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A Vancouver long-term care home where more than one-third of residents have died from COVID-19 in the past six weeks will be the subject of an investigation by British Columbia’s independent watchdog for seniors.
Isobel Mackenzie, the Seniors Advocate, says she is concerned for the welfare of the remaining residents at Little Mountain Place, and is calling on Vancouver Coastal Health to provide a full accounting of its response to the outbreak that has been, to date, the most lethal in the province.
Breathing new life into dying art form Leong (right) harbours hopes that Cantonese opera will be recognised as a Malaysian art form.
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when the web was what spiders spun and the TV was in black and white, the Chinese opera was the entertainment that drew large crowds.
Today, such performances are staged only occasionally, mostly on significant dates such as the Hungry Ghost Festival.
For the younger generation, who have unlimited entertainment options thanks to new technology, sitting in the moonlight for a
three-hour stage retelling of palace intrigue or lost love is no longer as magical.
But, if Chinese opera enthusiast Daryl Leong, 43, has his way, the lost art may yet get a revival, thanks to technology.
Staff shortages and sense of duty discouraging health-care workers from staying home when sick, unions say
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says there is “a culture of presenteeism in health care,” but unions say workers are worried about staff shortages and inconsistent paid sick leave.
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