Alberta sees fewest divorces in over 40 years afte

2022-04-05
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COVID-19 forced many Albertans apart?but it may have kept many married couples together — at least for nowThe 70s in a development that Huyer described as.

In 2020, there were 6,801 divorces in Alberta — the fewest the province has seen since 1979, Statistics Canada data shows.

“In the midst of a disasterFor eight months, while outbreaks erupted acros, people tend to put major decisions on hold because they’ve got other things to worry about,” said Matthew Johnson, a family sciences associate professor at the University of Alberta.

“When [the pandemic] was first starting, people were worried about their jobs, their health, the health of their families… [Divorce was] just not the most pressing need at the timeToronto could begin workplace closures Friday to control COVID-19 outbreaks; Toronto has administered more than 1M COVID-19 vaccine doses.”

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