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05/29/2020

When is it safe to ease COVID-19 restrictions? How does that relate to the “peak” of the epidemic? And when might restrictions need to be reimposed? Here's a metric that can help answer those questions.

05/28/2020

Sam Cooper, Global News: "The report from Canada’s cyber defence agency, the Communications Security Establishment, builds on its previous COVID-19 alerts, which warned that cybercriminals have “spoofed” many Government of Canada webpages in attempts to scam citizens. The new report outlines the stunning scale of these spoofing and phishing attacks, and new strategic directions.

The cyber defence agency is “aware of over 120,000 newly registered COVID-19 themed domains, a large proportion of which was considered malicious or related to fraudulent activity,” the April 27 report says."

Cyber spies are targeting Canada's COVID-19 research, a report says.

05/28/2020

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Globe and Mail

05/26/2020

Bob Mackin, TheBreakerNews: "A post on the Liberal Minister of Digital Government’s group on a China state-censored social media platform is promoting a lawsuit against an investigative journalist who cast a critical eye on China’s hoarding of medical supplies during the coronavirus pandemic.

Sam Cooper of Global News reported April 30 under the headline “United Front groups in Canada helped Beijing stockpile coronavirus safety supplies,” about how allies of the Chinese Communist Party went on a six-week, worldwide buying spree and exported 2.5 billion pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to China, from Canada, Australia and other countries.

Cooper’s story quoted former Mexican diplomat Jorge Guajardo and Conservative leadership candidate Erin O’Toole, a harsh critic of the CCP."

Real estate agents are exploring a lawsuit against investigative journalist Sam Cooper, who wrote about China's manipulation of the world medical supply market as the coronavirus spread beyond Wuhan.

05/26/2020

Carla Wilson, Times Colonist: "Island Health announced Monday that Abermann will continue to oversee daily operations and management of the private facility.

Nanaimo Seniors Village is run by Pacific Reach Seniors Housing Management, operating as West Coast Seniors Housing Management. That company is part of the Retirement Concepts group of companies."

Island Health has extended its daily management of a privately owned Nanaimo seniors home until at least the end of July.Susan Abermann was appointed administrator of the 150-bed Nanaimo’s . . .

05/26/2020

Mike Hager, Globe and Mail: "Some of the billions of dollars that have been spirited out of China and pumped into British Columbia’s economy in recent years have mingled with drug money and bolstered the underground money-laundering sector, one of Canada’s foremost academics told a provincial inquiry Monday."

Criminology professor says funds spirited out of China have helped to bolster underground sector in the province

05/25/2020

John Hua, Global News: "In Vancouver, criminologist Stephen Schneider said, there seems to be businesses whose sole purpose is to launder money, and that it has become a “cottage industry” in which people become specialists or consultants to help organized crime groups transport and launder dirty cash."

One expert says there seems to be businesses in Vancouver whose sole purpose is to launder money.

05/25/2020

The Earnscliffe public opinion research team surveyed nearly 2,000 Canadians on their attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic.

What do Canadians want policy makers to know about COVID-19? How is the pandemic changing how Canadians think about industries and corporations? What is the new role of corporate communications and COVID-related advertisements.

Watch the live webinar below:

Originally aired Friday, May 22. Moderated by Allan Gregg, our panelists Doug Anderson, CAIP, Stephanie Constable, CAIP, Chris Ball, and special guest Susan Delacourt, national columnist for the Toronto Star, gathered to discuss Earnscliffe’s newly-released polling data. The Earnscliffe public opi...

05/25/2020

Simon Little, Global News: "When British Columbia’s public inquiry into money laundering resumes on Monday, Port Coquitlam’s mayor says he hopes it becomes must-watch programming.

The Cullen Commission has moved its proceedings online amid concerns about COVID-19. Global News will stream the entire proceedings live.

“My hope is that Justice (Austin) Cullen becomes just as well known as Dr. (Bonnie) Henry,” said (Brad) West, referring to the B.C.’s provincial health officer, whose daily pandemic briefings have become essential viewing."

"My hope is that Justice (Austin) Cullen becomes just as well known as Dr. (Bonnie) Henry," said West.

05/25/2020

UPDATED: How B.C.'s long term care industry tilted in political donations.

05/24/2020

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Times Colonist

05/24/2020

Sam Cooper, Global News: "Almost half of Canadians believe at least one popular coronavirus conspiracy theory or myth, including 26 per cent who believe COVID-19 is a Chinese-engineered bioweapon released from a lab, according to a new survey from Carleton University.

In an interview, Carleton University journalism professor Josh Greenberg said study authors found popular conspiracy “memes” are seeded and distributed in the “highly fragmented” information-sharing landscape of social messaging apps such as Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and TikTok."

Most Canadians believe they can easily distinguish coronavirus fact from fiction. But a new study suggests otherwise.