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April 27. Crown Heights, Brooklyn. According to the Independent Budget Office, New York City lost 889,000 jobs across all sectors in the first half of 2020 and only managed to regain 332,000 by year’s end. The hospitality and leisure sectors dependent on packed bars, theaters, restaurants and hotels took the biggest hit of all, losing a staggering 202,000 jobs. The vaccine rollout and the lifting of restrictions have raised hopes for a rebound. A recent rise in cases has some experts concerned but they don’t expect the number of cases to reach levels seen during the first and second waves of the pandemic. ....
New Book Showcases How ‘Wilful Blindness’ to CCP-Connected Crime Operations Harms Western Democracies Investigative journalist Sam Cooper’s new book “Wilful Blindness: How a Network of Narcos, Tycoons and CCP Agents Infiltrated the West” offers an in-depth look on how massive international crime networks are targeting democracies worldwide and how authorities in some cases have been looking away. The book follows Cooper’s investigation of suspicious money-laundering activities in Vancouver’s casinos. Following the money trails, Cooper uncovers the intricate connections between drug trafficking organizations in Canada, Hong Kong triad gangs, and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The book covers how criminal proceedings fuelled an opioid crisis in Canada while driving real estate costs so high to make them unaffordable for many, and how in many cases the hands of law enforcement officials were tied due to pressure from politicians. ....
Whether you’re just looking into which countries you might want to immigrate to or have your heart set on moving to Canada, you have questions about what’s involved in the process of getting settled. What are the immigration requirements? What are the best cities to live in? How much will it cost to live in certain popular cities or provinces? At Scotiabank, we know what it’s like to ask those questions – many of our employees are new to Canada themselves. People like Ivy Li, a Scotia advisor, who moved from China to go to the University of Toronto and remembers being shy and struggling with the language when she first moved to Canada. ....