A makeshift grave for the unclaimed victims of New York’s coronavirus scourge
Image of the Week: Hart Island—long the city’s version of a Potter’s Field—is seeing 25 burials a day, the number it once received in a week
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Michael Fraiman
Michael Fraiman has lived in and reported from South Korea, Peru and across Canada. He often covers arts, travel and politics. Find him on Twitter at @mfraiman
Drive-by parties are saving kids’ birthdays from this kill-joy pandemic
Image of the Week: Unforgettable times? No question. But these children will remember their big days fondly.
CERB Your Enthusiasm: Ottawa’s emergency pay plan launches
Politics Insider for Apr 6: You can apply to the CERB starting today, and millions of masks should be arriving—just not from the U.S.
Some Canadians are turning to their yards to grow their food during the COVID-19 pandemic
As national lockdowns sowed economic chaos, several seed banks, garden centres and urban farming organizations reported spikes in website traffic and overwhelming digital orders
The U.S. Navy gives comfort—in the form of a hospital ship—to an ailing New York City
Image of the Week: As the largest city in the U.S. battles a coronavirus outbreak that’s stretching hospitals beyond their limits, USNS Comfort offers hope for those who are sick for other reasons—and feeling forgotten in the crisis
This week, we’ll see if Canada’s curve actually starts to flatten
Politics Insider for Mar. 30: Cracking down on domestic travel, additional funding for vulnerable Canadians and a reluctantly postponed Tory race
The nation’s capital sets an example for us all (yes, we’re being serious)
Image of the Week: A desert streetscape in Ottawa shows how seriously residents are taking the COVID-19 crisis—and that’s a good sign
In Canada and around the world, weekends no longer exist
Politics Insider for Mar. 23: Parliament returns tomorrow to pass an emergency-funding bill, COVID-19 hits the territories, and Canadians learn the true meaning of loneliness
That snowbank at the Trudeaus’ place tells you what it’s like when one parent is under quarantine
Image of the week: Mislaid toys under a skiff of snow remind us of better days—and that some tasks now have to wait
A break from the outbreak: Music from the Titanic fills an empty toilet paper aisle
Plus: A gin distiller cooks up hand sanitizer; suburban aerobics at the recommended social distance