A snapshot of the latest COVID-19 cases across provinces, plus more maps and charts looking at the number of deaths and testing rates from coast to coast
Not only do we not understand what the virus does to kids, we’re also in the dark about what this crisis might mean for them psychologically and emotionally. Some researchers are trying to look ahead.
Timothy Sly: The regions that experienced SARS in 2003—Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Ontario—mostly demonstrated a stronger and more effective response to COVID-19. The one exception was Ontario, which still seems to be confused and indecisive.
While local and provincial governments loosen lockdowns, vulnerable Indigenous communities across the country say they’re fighting an uphill battle to safeguard their residents
Denise Balkissoon: It’s clear that COVID-19 and racism are a dangerous combination. We need better information about how Indigenous, Black and other racialized people interact with Canadian health-care systems.
’I was reminded by my mentors that there was a greater risk in staying silent; advocacy was a form of self-preservation when there are no other options’
Amir Attaran: Canada is mismanaging its most significant peacetime crisis in a century and the seeds of our failure are everywhere. Here are four things that must change.