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Complaint to CBC: Painting critics of China’s Communist Party as “racist” hurts real victims of racism
Dear CBC Ombudsman, I’m writing to you as a CBC Radio listener who wakes up every morning to The Early Edition with Stephen Quinn. I have appeared numerous times on your news programs on radio and television. I’m a Canadian
Canada donated masks to China. Chinese mask makers now price-gouging Canada.
In early February, Canada donated 16 tonnes of personal protective equipment, such as clothing, face shields, masks, goggles and gloves to China to help the Chinese doctors and nurses battling the original Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan. But now as Canada
WHO forced to retract “false, irresponsible” statement after expert outcry
The World Health Organization has been forced to retract a statement claiming that there’s no evidence that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected. “Earlier today we tweeted about a new WHO scientific brief on “immunity passports”. The thread caused some
Foodora exiting Canada after couriers win right to unionize
Just two months after the Ontario Labour Relations Board cleared the way for Foodora couriers to unionize, the food-delivery app has announced it’s shutting shop in Canada. In an email sent to workers, Foodora announced that the last day of
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement donates PPEs to Canada’s healthcare workers
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement is teaming up with Toronto’s Hong Kong community to secure and donate personal protective equipment for healthcare workers in Canada, as Canadian health authorities grapple with a PPE shortfall that’s putting medical workers and vulnerable Canadians
Art in the time of COVID-19 for depression and anxiety Relief
By Katlyn Mortimer Since the outbreak of COVID-19 forced many North Americans into a simulated depressive episode, prescriptions for antidepressant and anti-anxiety medication rose by 18.6 and 34.1 percent, respectively. These figures come from the United States, but Canada is
Million people sign petition calling on WHO boss to step down
A petition demanding the resignation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) director-general accusing Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of kowtowing to China and mishandling the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic response has crossed the million signature mark. Toronto hair stylist Osuka Yip started
3M sues Canadian men for bootlegging, price gouging
Face mask manufacturing giant 3M has bought a lawsuit against the directors of a Canadian company on Tuesday, claiming the two Ontario men “falsely affiliated themselves with 3M to sell N95 respirators at exorbitant prices during the pandemic.” 3M filed
New sensor detects COVID-19 virus in the air within minutes
Swiss scientists have demonstrated a sensor that can detect SARS-CoV-2 in the air within minutes, which could help halt the COVID-19 pandemic in its tracks. Fast and reliable tests for the new coronavirus are urgently needed to bring the pandemic
Canada liable to compensate Chinese companies for COVID-19 losses under Harper govt trade agreement
Canada is liable to compensate Chinese companies for losses incurred due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, under the terms of a trade agreement the Harper government signed with China. Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative government signed the Agreement