Month: December 2020

COVID-19 has put thousands of our loved ones at risk and it is only getting worse. The vast majority of COVID-19 deaths in Canada have occurred in for-profit long-term care ...

Friends: Seniors living in continuing care have suffered the greatest impact of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide, and Alberta is no exception. Across the country, companies are failing to hire enough staff, ...

on the web at theprogressreport.ca/progress_report_246 Holiday celebrations are more or less canceled for most of us now, but it looks like Christmas has come early for Jason Kenney. The federal Liberals ...

Carol Wodak Care Watch Supplement December 11, 2020 Covid-19 statistics for Alberta. Robson Fletcher, CBC Calgary December11. 2020 • 657 of the 684 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Alberta to ...

QUOTABLES: It's beyond anything I could comprehend ever happening. It just baffles me that somebody would do this. You've exposed staff that are working their butts off to care for ...

Scanning the globe for news by, for and about Senior Citizens Quotables: ‘I don’t pay any attention to age at all,’ Ms. Stewart said. ‘I have a very strong constitution ...

Scanning the web for Alberta news and views Inspired by Verna Milligan & Carol Wodak QUOTABLES: So much for Mr. Kenney’s boastful vow that CEC Ltd. meant Albertans “refuse to ...

QUOTABLES: Can anybody still deny that we are facing a dramatic emergency? That is why today, I call on all leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate Emergency in ...

QUOTABLES: “Labour will be looking to the federal government to make good on its commitment to supporting local job creation, skills training, apprenticeships and decent wages for workers, especially to ...

Your weekly update on Alberta politics for December 8, 2020 on the web at theprogressreport.ca/progress_report_245 Dear Reader: Before we get into the latest poll we have to make a quick ask ...

Carol Wodak Care Watch Supplement December 6, 2020 What do you look for in the news? I’ve done Care Watch for years, with occasional lapses lately. When I scan the ...

QUOTABLES: The ADSW Summit along with Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week’s other high-level events will help set the global sustainability agenda for the year ahead – a year when sustainability will ...

QUOTABLES: This year's Lancet Countdown is the latest warning that the U.S. is going in the wrong direction on climate change and health. But it's not too late to change ...

QUOTABLES: Parkside Extendicare said that 50 residents of the home had tested positive with four in hospital.  The number of people with COVID-19 has now grown to 90 with over ...

Scanning the globe for news by, for and about Senior Citizens Quotables: Adults overwhelmingly have a positive attitude towards people aged over 70. Over 90 per cent agreed that older ...