Health

’We cannot prevent every death,’ Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said. ’But we must prevent every death we can.’

Data modelling suggests the province is comparatively well-equipped for the onslaught of COVID-19. For the aftermath, there’s no good scenario.

The province wants to more than double the number of ICU beds available for COVID-19 patients in one week, and have 1,100 by the end of the month

Shannon Gormley: We hoped for the best and did not prepare for the worst. We have new hopes now. We hope to be saved—but what will we sacrifice to get there?

Jen Gerson: The feds’ new advice was one in a series of backtracks, and public trust is the ballgame here

The sacrament of penitence isn’t easy at the best of times, but priests across the country are finding ways to provide it

’To all of a sudden have to try and save everybody—or at least feel like you do—it’s a lot on your shoulders. Not everybody can do that.’

The new numbers, including a worst-case death toll scenario, are sobering. But unlike Ontario, the province opted not to project beyond April 30.

Canadians have shut themselves in and the rest of the world out as the pandemic takes hold. We really are in this together. A special report on the COVID-19 crisis.

Yoni Freedhoff: Reporting on the estimated number of undetected, SARS-CoV2-infected and contagious individuals might impact people’s behaviour when it comes to physical distancing and staying home.