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Polemic politics are getting the best of us.The personalized hatred between the Liberals and Conservatives on Parliament Hill that was briefly, and helpfully, contained by the pandemic last spring has now burst into the open, driving the country repeatedly to the brink of an election despite the onset of a second wave of COVID-19 in many key ridings.The Conservatives are taking any opportunity to call the Liberals c
stanley kaffeebecher orrupt. They threaten to demand personal information from Justin Trudeaus family. Their leader, Erin OToole, accuses the prime minister of playing a game with peoples lives. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The Liberals, meanwhile, tie Parliament in knots with filibustering, pror
stanley spain ogation, confidence votes and accusations of their own.Its almost as if there werent hospitals under strain in parts of the country, panicking families waiting days and days for test results, with COVID-19 digging its claws into big cities in Ontario and Quebec, prompting warnings from public health officers that we are heading in the devastating direction of Europe. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Of course, talented politicians can walk and chew gum at the same time, dealing with the pandemic even while hurling insults at each other.The thing is, the standoff, the bitter words and the constant exaggeration seem to be the opposite of what many in the electorate need to hear right now. AR
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Ontario confirmed its 20th case of novel coronavirus 鈥?or COVID-19 鈥?on Tuesday, after the first case was reported of human-to-human transmission in the province.But Peterborough Public Health asserts the local risk is low. Less than 10 tests have been conducted locally and all have turned out negative.On Monday, March 2, the province reported three new cases of coronavirus, which all had a travel history linked to Iran or Egypt. On Tuesday the province confirmed there were two more cases. Ontario Minister of Health Christine Elliott has said theres no indication the virus is spreading locally beyond聽 contacts. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Three-thousand people have been killed by the virus so far, wi
stanley taza th the vast majority of those to date occurring in China, according to Infection, Prevention and Control Canada. U.S. officials reported Monday that six people have died from it in Washington State. The risk continues to be low in Ontario and low in Peterborough, says Patti Fitzgerald, manager of the infectious disease program at Peter
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stanley shop ple who either recently travelled to affected areas, or who are related to those who have. The first case of human-to-human transmission in Ontario was a spouse of an existing case, says Fitzgerald.While there have been a handful of tests done in Peterborough, Fitzg
