Society

There’s a new strain of COVID-19. Will the vaccines work against it?

Vaxx Populi: The mutations identified in England affect the virus’s crucial spike protein, but so far scientists expect the vaccines will protect against the new variant.

May 2021 be the year land is once again refuge for Indigenous people

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson: During the pandemic, Indigenous people reconnected to their land, embracing bush life and learning to live in community with each other in times of trouble

The pandemic has offered a look at prison reform possibilities

Our Editorial: A quarter of all adult inmates in provincial prisons have been released since March and there’s been no noticeable crime uptick in said provinces. So, why not adopt these policies permanently?

How realistic are government timelines for vaccine rollout? (i.e. When can I get it?)

Vaxx Populi: We may not have 249,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine in Canada before 2021, but some predict half the population will be vaccinated by spring

The workplace of the future will probably remain under surveillance

The pandemic unleashed new forms of digital employee surveillance that are likely here to stay

Canada counts its dead much too slowly

Jane Philpott: How many additional people died as an indirect result of the pandemic? It will be months before we know the answer, and that’s a problem.

2021 is the year piñata cakes bust out

You can smash them in with a hammer for your future marriage proposal and gender-reveal purposes

One small shot for Anita. One giant dose of hope for humankind.

Image of the Week: A personal support worker gets Ontario’s first anti-COVID inoculation as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine arrives in locations across Canada