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PHU area currently has the highest rate of infection per capita for COVID-19 in Ontario

PHU area currently has the highest rate of infection per capita for COVID-19 in Ontario

UNBC librarian highlights ways to identify credible COVID-19 information online SHARE ON: Misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines has been spreading like wildfire online throughout the course of the pandemic. According to a Stats Canada survey, during the first few months of the pandemic, 96% of respondents who went online for COVID-19 information admitted to coming across information they suspected was misleading, false, or inaccurate. The report also showed that 40% of respondents admitted...

A commentary by the past chair of Grumpy Taxpayer$ of Greater ­Victoria, a citizen’s ­advocacy group for municipal taxpayers. The words of Pythagoras, an ancient Ionian Greek philosopher and . . .

Article content When food banks were first introduced to the public back in the 1980s, the idea was to provide much-needed but temporary assistance during recessionary times. And they were originally set up to provide short-term relief to those who had lost their jobs due to the recession. The role of the community food bank has since grown and evolved to become a permanent fixture in today’s society. Recent research reveals that as of today, more than 3,000 food banks and community agencies ...

May 10, 2021 | Inflation Boom Steve Saretsky Steve Saretsky is a Vancouver residential Realtor and author behind one of Vancouver’s most popular real estate blogs, Vancity Condo Guide. Steve is widely considered a thought leader in the industry with regular appearances on BNN, CBC, CKNW, CTV and as a contributor to BC Business Magazine. Steve provides advisory services to banks, hedge funds, developers, and various types of investors. Inflation is picking up, this is particularly the case fo...

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The unemployment rate in the Cariboo region is as low as its been since July of 2019. Vincent Ferrao, a Labour Market Analyst with Stats Canada, says the jobless rate in April was 6.1 percent, down from 6.8 last month, and 9.9 percent a year ago at this time. Ferrao says there were about 8,500 more people working in the region. “The data from this morning shows that employment in the Cariboo is at 86,100 people in April. That’s little change from March but it is up from a year ago. A year a...

Job prospects brightened in Sudbury during April, Statistics Canada says. There were 300 more full-time jobs in April 2021 compared to a month earlier, StatsCan report Friday. A gain of 400 part-time positions led to an increase of 700 total jobs in April. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser. Sudbury adds 700 jobs in April Back to video The number of full-time jobs in April was up from the previous month in natural resources, construction, manufacturin...