Life

Colourful drawings, messages of solidarity and thanks dot neighbourhoods across the country during a time of shared anxiety and fear

Throwing a flag in the trash is frowned upon. Some people in Grande Prairie have taken it upon themselves to organize a proper burial each year for worn-out flags, complete with speeches and a lunch for guests.

Meet the grocery workers thrust into the role of essential services across the country, and hear their stories

A new word enters the lexicon to describe people who eschew social distancing practices in the wake of the greatest public health crisis in recent times

Abel mines his family’s painful story, exploring the impacts of residential schools and intergenerational trauma, in a new literary work of poetry, art and archival documents

Stephen Maher: In Florida, the beaches were open, people filled bars, and many just couldn’t seem to grasp ’why everyone is panicking’

Image of the week: Mislaid toys under a skiff of snow remind us of better days—and that some tasks now have to wait

J.P. Larocque: "Your love was a tether that kept me to this world. Now, as you sit beside me with vacant eyes, I long to be that tether to you."

Plus: A gin distiller cooks up hand sanitizer; suburban aerobics at the recommended social distance

Companies leapt at the promise of the open-concept office trend. Workers, it turns out, are not happy.