Police in the northeast investigate hundreds of COVID complaints, but have laid only 28 charges
New laws to stop the spread of COVID-19 are keeping police busy in northeastern Ontario. They ve written 28 tickets since the start of the pandemic, but have responded to hundreds of complaints about people not following the rules.
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Police forces say they are issuing more fines now, after focusing on education early on in the pandemic
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: December 17, 2020
$1,255 ticket given to an Alban man in November by OPP for violating the Quarantine Act. (Ontario Provincial Police )
The Year In Ska & Ska-Punk: Albums, EPs & Singles not to miss from 2020
Ska never went away, but there s more widespread interest for the genre right now than there has been in a while. Nostalgia tends to move in 20-ish year cycles and it s been about two decades since ska s last peak in popularity died down, enough time has passed for the unfair stigma to fade away, and the anti-racism aspect of ska hits hard after four years of having Trump as a president. But it s not just timing; there s an increasingly strong network of bands working hard to show that ska is alive and well, and those bands are making
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Mike Park, chief executive of the Scottish White Fish Producers Association, said the fishing industry was not concerned about a no-deal Brexit. It comes as Mr Johnson agreed to continue talks with the EU - while making clear the UK would prosper with no-deal.
45 Best Punk Albums of 2020
I think it goes without saying how insane of a year 2020 was, but there were things to be grateful for too, and one of those things is the incredible amount of great punk records that came out this year. Aside from the fact that so many of these albums had messages that resonated strongly this year, it was inspiring to see how the punk community came together during some of the toughest times, even in a year where we couldn t get together physically. Throughout the whole year, this vast community protested, amplified voices, launched fundraisers, and helped support so many people, and released a lot of great music in the process. I tried to narrow down the best of it to 45 albums and EPs, but it wasn t easy. Countless great records came out this year under the punk umbrella, and even stopping at 45 meant leaving out some great ones.