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Attending early education during pandemic provides sustained benefits for youngsters’ development

Education / Alexander Reed / November 29, 2023

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The more time pre-schoolers spent in childcare during the first year of the pandemic, the more their vocabulary grew, a new study has found. Research led by the University of Leeds found that attending Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) during the COVID-19 outbreak had sustained benefits for youngsters’ development. The […]

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Forgive federal pandemic business loans, says accountant behind petition

An Ottawa accountant is urging the federal government to consider forgiving pandemic loans for small businesses, as many are struggling to pay the money back by the deadline. Moe Tabesh started a petition that has more than 13,000 signatures calling on the government to consider forgiving loans paid out through the Canada Emergency Business Account (CEBA). The federally backed