Coronavirus

’How different it would be to see the crinkled eyes of your parents light up in pride, to take in the fact that your degree is the culmination of all the sacrifices they’ve made for you’

As the race to find a vaccine goes on, researchers are trying potential treatments on coronavirus patients. Some show promise, some not so much.

Max Fawcett: The better we do at flattening the curve on coronavirus, the more people will question whether we ever needed to try so hard in the first place

Economist Armine Yalnizyan on what the economy will look like after the pandemic, and how decades of spending cuts left Canada ill-prepared when the crisis struck

What economies face now may not be solely a coronavirus-triggered meltdown. As devastating as the coming recession—or depression—is likely to be, the health crisis is exacerbating problems in a system that was already under strain.

Rinaldo Walcott: After decades of pushback, the move to online teaching has been swift. It’s time for academics in the humanities and social sciences to step out of the virtual classroom and into the community.

In his daily briefing for April 15, the PM said leadership is needed to support seniors ’who built this country’ and announced a pay boost for essential workers in care facilities

The Premier of Ontario makes an announcement at Queen’s Park about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis

Politics Insider for April 15, 2020: Ottawa is ramping up of the Quarantine Act that’s been in effect since Mar. 25, the PM announces that the feds are in talks with the provinces to plan reopening the economy, and the return of ’speaking moistly’

The prime minister addresses Canadians about the COVID-19 crisis, after announcing development of new rapid testing kits and funding for northern communities yesterday