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stanley cup asing a fraction of its COVID-19 data to the public is just one example of such secrecy. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW It doesnt surprise me, said Holman, who stressed B.C. is particularly notorious for withholding information. But it really emphasizes the need for governments across Canada to provide more information to the general public about whats going on during this public health disaster. The B.C. government was quickly on the defensive Friday morning after a Vancouver Sun report showed how little of the data the province has collected is being released to the public. The paper had been leaked two reports from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control, both over 45 pages long. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Canadians, as a whole, should be outraged that fellow Canadians are being infantilized in this way, Holman said.Read the full story here from Jeremy Nuttall. Wcnc Here s who is eligible for a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine dose in Oakville and Burlington as well as Milton and Halton Hills
TORONTO 鈥?Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:Wholesale trade figuresStatCan is scheduled to release wholesale trade figures for March on Wednesday. The agency reported that sales were up 0.7 per cent to $67.5 billion in February, despite the effects o
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stanley website ary. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW April inflationStatCan is scheduled to release its Consumer Price Index for April on Wednesday. Figures for March showed that the annual pace of inflation in Canada posted its biggest one-month decline in more than a decade, dropping below one per cent as the price of oil collapsed and the economy was first gripped by the COVID-19 pandemic. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Aircraft movement ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW StatCan is scheduled to release its weekly aircraft movements for the week of May 2 to 8 on Wednesday, which will provide a glimps
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