New data from Statistics Canada shows there were far fewer people diagnosed with cancer in the first year of the pandemic even though more than 140,000 new cases were reported to the Canadian Cancer Registry (CCR) in that year. While this may sound like good news, the drastic drop in the detection rate between 2020…
New Cancer Diagnoses Fell Significantly Amid Pandemic Restrictions in 2020: Statistics Canada
Years Long Instability Affecting California Commercial Real Estate
April 5, 2023
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Following the collapse of banks on both coasts last month, financial markets are jittery, and the lingering threat to commercial real estate is significant, with a litany of issues, primarily tracing back to pandemic restrictions, affecting office and retail real estate. Office vacancies are distressing lenders, as evidenced by the February default of Brookfield Asset…
US Economy Loses $12 Trillion to COVID Lockdowns, Mandatory Business Closures Cited as Top Reason
February 1, 2023
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U.S. GDP fell during the pandemic due to COVID-19 lockdowns and resulted in trillions of dollars in losses in these past years, a consequence mainly driven by mandatory business closure policies, according to a study by researchers from the University of Southern California (USC). By the end of 2022, the pandemic had cut $12.2 trillion…
China Dials Back Some COVID-19 Curbs, Global Stocks Jump
November 11, 2022
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The Chinese regime has announced relaxing some of the harsh COVID-19 restrictions imposed in the country, with the decision positively affecting stocks worldwide. On Nov. 11, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) announced easing the pandemic rules a day after the Politburo Standing Committee met to approve the measures. The new rules cut down centralized quarantine…
32 Percent of Canadian Tourism Small Businesses Planning to Quit: Federal Report
A third of Canadian tourism operators are planning to call it quits due to rising operational costs, unpredictable business demand, and government regulations they experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic, a report by a federal commerce regulator says. Released on Aug. 15, the report by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) noted that small and…
Trust in CDC Is Low, Agency Has Been Politicized: Rep. Larry Bucshon
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), heart surgeon and member of the GOP Doctor Caucus, said the public has lost trust in United States’ premier health agency for its handling of the pandemic and that people see the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now as a political tool. “I think the confidence that people now…
Hong Kong Virus Cluster in Housing Prompts Partial Lockdown
HONG KONG—Hong Kong expanded a partial lockdown and tightened pandemic restrictions Tuesday after more than 200 cases of COVID-19 were discovered at a public housing estate. Hong Kong has already suspended many overseas flights and requires arrivals to be quarantined. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said a second residential block at the Kwai Chung housing…
‘Absolutely Critical’: Aussie Senator Called for Royal Commission Into Goverment’s COVID-19 Handling
Australian One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called on whichever party wins this year’s federal election to establish a Royal Commission in Australia’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The senator on Sunday said an “honest and thorough examination” is “absolutely critical” in examining the policies put in place by Australia’s federal, state and territory governments, although it…
Addicted to Power? Australian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Pandemic Overreach
November 4, 2021
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Commentary Rising vaccination rates in Australia continue to edge most states towards ever more significant easing of restrictions in time for Christmas. Hopes are high in some parts of the country that COVID-19 lockdowns will now be consigned to history, never to be imposed again. However, thanks to the zeal of Premier Daniel Andrews and…
Appeals Court Keeps Pandemic Rules in Place for Florida-Based Cruise Ships
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge’s ruling that sided with a Florida lawsuit seeking to overturn the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) pandemic restrictions on cruise ships. In a ruling on July 17 (pdf), a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a temporary stay in the…
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