Canada offers the royals a reset after Caribbean tour fiasco
The royals know from recent experience that a bad start can ruin the whole trip
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Patricia Treble
Patricia Treble is the royal specialist at Maclean’s. In addition to her interest in all things monarchical—from the Queen’s constitutional role to Kate’s flyaway hems—she writes on everything from TV, books and celebrity culture to history and sports trends.
How did Newfoundland manage to vaccinate 75 per cent of 5-11-year-olds?
Clear communication, speedy mobilization and a culture of vaccine acceptance has helped the province get first doses to more kids than any province or territory
Quebec isn’t the only one targeting the unvaxxed. But is it moral?
Taxes and fines cross a red line, taking us down a road that one ethicist warns ’will do tremendous damage to our society’
It’s time to switch to an N95 mask in the battle against Omicron
It’s easier for the virus to move through surgical or cloth masks, experts say, while respirators filter tiny aerosols
Experts are hopeful the Omicron wave will be short, but fear for health care capacity continues
Case counts are soaring and hospitalizations are rising. But things are very different now than they were in March 2020.
Prince Andrew’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad start to 2022
First, more revelations from a civil lawsuit claiming the prince had sex with a minor. Next, the sentencing of Ghislaine Maxwell. Not a very happy new year.
Ontario sees the value of rapid tests for COVID—as ever, way too late
Patricia Treble: The delayed response is part of a frustrating pandemic pattern in Canada, where governments fail to recognize the blindingly obvious
Omicron versus booster shots: The high-stakes race in Canada is on
Most provinces off to a painfully slow start giving third doses of the vaccine, and one expert warns that new variant will make things ’pretty ugly’
With the Omicron variant on the rise, should you attend your work Christmas party?
Vaxx Populi: Even if you’re double-vaxxed and you take a rapid test before arriving, the odds may not be in your favour
Omicron variant will likely be worse than Delta, according to early research
Vaxx Populi: Omicron has a higher effective reproduction number than Delta, so can vaccines protect against more hospitalizations and deaths? Time will tell.