trump campaign rallies led to 30,000 cases, Stanford researchers say
President Donald Trump’s campaign rallies led to more than 30,000 coronavirus cases,…
Tim Hortons struggling with no sign of customers returning to morning commute | Financial Post
‘When’s the last time you ordered a coffee and a bagel at…
