Books provided a welcome escape from screens during the pandemic
As objects that are perfect in a lockdown, books are making for good business during the COVID crisis. Will it continue into 2021?
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People are planning their dream vacations—for whenever it’s finally safe
Fun was more or less cancelled in 2020. Now, people are getting ready to go away on the vacations of their dreams.
Why Canada’s vaccine rollout won’t be easy
Persuading some Canadians to receive a COVID vaccine will be tough. Rolling it out may be even more difficult. Officials have their work cut out for them.
2021 is the year that dry ice gets hot
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine—on track to be the first delivered to Canada—must be kept below -70° C, which will require dry ice, and lots of it
The feds are falling well short of their goal to go electric. Will 2021 be different?
Will Ottawa finally start hitting climate change targets? Its efforts to buy electric cars suggest a bumpy road ahead.
The future of giving
‘Mutual aid groups’ and GoFundMe campaigns are thriving as donations move away from traditional causes
Doug Ford’s Dec. 7 Ontario COVID-19 update: Live video
Ontario’s premier provides an update as the province reports record-breaking coronavirus cases
Doug Ford’s Dec. 2 Ontario COVID-19 update: Replay
The premier of Ontario makes an announcement on the latest measures against the coronavirus
ICUs in Alberta are drowning, say doctors. ’I’ve never had this happen in all my years of practice.’
Hospitals in Calgary are running out of space and there are also concerns about having enough staff—and enough oxygen—to treat patients
University transcripts move into the digital age
Waiting for requested post-secondary transcripts has long been notoriously slow. A new project aims to remedy that and put control in the hands of learners.