Canada - Coronavirus COVID-19

[Tadpole12]

Coronavirus aid bill negotiations continue, agreement in principle reached: sources

44% of Canadian households report lost work amid COVID-19 pandemic: poll

Coronavirus Updates Canada: Justin Trudeau Wants Sweeping New Powers, Reports say

Coronavirus: Testing backlog linked to shortage of essential chemicals

What pet owners need to know about COVID-19

 

[Tadpole12]

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Coronavirus Update: Employment claims soar, Liberals pull spending measure from emergency bill, UN says U.S. could become new epicentre

5 per cent

"Nearly one million people, or 5 per cent of all employees in Canada,
applied for unemployment benefits in the last week."

 

[Tadpole12]

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Bombardier to send home 12,400 employees as it halts aircraft, rail production in Ontario, Quebec in coronavirus shutdown

"About 70 per cent of Bombadier's Canadian workforce of 17,600 people will be furloughed ... They will not be paid and will continue
to receive benefits and are encouraged to apply for unemployment insurance."

 

[Tadpole12]

Ontario

Ontario government set to unveil major fiscal update in response to coronavirus outbreak

Ontario reports 85 new coronavirus cases, provincial total at 588 - CityNews Toronto

Who has coronavirus in Ontario? The province’s data doesn’t tell the whole story

 

[Tadpole12]

Maple syrup

The Latest Subject of Coronavirus-Related Panic-Buying: Canadian Maple Syrup

 

[Tadpole12]

China's food prices spike as anti-virus effort disrupts supply

Coronavirus has not hurt pork demand in China - Alberta Pork

Food processors in Canada boost employee pay amid COVID-19 pandemic

 

[Tadpole12]

Ontario:

Ontario confirms 100 new coronavirus cases including 1 more death, total jumps to 671 active cases

Coronavirus: 1st OPP officer tests presumptive positive for COVID-19

Nipissing West, NE Ontario

Potential COVID-19 exposure at Seaforth, Ont. 'buck and doe,' new case in Grey-Bruce

Waterloo region, Seaforth, 'buck & doe' March 14

 

[dyannaON]

I’ve been trying to get through to EI for a week now. Non stop. It’s become my FT job. Sighhhhhh

 

[Bravo]

I’ve been trying to get through to EI for a week now. Non stop. It’s become my FT job. Sighhhhhh

Are you doing it online? If so maybe try close to midnight when volume is likely at it's lowest. Keep us posted. Be safe.

 

[Tadpole12]

I’ve been trying to get through to EI for a week now. Non stop. It’s become my FT job. Sighhhhhh

Sorry to hear this, must be really really aggravating.

I looked up the EI site,
'Cause we might all need this link in the future?

Canada Benefits:
Employment Insurance benefits - Canada.ca

COVID-19 Notice:
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) – Benefits and services - Canada.ca

Ya, and keep us posted.

 

[LadyL]

Ontario is the province with the lowest number of ventilators : 12 for every 100,000 people. Sobering thought.

Quebec 35
Nfld Labrador 30
Nova Scotia 28
British Columbia 25
New Brunswick 23
Prince Edward Island 18
Manitoba 18
Saskatchewan 15
Alberta 14
Ontario 12

link?

 

[LadyL]

Homeless man who tested positive for COVID-19 left to wander Montreal streets after screening

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/mont...KjxaGaT5XRJ0KLARaYjcALuYcJUHbYXeNgNr9AEaLrnUw

 

[Tadpole12]

Mandatory quarantines for international travellers kick in at midnight: health minister

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mandatory-quarantine-hajdu-1.5509508

Trudeau leaves door open to using smartphone data to track Canadians' compliance with pandemic rules

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cellphone-tracking-trudeau-covid-1.5508236

A 2nd wave of COVID-19 is possible. Here’s what that means for Canada

 

[Tadpole12]

Quebec:

Quebec records 2 more deaths as coronavirus cases jump to 1,339

"up 326 in a single day. There are 78 people who are hospitalized and 35 of them are in intensive care."

 

[Tadpole12]

Coronavirus: Air Canada starts cargo-only flights for sensitive shipments, medical supplies

"cargo-only flight to Europe, with other flights planned for Latin America and South America"

 

[LadyL]

How sick Canadian travellers are masking COVID-19 symptoms to get through airport screening

https://www.cbc.ca/news/investigate...6eFLyIfW-tEOibff6OQOZUuqP2aYNKutImdAGtmoomDxM

 

[Sillybilly]

B.C. offers $500 a month for renters, bans evictions and rent increases

Not sure how much this will help those with rents in Vancouver averaging $1450+ /mo and other BC towns/cities being well over $1000 in most places.

 

[rogue ant]

link?

Not a link exactly as it was on TV (Radio-Canada) but here is what they showed on screen.

 

[LadyL]

Not a link exactly as it was on TV (Radio-Canada) but here is what they showed on screen.

thank you that is terrifying

 

[musicaljoke]

Ontario is the province with the lowest number of ventilators : 12 for every 100,000 people. Sobering thought.

Quebec 35
Nfld Labrador 30
Nova Scotia 28
British Columbia 25
New Brunswick 23
Prince Edward Island 18
Manitoba 18
Saskatchewan 15
Alberta 14
Ontario 12

There is something definitely wrong with these stats. Even our little 20 bed hospital has two ventilators and access to 2 more.