First it took his mom. Then his dad. Then, finally, him. The story of a family stolen by COVID-19.
So many people thought of the Saini family’s once-bustling Brampton, Ont. house as a second home. Now, it’s just another empty space.
pandemic
How the pandemic has rewired our brains
Scientists are beginning to gauge how the last 18 months have changed us—for better and worse
When intensive care unit beds are full, who gets admitted in a pandemic?
OPINION: If demand for critical care exceeds what’s available, triage plans are needed that protect human life and human rights
The working class has had enough
How a once undervalued, ignored and politically silent group is fighting back
Canada’s drug crisis has killed at least 23,000. What has Justin Trudeau done about it?
Justin Ling: The Liberals’ platform offers little to tackle Canada’s most deadly epidemic
Why TikTok food is ugly and disgusting and completely addictive
Something about the pandemic inspired people to make the grossest food ever
The best summer ever
Scott Gilmore: The upside to the ongoing border lockdown is that for the first summer in ages Canadians have the country to themselves. Get out and enjoy it.
The extraordinarily slow plan to reopen the border
Justin Ling: The public is distrustful of a reopening and the Liberals are ill-prepared. It doesn’t bode well for a return to normal anytime soon.
Five shots took Darian’s life. But before that, a justice system failed
Peel police chief Nish Duraiappah expressed frustration at the time for "a complete failure of our justice system to protect her.”
The lost year in education
Education disruption is the ‘shadow pandemic’ that could eclipse the health crisis in its impact. And with mounting learning gaps and lagging policy, Canadian students are falling behind their global peers.