’The best country for Trump to be contained in is the one he lives in now’
Letters to the editor, Feb. 2, 2021: Readers weigh in on the the hopes and fears for 2021, the end of Trump’s presidency and the complicated factors in Thomas Chan’s case
Society
Should I be wearing two masks?
With the arrival of new, more contagious variants of COVID-19 in Canada, experts are recommending an upgrade in the quality—and quantity—of our face coverings
The life and death of HMCS Cormorant—the legendary ship you’ve never heard of
The converted fishing trawler had some wild jobs: seizing drugs abandoned on the ocean floor and salvaging shipwrecks. As it heads to the scrap yard, trailblazing sailors recall its storied past.
20,000 Canadians have died of COVID-19. Each of their stories teaches us about life.
Our editorial: More than 400 journalism students across Canada are writing obituaries of COVID-19 victims in Canada. Their work is an exercise in empathy.
Why is Pfizer asking Canada to draw more vaccine doses from each vial?
Vaxx Populi: Canada’s contract with the pharmaceutical company for 40 million doses is based on five doses per vial. Pfizer wants it to be six.
The flap over Yellowknife’s flag-raising practices
At the request of Turkish Yellowknifers, the city proclaimed Oct. 29 as ’Turkish Republic Day’ and raised the iconic flag outside city hall. Then complaints started rolling in.
‘At every turn, Canada chooses the path of injustice toward Indigenous peoples’
Pam Palmater: Reconciliation has not just gone off the rails—many Indigenous peoples think it’s dead
How much protection does the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine provide?
Vaxx Populi: Israel has seen a precipitous drop in infection and hospitalization rates among those who’ve received a first dose, after 14 days
The urban foxes of Whitehorse
PHOTOS: Wildlife photographer Peter Mather took up a pandemic project—capturing unexpected stills of the city’s thriving, resilient fox population
Why is there a hold-up with Pfizer’s COVID vaccines?
Vaxx Populi: No new Pfizer doses are arriving in Canada this week, and fewer than a third of those originally allotted for next week are expected. Why the delay?