Posted by Greg Beatty | March 27, 2020 | COVID-19, News
It’s probably not the “America First” that Donald Trump had in mind when he was on the campaign trail in 2016 — or maybe it was, at this point, who really knows? As had been forecast for weeks, the United...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 26, 2020 | COVID-19, News
A few days ago we did a post about different actions gvernments have taken to grapple with the challenge of coping with the chaos caused by the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of those measures, such as the GST and Canada Child Benefit...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 25, 2020 | COVID-19, News
In addition to the toll the virus has taken on peoples’ physical and mental health, it’s exacted a huge economic toll. Around the world, stock markets have cratered and business has ground to a halt: putting many...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 24, 2020 | COVID-19, News
COVID-19 first appeared in China in December. Since then, it’s spread relentlessly around the world. On March 11, the World Health Organization officially declared the virus a global pandemic. When looking at the success...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 23, 2020 | COVID-19, News
On Friday, both the Saskatchewan government and City of Regina declared states of emergency to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Some of the municipal regulations mirrored those enacted by the province. But whereas the...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 22, 2020 | News
A person can be infected with COVID-19 for up to 14 days before showing any symptoms. While pre-symptom transmission of the virus is possible, medical experts currently think it is less common than post-symptom transmission....
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 21, 2020 | News
Government responses to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic have been coming fast and furious in the last few days. To help people get up to speed on what measures have been taken and how they might impact on them in the days,...
Read MorePosted by Greg Beatty | March 20, 2020 | Animals, News
With our March 26 print publication, like pretty much everything else around the world, suspended, we’re making an effort to revive our blog. We can’t match the capacity of the CBC to cover the local, national and international...
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