Archives: 2020

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Living with Covid-19, the virus with collateral damage

Some of us have lived through and survived world wars, cold wars, market crashes, tornadoes, hurricanes, Spanish and Asian flus, plane crashes and marital crashes and have come through the other side more or less intact. Now, a virus that came from nowhere has overnight changed the physical and mental landscape of our world. We […]

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CBC is opening up its Archives

Looking for a bit of nostalgia. CBC is opening up its Archives and publishing a newsletter every 2 weeks with pieces on past shows. The website: https://www.cbc.ca/archives To subscribe to the newsletter: https://subscriptions.cbc.ca/listmanagement/forms/flashback?cmp=newsletter_Flashback_1882_102047   Check it out!    

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A TV Report (in French) on spouses deprived of a survivor pension

The CBC/Radio-Canada French TV program, La Facture, covering consumer issues, has produced a report on the case of spouses who are not eligible for a survivor pension due to federal legislation on pension benefits. Two criteria are used to exclude those spouses : 1- The marriage or common-law union began when the pensioner was over […]

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Tips to cope with a pandemic as winter approaches

(NC) 2020 has been a year full of surprises, and as we head into the colder months many people are concerned about what winter has in store. While we continue to face uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us are looking for ways to lead a somewhat normal life while staying safe and following […]

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CBC Pension Board Communiqué – September 2020

The CBC Pension Board of Trustees meets quarterly to discuss and make decisions about the pension fund. Following each meeting, the Board publishes a meeting Communiqué, which includes pension plan highlights, a financial overview, investment performance and strategy, and governance matters. The Communiqué is now available on the CBC Pension Plan website. The CBC Pension Board of Trustees is looking […]

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