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January 2021

2021-01-21 – Sure Immigration: How Canadian Families Can Avoid the Financial Impact of Providing Senior Care
2021-01-20 – The Recorder & Times: Trenton MFRC and VON proposing new clinic
2021-01-20 – Intelligencer: Trenton MFRC and VON proposing new clinic
2021-01-20 – The Whig Standard: Trenton MFRC and VON proposing new clinic
2021-01-15 – Fernie Youth: How COVID-19 Is Affecting Our Youth in Canada
2021-01-05 – Warta Ekonomi: The Pandemic Almost Changed Everything, This Time the Trend of Child Birth in the World Declines
2021-01-02 – CBC News: As anger raged about rotational workers, women organized. Here’s what I learned

December 2020

2020-12-31 – The Seeker: Wonderous Life: Roger Sauvé
2020-12-28 – Ottawa Citizen: With falling birth rates, worries mount that pandemic-deferred pregnancies could affect everything from immigration to health care
2020-12-27 – Alberta Views: A Changed World
2020-12-24 – RateMDs: Difficulty Conceiving During the Pandemic? It Could Be Stress, This Study Shows
2020-12-19 – Globe and Mail: My family embraced multigenerational living. More Canadians should do the same
2020-12-18 – Benefits Canada: How Accenture is supporting working parents amid the coronavirus crisis
2020-12-18 – Government of New Brunswick: 2020 Order of New Brunswick Recipients
2020-12-11 – Orangeville.com: Nobody wants to talk about death’ Author doesn’t want you to wait to write down your dying wishes
2020-12-11 – Vancouver Education Newspaper: New report on the impact of COVID-19 on family health
2020-12-05 – Healthy Living with Alex: A Call to Reform QC Curriculum: Mandatory Education on Mental Health and Wellness
2020-12-02 – Baby Doppler Blog: Baby Doppler Toy Drive: 3 Ways to Make a Child Smile
2020-12-01 – CMRU: Sometimes It Takes More Than Two

November 2020

2020-11-30 – Microsoft News: How today’s crisis will affect your retirement
2020-11-30 – iPolitics: At committee: Second-wave pandemic prep, Canada-U.K. trade
2020-11-24 – Statistics Canada: The experiences and needs of older caregivers in Canada
2020-11-24 – Statistique Canada: L’expérience et les besoins des aidants âgés au Canada
2020-11-23 – Healing Through Action: Obstacles for New Mothers with Disabilities
2020-11-21 – Unpublished Café: COVID-19: The Impact on Youth
2020-11-20 – Journal Le patient du Québec: La décentralisation, ça marche. Surtout en temps de Covid
2020-11-10 – Lun Li, Andrew V Wister, and Barbara Mitchell: Social Isolation Among Spousal and Adult-Child Caregivers: Findings from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
2020-11-09 – Yumary Ruiz et al.: Ultra-rapid Development and Deployment of a Family Resilience Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons learned from Families Tackling Tough Times Together
2020-11-09 – Zhihu: After seeing these 3 hazards of sleeping together, I decided to separate bed with my partner... (Google translation – Chinese)
2020-11-09 – Joan: How to survive your back-to-back meetings
2020-11-08 – ShareFit: How to Preserve the Tradition of Family Dinner Togetherness
2020-11-05 – The Fold: Designed for Inclusion
2020-11-03 – Public Policy Forum: The Data Talks: How Statistics Canada measured a pandemic
2020-11-03 – Forum des politiques publiques: Statistique Canada fait peau neuve : Nouvelles approches pour mesurer une pandémie
2020-11-03 – Queen’s U Faculty of Health Sciences: How military research can improve the lives of first responders and their families

October 2020

2020-10-26 – The Toronto Goods: Looking for a Multi-generational Home?
2020-10-20 – CARP Ottawa Boomer Angle: Grandparents – Part of a Caring Community
2020-10-15 – The Conversation: To build back better after COVID-19, we must support parents

September 2020

2020-09-30 – Urban Legal Recruitment: Current State of Legal Recruitment in Canada
2020-09-30 – Medium: (More Than Just) Eating Together: An Ethnography
2020-09-28 – Sudbury.com: Home care is the solution to long-term care crisis, says CARP
2020-09-25 – Conseiller: « Ah, si j’avais su! », soupirent de nombreux retraités L’absence d’une stratégie claire entraîne des regrets.
2020-09-21 – Superlife.ca: China’s love of Canadian “genius doctor” [TRANSLATED]
2020-09-21 – CARP: CARP pushes PM to focus on home care in recovery plan
2020-09-21 – Rehab & Community Care: The facts: Women and pandemics
2020-09-14 – CDEACF: L’Institut Vanier et l’Université Brock s’intéressent aux conséquences des politiques familiales
2020-09-13 – Jim Day, The Guardian: New group advocates on behalf of P.E.I. residents caring for their grandchildren
2020-09-11 – Sand Hill: The difference between birthrates following 9/11 and COVID: An Economic Outlook
2020-09-03 – Benefits Canada: How can employers support staff with children during pandemic schooling?

