Author of the article: The Whig-Standard
Publishing date: Feb 18, 2021 • February 18, 2021 • 3 minute read
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Re: “Kingston region’s green status ‘absolutely not an invitation’ to visitors,” Feb. 9.
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Following Kingston’s exit from lockdown, Dr. Kieran Moore wants people from higher-spread areas not to come for a visit and suggests that businesses should consider refusing to serve such visitors. Dr. Moore also suggests that the region’s low spread is due to the community’s adherence to best practices.
Google in active talks with Canadian publishers following string of deals to pay for news in Australia The Australian deals come as Ottawa plans to introduce legislation this year aimed at levelling the playing field between Canadian news publishers and online search and social media
Author of the article: Barbara Shecter
Publishing date: Feb 17, 2021 • February 17, 2021 • 4 minute read • Google has signed more than 500 publishers in dozens of countries to its news platform, News Showcase, and remains “in active conversations with Canadian publishers about participating in the program, spokesperson told the Financial Post. Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images
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Good evening, let’s start with today’s top coronavirus stories:
British study points to lockdowns as COVID-19 infection rates fall 67 per cent in England
Canadians worried about the British variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 can take comfort from a study in England that shows infection rates have fallen by 67 per cent in the past month, European correspondent Paul Waldie writes.
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The Peace Tower is pictured on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Jan. 25, 2021.
OTTAWA MPs attempted Wednesday to stop the Liberal government’s foot-dragging on reforming the whistleblower law, demanding changes that could make public servants more comfortable coming forward with allegations of wrongdoing.
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley introduced a motion at the House of Commons’ government operations committee to retable a 2017 report that recommended more than 25 changes to the law. At the time, the Treasury Board president, Scott Brison, had agreed with the committee that improvements were needed to the Public Servants Disclosure Protection Act. But advocates say nothing was done.