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Kingston researchers aim to document anti-Asian racism during pandemic

July 22, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Alyssa Martschenko, anti-Asian, Asian-Canadians, China, Chinese-Canadian, coronavirus, COVID-19, immigrants, Karl Flecker, KEYS Job Centre, Kingston, Kingston Coffee House, MP Derek Sloan, newcomers, pandemic, racism, research, research project, survey, World Health Organization (WHO)

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Canadian society over the past five months. Now, a research project from KEYS Job Centre

Councillor apologizes for offence caused after use of term ‘Wuhan Virus’

June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments Bill Maher, China, Chinese-Canadian Association of Kingston and District, City Council, City of Kingston, Council meeting, Councillor Robert Kiley, Councillor Simon Chapelle, COVID-19, G7 leaders, Hay Boon Mak, Kingston, Mayor Bryan Paterson, naming of infectious diseases, naming of the novel coronavirus, pandemic, political correctness, President Donald Trump, race relations, state of emergency, Vice President Mike Pence, WHO, World Health Organization, Wuhan virus

Councillor Simon Chapelle is apologizing for any offence he may have caused after he referred to COVID-19 as the “Wuhan

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Prison farms in a time of global crisis: Thinking big, starting small

May 26, 2020May 27, 2020 Jeannie Prinsen 0 Comments animal justice, baby formula, Calvin Neufeld, China, Chinese factory, Collins Bay Institution, Correctional Service Canada (CSC), COVID-19, dairy goats, Evolve Our Prison Farms, food security, goat dairy farm, goat milk farm, Kingston, plant-based farming, prison farms, prisoner labour, prisoners, rehabilitation, Save Our Prison Farms, social justice, sustainable farming

Ten years ago Neufeld was a neighbour of Collins Bay Institution and watched sympathetically as Save Our Prison Farms protested

KFL&A Public Health advises residents to be prepared as COVID-19 spreads

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, childcare, China, coronavirus, COVID-19, emergency preparedness, hand sanitizer, hand washing, health, health advisory, isolation, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), limiting the spread of germs, pet care, prescription medications, reducing the spread of germs, travel, Wuhan

With cases of COVID-19 continuing to spread across the globe, local health officials are preparing for the possibility that the

KFL&A Public Health releases tips to reduce the spread of novel coronavirus

February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, China, coronavirus, Dr. Kieran Moore, health unit, Hubei Province, influenza, influenza vaccines, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), outbreak, preventing the spread of germs, Public Health, quarantine, travellers, Wuhan

Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox and Addington (KFL&A) Public Health released new information on preventing the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus

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Queen’s University to host panel discussion on coronavirus

January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments 2019 novel coronavirus, China, coronavirus, discussion panel, Dr. David Walker, Dr. Gerald Evans, Dr. Kieran Moore, Dr. Samantha Buttermer, Kingston, public event, Queen's University, SARS, Wuhan

Queen’s University is hosting a panel discussion on the new coronavirus — known as the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, or the

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‘Low risk’ for novel coronavirus in community, public health officials say

January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 Tori Stafford 1 Comment 2019 novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, China, coronavirus, Dr. Hugh Guan, Hubei Province, influenza, influenza vaccines, KFL&A Public Health, Kingston, Kingston Frontenac Lennox and Addington Public Health (KFLA), local health unit, Ministry of Health, Queen's ARC, Queen's University, SARS, virus, Wuhan

Although there are two cases of the 2019 novel coronavirus in Canada – one confirmed and one presumptive – Kingston,

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Jeff Scott: The Countryside View – China and trade

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Jeff Scott 0 Comments African swine fever, America, Canada, canola, China, Huawei, international trade, Kingston, North Korea, pigs, South Korea, soy beans, tarrifs, THAAD anti-missiles, trade, United States

China is having a fight with Canada. We detained Meng Wanzhou for the Americans, because they want her to