Pandemic

Tens of thousands of people have been made homeless since the start of the pandemic despite a ban on evictions, the Guardian has found, with charities warning that younger people are falling through the gaps.Since April this year at least 90,063 people in the UK have been threatened with homelessness…

PHOENIX (AP) — Craft beer is billion-dollar business in Arizona. But when the COVID-19 pandemic hit about eight months ago and bars and restaurants closed, the brewers of one craft beer in Tempe said they lost half their business — selling beer in kegs. They changed their business model overnight…

The election of Joe Biden as the forty-sixth president of the United States heralds a massive change in the U.S. approach to controlling the coronavirus pandemic—a shift from a president who has consistently downplayed it to one who has vowed to make the coronavirus response a top priority, starting Inauguration…

The critical burden of the Covid19 pandemic on the health sector has as an immediate consequence, a decrease in the attention paid and the means available to address other diseases. Sexual and Reproductive Health is no exception to this situation.  How do countries manage to position, promote, and keep Family…

THE third China International Import Expo is attaching great importance to pandemic prevention as novel coronavirus still threatens the world. A special public health and pandemic prevention zone wasRead More

A 24/7 coronavirus lab has processed 4 million tests since its launch at the start of the pandemic. The Alderley Park Lighthouse Lab was set up in April as part of the government’s effort to scale up testing nationally. The Alderley Park Lighthouse Lab in Cheshire The Cheshire laboratory forms…

For Dallas Hobbs, defensive lineman at Washington State University, the call to action was sparked by a text message in June from his friend Dylan Boles, a defensive end for Stanford University. The exchanges that followed led to a movement to help collegiate players, many of whom are Black, fight…

Growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Lexie Spahich has memories of working on an assembly line with her siblings, preserving the food from their garden for the winter. Growing up in rural Saskatchewan, Lexie Spahich has memories of working on an assembly line with her siblings, preserving the food from their…

TORONTO — BCE Inc.'s third-quarter profit was down 20 per cent compared with a year ago as its revenue also edged lower due to the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on its business and its customers. TORONTO — BCE Inc.'s third-quarter profit was down 20 per cent compared with a year ago…

Show notes This week Mike welcomes back to the podcast Erin Benjamin, the president and CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association. The CLMA advocates on behalf of Canadian concert promoters, festivals, presenters, venues, agents, ticketing companies, industry associations, and suppliers. Mike and Erin spoke in late April about the…