August 2020

2020-08-28 – ICI Radio-Canada: Auriez-vous été un bon père des années 1950?
2020-08-28 – Elizz: Tips for caregivers to manage “back to school” worries
2020-08-27 – CBC Ontario Morning: Ontario Morning – Thursday August 27. 2020 – Part 1
2020-08-27 – SAAA25.org: No Place to Fly? Experts Recommend a Vacation Anyway (Arabic)
2020-08-27 – FR24 News: Nulle part où voler? Faites quand même une pause dans votre travail, conseillent les experts
2020-08-27 – FR24 News: Nowhere to fly? Take a break from work anyway, experts advise
2020-08-27 – CTV News: Nowhere to fly? Take a break from work anyway, experts advise
2020-08-27 – CBC Ontario Morning: Families, Back to School and Grandparents – syndicated appearances on Ontario AM (Ontario); Ottawa Morning (Ottawa); Metro Morning (Toronto); Windsor Morning (Windsor); Island Morning (Charlottetown); Qulliq (Iqaluit); The Morning Edition (Kitchener-Waterloo); Information Radio (Winnipeg); Daybreak Kamloops (Kamloops); Morning North (Sudbury); Daybreak North (Prince George/Prince Rupert); Saskatoon Morning (Saskatoon); The Early Edition (Vancouver)
2020-08-27 – HeadTopics: Families face tough decisions as school-going children are forced to isolate from grandparents
2020-08-27 – Manitoba Services: Nowhere to fly? Take a break from work anyway, experts advise
2020-08-26 – Winnipeg News: Nowhere to fly? Take a break from work anyway, experts advise
2020-08-26 – Globe and Mail: Families face tough decisions as school-going children are forced to isolate from grandparents
2020-08-13 – Today’s Parent: When your blended family just won’t blend
2020-08-13 – Active History: History Slam Episode 157: Crown Ditch and the Prairie Castle
2020-08-12 – York Region: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-08 – CMFMAG: Have Your Say: COVID-19 impact survey seeking veterans and their family members
2020-08-07 – Chinese Canadian Voice: Covid-19 (112): Cause the birth rate to drop?
2020-08-06 – 52HRTT: Expert: The new crown epidemic may cause the birth rate to drop
2020-08-06 – LF Press: Ann & Murray KELLY
2020-08-05 – FR24 News: COVID-19 has significantly affected travel spending in Canada
2020-08-05 – Durham Region: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-05 – Hospice Volunteering: The impact of COVID-19 on our views and experiences of death and dying
2020-08-05 – The Star: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-05 – Waterloo Chronicle: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-05 – FR24 News: Le COVID-19 a considérablement affecté les dépenses de voyage au Canada
2020-08-05 – Northumberland News: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-05 – Orangeville.com: Worried about your kids returning to school? Look abroad to countries that got it right
2020-08-04 – Macleans: COVID-19 has drastically affected Canadian travel spending
2020-08-04 – OMNY News: Mars facts, Declining birth rates in Canada & Paying for an unneeded pipeline
2020-08-04 – OMNY News: How is COVID-19 affecting the birth rate?
2020-08-03 – FR24 News: La pandémie COVID-19 devrait faire baisser le taux de natalité. Voici pourquoi c’est important
2020-08-03 – News47: The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to decrease the start fee. Here’s why that issues | Latest News
2020-08-03 – The Canadian News: COVID-19 would reduce the birth rate in Canada
2020-08-03 – Mingjing News: Expert: The new crown epidemic may cause the birth rate to drop
2020-08-03 – RCI News: Expert: The new crown epidemic may cause the birth rate to drop
2020-08-03 – News Burrow: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower the birth rate. Here’s why that matters
2020-08-03 – Carihargater: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower the birth rate. Here’s why that matters
2020-08-03 – In World Trend: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to reduce the birth rate. Here’s why that matters
2020-08-03 – CBC News: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lower the birth rate. Here’s why that matters
2020-08-01 – LaDiaria: The impact of the pandemic on fertility
2020-08-27 – Children’s Mental Health Ontario and Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health: Return to School During COVID-19: Considerations for Ontario’s Child and Youth Community Mental Health Service Providers
2020-08-27 – Santé mentale pour enfants Ontario et Centre d’excellence de l’Ontario en santé mentale des enfants et des adolescents: Le retour à l’école durant la COVID-19 : Considérations pour les prestataires services communautaires en santé mentale des enfants et des jeunes de l’Ontario

July 2020

2020-07-29 – aceprensa: Los hogares multigeneracionales, al alza en los países anglosajones
2020-07-20 – iPolitics: iPolitics AM: MPs head back to the Chamber to mull over Team Trudeau’s latest pandemic support proposals
2020-07-19 – iPolitics: What We’re Watching: House to resume sitting on Monday to deal with COVID-19 bill
2020-07-07 – Palam.ca: Eat Together So Your Children Can Develop Healthy Habits

