Coronavirus

Stamping out the virus regionally in Canada, without a vaccine, is an enticing possibility. But what are the costs?

Sarmishta Subramanian: In just a few weeks our kids will pile into overcrowded, poorly ventilated classrooms. Our voices aren’t being heard. So maybe it’s time to walk off the job (if we have jobs)

Mark Kingwell: The U.S. seems to lack the will to beat COVID-19, indulging instead in a ’cult of selfishness’ that means the country fails the marshmallow test. But research states we’ll all fail the test sooner or later.

Lynt Harris was in Surrey, B.C., and Julie Arps was in Ferndale, Wash. They met online while the border was closed, having to find an international loophole just to hold hands and hug.

Melanie Williams’s son was born with Down syndrome. Isolation and social distancing are experiences he faces in his everyday life.

That’s what some Vancouverites were inspired to do to get their fix during the COVID-19 lockdown, learning open-water swimming at Jericho Beach

The pandemic has exposed Chinese Canadians to new levels of hatred and abuse. Here are just a few of their stories. Words and pictures by Jessica Lee

The high-wire act of opening schools up without triggering another shutdown is a make-or-break situation. Just ask parents who quit work to care for their kids.

The pandemic has shown that many of us can work at home. So employers and real estate experts are asking: post-COVID, how much room does a company really need?

Say farewell, for now, to the overconfident, hyper-partisan version of Ontario’s premier. Here’s how the pandemic changed Doug Ford.