The pandemic source of inspiration for Carlo Bianchini
[GTranslate]MARKHAM – The pandemic, for an artist, can also be a source of inspiration. And so it was for Carlo Bianchini, a young Canadian singer-songwriter son of Italian immigrants. Between the first and the second lockdown, Carlo wrote and recorded, in his home-studio in Markham, the album “Quarantine Sessions”.
The power of music in Alzheimer’s disease
[GTranslate]TORONTO – Music has the innate ability to trigger parts of the brain that evoke emotions and memories. Simply take note the next time you hear a particular tune or favourite melody. Does it recall a specific memory? For people living with Alzheimer’s, music can be an important instrument in helping these individuals.
The order of the marketplace is clear: do your job or leave
[GTranslate]TORONTO – There is a limit to the people’s patience. Opinion polls (the most recent by Abacus, February 4) suggest the public is growing distrusting of “political leadership” – irrespective of party preference. It is increasingly concerned about health (physical and mental), education, the economy and a “return to normalcy”. 
Covid-19 precautions halt influenza in its tracks
[gtranslate] TORONTO – What’s comforting about Covid-19 cases aplenty and the new, highly transmissible UK variant circulating throughout communities and countries struggling to contains Covid-19 infections? Influenza levels remain “exceptionally low”. Initial fears that flu cases would exacerbate an overburdened health care system dealing with the coronavirus pandemic have not quite materialized. Thank heavens for that.
Dueling a double epidemic
[gtranslate]TORONTO – The Covid-19 pandemic response may have some unexpected effects, for instance, a reduction in the prevalence of influenza. Yet, it has exacerbated a dark and deadly issue, the opioid crisis in Canada. Communities across the nation are reeling from the unprecedented levels of drug-related deaths.
Dover combattere contro una doppia pandemia
TORONTO – La risposta alla pandemia di Covid-19 può avere alcuni effetti imprevisti, ad esempio una riduzione della prevalenza dell’influenza. Eppure, ha esacerbato una questione oscura e mortale, la crisi degli oppioidi in Canada. Le comunità di tutta la nazione stanno vacillando per i livelli senza precedenti di decessi correlati alla droga.
Rompicapo vaccini, Moderna taglia le dosi per il Canada
TORONTO – Ancora problemi sul fronte vaccini in Canada. Per la terza volta in poche settimane le forniture di vaccino anti Covid-19 destinate al nostro Paese subiranno dei tagli rispetto ai quantitativi previsti. Stando ad alcuni documenti del Public Health Agency of Canada pubblicati ieri in esclusiva da Ctv, anche nella settimana del 22 febbraio.
Ethical “triumphs and casualties” of Covid-19
“I trionfi e le vittime” etiche del Covid-19
TORONTO – In una crisi, c’è sempre un momento in cui si resetta, un rimescolamento del mazzo di carte. Covid-19 è la crisi del giorno – ovunque e in tutti gli aspetti della vita – governo, economia, istruzione, etica … l’elenco continua. Si tratta di una crisi le cui proporzioni e dimensioni si stanno rapidamente allargando.