The #CRTC has awarded one-year extensions (to June 14, 2021) for the launch of Indigenous radio stations in Edmonton and Vancouver, both because of COVID-19-related issues. The licences were awarded in 2017 to replace the defunct Aboriginal Voices Radio.
Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (CFWE), which has the Edmonton licence, says COVID-19 has prevented construction work on its new studio, and just needs a few extra months to launch.
For Northern Native Broadcasting (CFNR), which has the Vancouver licence, the problem is financial. Sales cut in half, $196,000 accumulated loss.
“Our focus for the balance of 2020-21 fiscal year and possibly beyond will be on survival mode,” CEO Greg Smith tells the #CRTC
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Je vois plein de discussion de ce reportage. Certains voient une attaque contre Le Devoir. Ou une trahison contre le mouvement « Moi aussi ». Ou une preuve que ce mouvement va trop loin contre les hommes. Ou une preuve du "cancel culture." Permettez-moi quelques nuances...
Parce que c'est ça, la nuance. C'est inconvénient. Ce n'est pas bonne comme arme rhétorique, la nuance. Pas une preuve ni une contre-preuve. Ça déradicalise les propos.
Isabelle Hachey est très claire: Elle ne veut « pas d’absoudre Julien Lacroix, ni de se demander s’il serait temps pour lui de remonter sur les planches ». Elle ne veut non plus « remettre en cause la démarche journalistique adoptée par les médias, dont Le Devoir »
Today’s update. An even 600 new cases. Hospitalizations have now more than tripled in the past month and are up 30% in the past week.
The statistical risk difference between vaccinated and unvaccinated people keeps increasing. Now if you’re unvaccinated, you’re 33 times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 than someone your age who’s vaccinated.
Quebec has been registering out-of-province vaccinations since May, but with vaccine passports becoming a thing, the number of doses registered has almost doubled in the past two weeks. It’s now 125,891 (1st+2nd doses).
Today’s update. A double-digit increase in hospitalizations. There are now twice as many in hospital as three weeks ago.
Yesterday, there were fewer than 15,000 vaccine doses administered for the first time since February, and fewer than 10,000 second doses for the first time since May.
18-29 and 30-39 are the only age groups left where at least 85% of the population doesn’t have at least one dose of vaccine.
Today’s update. Relatively good news, with under 700 new cases, active cases dropping again and only 5 new deaths (lowest net increase since Oct. 3).
Another 31,000+ vaccines administered yesterday, setting another new high. Quebec has passed 8% of the population given at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The number of new variant cases in Quebec has decreased for the third straight day.