statistics
COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle to stop the pandemic is going
The latest numbers from across country showing where the virus is, how quickly it’s spreading and how fast we’re rolling out vaccines
Dr. David Williams is called out—and Doug Ford doubles down on him
The chief medical officer of health takes the worst of a scathing auditor general’s report on the province’s pandemic response
A heat map of coronavirus cases in Canada
A snapshot of the latest COVID-19 cases across provinces, plus more maps and charts looking at the number of deaths and testing rates from coast to coast
Quebec’s coronavirus projections—a tough road ahead
The new numbers, including a worst-case death toll scenario, are sobering. But unlike Ontario, the province opted not to project beyond April 30.
This coronavirus chart shows what Canada is up against in trying to ‘flatten the curve’
Inexplicably, the federal government is not publishing national infection numbers in a way that allows us to see the much-discussed curve. So we’ve done it for them.
2018 royal work statistics: who’s been busy, who’s been busier (congrats, Your Maj!)
The queen upped her duties, and Prince Charles did more work than Prince William and Prince Harry combined
Donald Trump and our crisis of loneliness
Scott Gilmore: Surveys reveal that people are living increasingly isolated existences, and it may help explain the rise of far-right politics
Why vital statistics are a matter of birth and death
‘We don’t know who’s dying, or why they die,’ Melinda Gates says
Nate Silver and the future of media
Colby Cosh on the Sports Guy and the Witch
Blue Jays and green beans
The Globe reported late Tuesday, on the basis of six home games, that “Rogers Centre has become a home run haven”, claiming that extra-long gophers are being hit under the don’t-call-it-Skydome at “a record-setting rate”.
Running out of royals?
The older Windsors take on far more annual duties than the younger set. But recent royal illnesses may put an end to that.
Book Review: Naked Statistics: Stripping the Dread from the Data
By Charles Wheelan