Posted: May 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Becca Atkinson and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary in February 2020. Four months later, they separated.(Submitted by Becca Atkinson)
COVID-19 is taking a toll on relationships and creating a boom for divorce lawyers, couples therapists and even debt counsellors who are helping newly single clients chart a path forward through the pandemic. What would ordinarily be a bump in a regular marriage is amplified, said Russell Alexander, a lawyer specializing in separation agreements and divorces. That s leading people to decide their partner is not right for them.
Alexander, who oversees seven family law offices across Ontario, said their client base has grown by about 30 per cent since the pandemic began.
Colorlines Q&A: Where is the Data on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women?
Investigative journalist, Connie Walker, of the Okanese First Nation in Canada, discusses her work, the media’s lack of response and her podcast, Stolen: The Search for Jermain.
Photo Credit: Connie Walker, courtesy of Connie Walker; Stolen show art, courtesy of Jessie Harte, Elise Harven and Talia Rochmann
Nearly 30 years ago, in 1995, 28-year-old
Pamela Jean George a mother of two from the Sakimay First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada was brutally murdered by two white, affluent men, ages 19 and 20. The following year,
MacLean’s reported that the men boasted about driving around, getting drunk, sexually assaulting and killing George. MacLean’s also noted that one of the murderers was even reported to have told a friend, “She deserved it. She was Indian.” For killing George, the two university students received
COVID-19: NARD sets up telehealth initiative, targets one million Nigerians
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The National Executive of the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, has set up a telehealth solutions initiative to cater to the health needs of one million vulnerable Nigerians as the world battles COVID-19.
This was stated in a statement by the NARD President, Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, and Chairman, NARD Telehealth Committee, Dr. Kenneth Uwajeh in Lagos.
The programme, called ‘NARD 1 in a Million Programme’, is a revolutionary medical outreach to one million Nigerians targeted at increasing COVID-19 awareness from screening for symptoms, prevention and management mainly targeting the grassroots via digital means (telemedicine).
So as you build your budget for 2021, financial experts say you need to create a robust plan that s built on realistic expectations for your income and your spending.
Financial literacy and credit counsellor Pamela George says if you tapped your emergency fund to help deal with the financial stress of the pandemic last year, topping it back up should be a priority.
And for those that still don t have at least some money put aside in an emergency fund, creating one should be at the top of the list.
George says it can be overwhelming to think about saving a six-month buffer, but even if it means starting small, it is important to start building that cushion.