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Canadians’ personal financial circumstances improving, but majority will defer major purchases in the next year
Two-thirds say they’re spending less on non-essential items over the past month July 23, 2020 – As communities try to balance re-starting business and commerce locally while avoiding new outbreaks of COVID-19, the status of many Canadians’ own personal financial
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COVID-19: Half of Canadians confident their community would lock down again if second wave arrives
Half fear a second wave would do worse economic damage than first July 20, 2020 – Temperatures are rising across the country and public health officials are intensifying their messaging in attempts to keep Canadians, especially those under the age
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COVID-19: Canadian concern over falling ill on the rise again
Majority of Canadians wearing mask most of the time in public (55%), many wear one rarely, never (45%) July 16, 2020 – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage in the United States, Canadian provinces and territories have been focused
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Blame, bullying and disrespect: Chinese Canadians reveal their experiences with racism during COVID-19
Half say they have been called names or otherwise insulted during COVID-19 outbreak June 22, 2020 – It has been referred to as the “shadow pandemic” in Canada. As COVID-19 indiscriminately touches people in large communities and small households, it
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As COVID-19 rewrites playbook on social safety net, majorities support idea of basic income of up to 30K
But who will pay? Two-thirds reject increase in their own taxes, most feel wealthy should be responsible June 18, 2020 – As the federal government extends the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit, a program that has sustained more than seven million
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Three months after COVID-19 pandemic declared, Canadians express ‘fatigue’, are social distancing less
Young people, ages 18 to 34, are least likely to be continuing to follow advice from health officials June 15, 2020 – With the advent of summer mere days away, public health officials expressing concern that Canadians are flagging in
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