June 2020

2020-06-21 – The Globe and Mail: Crowded housing, tenuous jobs, and starting over in the midst of a pandemic raise risk of mental-health issues for immigrants and refugees
2020-06-20 – Times Colonist: Ask Ellie: COVID-related job loss has teen depressed
2020-06-20 – Toronto Star: Pandemic has left my normally upbeat son depressed about his future. How can I help him? Ask Ellie
2020-06-16 – El Noticias 365: Una encuesta halla que los canadienses abandonan las vacaciones de verano en respuesta a la pandemia de COVID-19
2020-06-16 – Q107 FM: Canadians ditching summer vacations in response to COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds
2020-06-16 – Global News: Canadians ditching summer vacations in response to COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds
2020-06-16 – Skugal: Canadians ditching summer vacations in response to COVID-19 pandemic, survey finds
2020-06-16 – Personal Successes: Lifestyle
2020-06-04 – Head Topics: Staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19 has a silver lining for some Canadians
2020-06-04 – CBC Listen: Nora Spinks, CEO of the Vanier Institute, on how the pandemic is changing family relations
2020-06-04 – The Globe and Mail: Staying at home to stop the spread of COVID-19 has a silver lining for some Canadians
2020-06-04 – CBC Radio: Here and Now Toronto with Gill Deacon – Nora Spinks, CEO of the Vanier Institute on how the pandemic is changing family relations
2020-06-00 – Gateway Gazette: Getting Past “I’m Fine”– Staying Mentally Strong During COVID-19

May 2020

2020-05-29 – FR24 News: La santé mentale des jeunes se détériore sous le stress d’une pandémie, révèle une nouvelle étude de CAMH
2020-05-29 – Nouvelles du monde: La santé mentale des jeunes se détériore sous le stress d’une pandémie, révèle une nouvelle étude de CAMH
2020-05-29 – Journal métro: Santé mentale et confinement: à quoi peut-on s’attendre?
2020-05-28 – Conseil du statut de la femme: La santé mentale des femmes en temps de pandémie
2020-05-28 – The Record: Youth mental health deteriorating under pandemic stresses, new CAMH study reveals
2020-05-28 – The Star: Parents “very afraid” of returning to pre-pandemic business as usual
2020-05-28 – The Star: Youth mental health deteriorating under pandemic stresses, new CAMH study reveals
2020-05-27 – Braceworks: The military provides health care to its members, but not their families
2020-05-26 – Gateway Gazette: Getting Past “I’m Fine”- Staying Mentally Strong During COVID-19
2020-05-26 – Imagine Canada: Charities demonstrate strength and resilience during current crisis
2020-05-25 – All Things Leisure: Engaging in Family Leisure During a New Normal
2020-05-25 – Halifax Examiner: The prices and penalties women pay in a pandemic
2020-05-25 – Winnipeg Free Press: Reading, writing, reassurance: Loss of school routine, support leaves children needing “space to express their feelings”
2020-05-24 – Journal Métro: Santé mentale et confinement: à quoi peut-on s’attendre?
2020-05-23 – COVID-19: Most Canadian teenagers say they’re experiencing feelings of sadness due to the global pandemic – syndicated appearances on Newmarket Today; Orillia Matters; Midland Today; Bradford Today
2020-05-22 – Rimbey Review: Youths report feeling sad, afraid of novel coronavirus during pandemic: survey
2020-05-22 – Ponoka News: Youths report feeling sad, afraid of novel coronavirus during pandemic: survey
2020-05-22 – De24.news: Jugendliche berichten, dass sie traurig sind und Angst vor neuartigen Coronaviren während einer Pandemie haben: Umfrage
2020-05-22 – Radio-Canada International: Adolescents canadiens et COVID : entre la peur, l’ennui et la joie
2020-05-22 – FR24 News: Les jeunes déclarent se sentir tristes et effrayés par le nouveau coronavirus pendant la pandémie
2020-05-21 – Okotoks Today: Youths report feeling sad, afraid of novel coronavirus during pandemic: survey
2020-05-21 – iPolitics: Trudeau set to boost pandemic aid to off-reserve Indigenous groups
2020-05-21 – COVID-19 creating less anxiety among Quebec youth compared to rest of Canada – syndicated appearances on Global News, SooToday, KtTx News
2020-05-21 – Canadian Press: Canadian youths report feeling sad, afraid of COVID-19 during pandemic – syndicated appearances on The Globe and Mail, CP24, Ottawa Matters, Waterloo Chronicle, PressFrom, Penticton Herald, The Chronicle Journal
2020-05-21 – CTV News Montreal: COVID-19 causes anxiety among Canadian youth: survey
2020-05-21 – Journal métro : Coronavirus: l’anxiété des jeunes inquiète, les préjudices nombreux
2020-05-21 – Radio-Canada: Les jeunes Canadiens s’ennuient de l’école, selon un sondage
2020-05-21 – La Presse: Une majorité de jeunes s’ennuient « assez » ou « beaucoup » de l’école depuis que la pandémie de coronavirus les oblige à apprendre à distance, démontre une nouvelle enquête dont les résultats ont été rendus publics jeudi
2020-05-21 – Métro: Coronavirus: l’anxiété