Month: May 2020

Click:gold loan Auckland Bagpipes have the unique ability to help you mourn a loved one’s death while celebrating their life at the same time. Nolan Adam remembered this lesson from his grandfather, a funeral director, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The Penticton, B.C.-based managing partner of Providence Funeral Homes was inspired by his grandfather’s wisdom…

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is reporting a dramatic increase in the number of military personnel who have contracted COVID-19 while working in long-term care facilities in Ontario and Quebec. A total of 28 service members deployed in such facilities have tested positive for the respiratory illness, the military said in a statement Thursday.…

If you’re one of the many people hoping the new age of working from home will mean you can set up shop in a more affordable location, there’s a chance you will be disappointed. Your employers may want to keep the savings for themselves. That’s the case with Facebook, which laid out plans this week…

Ontario has deferred the deadline for colleges and universities to sign onto a significant and controversial change to their provincial funding. The previous agreements between the province and post-secondary institutions expired in March 2020. The ministry had been working to sign new ones that would extend until 2025 — and would include new conditions for…

More than a month since a wage-top up for front-line health care aides in Alberta long-term care homes was announced, the union representing long-term care workers there says many on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic still have not received the promised pay increase. Health Minister Tyler Shandro announced the $2 per hour pay…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is suggesting the House of Commons could resume business during the COVID-19 pandemic using a “hybrid” model, in which some MPs are physically in the chamber while others participate virtually. Trudeau suggested he is open to the idea Wednesday as the governing Liberals were in the midst of negotiations…

LONG BEACH, CA — Four patients have now entered clinical trials for potential coronavirus treatments, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center announced on Wednesday. The hospital is a recent access point selected by Gilead Sciences and they are one of the first to receive the investigational antiviral medication Remdesivir as a potential treatment for COVID-19. MemorialCare…

Click:Tea bag packing machine ATLANTA, GA — The 2020 Masters Tournament that was set to take place in Georgia has been postponed, officials announced Friday. Concerns about the new coronavirus spreading have led several professional sports leagues and teams to cancel or postpone games, tournaments or seasons. Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley shared…

Surfeurs, baigneurs, marcheurs et plaisanciers du Pays Basque vont pouvoir reprendre dès samedi le chemin des plages du littoral, a annoncé jeudi le préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Eric Spitz. Les maires d’Anglet, Biarritz, Bidart, Guethary, Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Ciboure et Hendaye se sont mis d’accord sur un concept de “plages dynamiques”, sur lesquelles les habitants pourront marcher ou…

Une étude suédoise publiée dans PLOS ONE montre que le diagnostic du trouble d’anxiété sociale, ou phobie sociale, est lié à différents traits de personnalité, qui peuvent varier selon l’individu qui en souffre. Sommaire L’anxiété sociale n’exclurait pas automatiquement les personnalités extraverties Plus couramment appelé phobie sociale, le trouble d’anxiété sociale désigne une angoisse associée…