May 17: Group urges Quebec to respect patients’ rights during COVID-19 pandemic after complaints from seniors; Communities and businesses feel the pain of cancelled cruise ships
to reduce costs amid the coronavirus outbreak, which will bring down its number of employees by about 30 per cent, according to Bloomberg.John Campbell, owner of the Sou’Wester Restaurant and Gift Shop in Peggy's Cove, N.S. stands near the lighthouse on Friday, May 15, 2020. Tourism operators have seen a massive drop in revenues amid the COVID-19 pandemic and face a difficult season with travel restrictions that remain in place.
In Atlantic Canada, 873,000 passengers generated more than $373-million in direct and indirect impact to the economies of the four provinces last year, says Jeff Stevens, executive director of the Atlantic Canada Cruise Association. The estimated impact to B.C. from the delayed season is nearly $1.5-billion, according to the Port of Vancouver
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