Coronavirus

COVID-19 – Answers to some key questions about how coronavirus works

March 30, 2020 // 2 Comments

By CRAIG JANES University of Waterloo AS THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC continues its spread, it has infected more than half a million people and killed tens of thousands on nearly [Continue]

NATIONAL PULSE – Skeptics less likely to engage in hygiene and distancing

March 30, 2020 // 0 Comments

By ANGUS REID INSTITUTE March 30, 2020 – Since the novel coronavirus took root in Canadian communities, opinion about the threat it poses has evolved: from initial [Continue]

EDITORIAL – No need to worry about us Canadians sneaking into Trumpland

March 30, 2020 // 1 Comment

An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. AN OPINION POLL says public confidence in the job our healthcare system is doing on the COVID-19 pandemic has slipped. Not a lot, just a [Continue]

KNOX – Honeymooners in India scrambled to get home to Canada

March 29, 2020 // 0 Comments

THEY’RE NOT A STEREOTYPICAL COUPLE, so it stands to reason that they wouldn’t have a stereotypical honeymoon. Archdeacon Alastair McCollum is the English-born, [Continue]

ROTHENBURGER – Who knew grocery cashiers would be an essential service?

March 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

AS I SIT HERE pouting in self isolation, I’m cheered, even inspired, by the heroes of the pandemic. We always think of doctors and nurses as the heroes, and they certainly [Continue]

PETERS – The numbers don’t matter anymore

March 28, 2020 // 0 Comments

THE PACE OF THE COVID-19 story’s scope and evolution has been unprecedented in the news business. Everything changes, every day. And so, it is a little less surprising that [Continue]