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COVID-19 in Canada: How our battle to stop the pandemic is going

Opinion

The extraordinarily slow plan to reopen the border

News

My first dose was Pfizer. Why am I being offered Moderna for the second?

Society

The legacy of Inuvik’s iconic ‘End of the Dempster’ sign

Three generations of the Nunnikhoven family including those who live in Aldergrove, B.C. (left) and those who live in Lynden, Wash. (right) spend Mother's Day together separated by a ditch along the Canada-U.S. border on May 10, 2020 (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Three generations of the Nunnikhoven family including those who live in Aldergrove, B.C. (left) and those who live in Lynden, Wash. (right) spend Mother's Day together separated by a ditch along the Canada-U.S. border on May 10, 2020 (Darryl Dyck/CP)

Opinion

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.

Latest on Coronavirus

Baillie (top right) on a video call with other Bishop’s students who were hired to work with professors to design courses for online delivery (Loch Baillie)

Baillie (top right) on a video call with other Bishop’s students who were hired to work with professors to design courses for online delivery (Loch Baillie)

Education

Leaning into distance learning

Despite her family’s desperate efforts to safeguard her, Darian was killed in July 2020 (Courtesy of Michelle Jones)

Despite her family’s desperate efforts to safeguard her, Darian was killed in July 2020 (Courtesy of Michelle Jones)

society

Five shots took Darian's life. But before that, a justice system failed

Residents and staff dance during an Easter concert for vaccinated residents at the Ararat Nursing Facility in Los Angeles, CA (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Residents and staff dance during an Easter concert for vaccinated residents at the Ararat Nursing Facility in Los Angeles, CA (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Opinion

What it's like to return to 'normal': Awkwardness, uncertainty and moments of overwhelming joy

This colourized image, taken with a scanning electron microscope, shows a dying cell in a COVID-infected patient; the SARS-CoV-2 virus particles are in orange (Courtesy of NIAID)

This colourized image, taken with a scanning electron microscope, shows a dying cell in a COVID-infected patient; the SARS-CoV-2 virus particles are in orange (Courtesy of NIAID)

Science

Inside the global race against COVID-19 mutations

News

O’Toole’s attempts to rebrand the ‘big blue tent’ have had pushback from the party’s base (Darren Calabrese/CP)

O’Toole’s attempts to rebrand the ‘big blue tent’ have had pushback from the party’s base (Darren Calabrese/CP)

Politics

The Conservative Party is at odds with itself. Can O’Toole pull it together?

The Senate chamber during the 2019 Throne Speech. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

The Senate chamber during the 2019 Throne Speech. (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

Politics

The quixotic quest to get elected senators into the red chamber

Justice Rosalie Abella. (Photograph by Jennifer Roberts; Hair and make-up by GianLuca Orienti/Judy Inc.)

Justice Rosalie Abella. (Photograph by Jennifer Roberts; Hair and make-up by GianLuca Orienti/Judy Inc.)

News

Rosie Abella said she’d answer questions when she turned 75

Patrons at a restaurant in Soho, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England due to the spread of the delta variant. (Alberto Pezzali/CP)

Patrons at a restaurant in Soho, in London. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson delayed the next planned relaxation of coronavirus restrictions in England due to the spread of the delta variant. (Alberto Pezzali/CP)

Vaxx Populi

Fully vaccinated people have gotten the Delta COVID variant. Should we be worried?

LATEST ON POLITICS

In the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin, a recount confirmed a tie; the winner’s name was pulled from a box (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

In the riding of Vuntut Gwitchin, a recount confirmed a tie; the winner’s name was pulled from a box (Haley Ritchie/Yukon News)

Politics

To win an election, sometimes it’s the luck of the draw

What happens when two candidates are caught in a deadlock? In some places in Canada, it results in a by-election. In others, names are pulled out of a box.

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

Kamloops, B.C. Three bedrooms, with a three-bed basement suite Sold for $390,000 in June 2018 Listed January 2021 for $499,900 Sold March 11, 2021 for $560,750 (Photograph by Kathleen Fisher)

Kamloops, B.C. Three bedrooms, with a three-bed basement suite Sold for $390,000 in June 2018 Listed January 2021 for $499,900 Sold March 11, 2021 for $560,750 (Photograph by Kathleen Fisher)

Real Estate

Nowhere to buy

Liberica coffee beans; LeClair’s roast gives a sweet and jackfruity brew, with hints of almond (Photograph by Carey Shaw)

Liberica coffee beans; LeClair’s roast gives a sweet and jackfruity brew, with hints of almond (Photograph by Carey Shaw)

News

This Saskatoon man is selling two rare species of coffee. Experts say he's on to something.

Cranes and large steel columns at Tesla GigaFactory under construction in Austin Texas on Jan. 4, 2021 (iStock)

Cranes and large steel columns at Tesla GigaFactory under construction in Austin Texas on Jan. 4, 2021 (iStock)

Opinion

Climate action is going to create too many jobs

Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

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Embracing technology has allowed companies to flourish amidst the pandemic

Education

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

St Francis Xavier biology lab. (Courtesy of St Francis Xavier University)

Education

University Rankings 2021

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Woman sitting on couch with computer with two kids playing on either side

Sponsored

Debunked: four myths about online learning

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

At U of T, a young woman was handcuffed after asking for help with her mental health (Photograph by Christopher Katsarov)

Education

Inside the mental health crisis at Canadian universities

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Carson (right) and her mother, Kirsten Korchinsky, outside their Calgary home(Photograph by Leah Hennel)

Education

University students remain closely tied to their parents—emotionally and otherwise

MUST READS

A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

A message board over a highway in Halifax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Darren Calabrese)

News

Year One: The untold story of the pandemic in Canada

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Thomas Chan. (Photograph by Clay Stang)

Society

Does Thomas Chan belong in prison?

Crosses on the lawn of the Camilla Care Community nursing home in Mississauga, Ont., in May, representing the residents who died of COVID-19 (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Crosses on the lawn of the Camilla Care Community nursing home in Mississauga, Ont., in May, representing the residents who died of COVID-19 (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star/Getty Images)

Society

2020 was the year that changed everything

Spalding in the hospital in June, his daughter’s reflection in the window as she takes a photo (Courtesy of Frances Spalding)

Spalding in the hospital in June, his daughter’s reflection in the window as she takes a photo (Courtesy of Frances Spalding)

Health

Strict COVID-19 protocols are leaving seniors lonely, depressed and wondering: Is it worth it?

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Refugees and migrants make their way to the Greek island of Lesbos in March (Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images)

Life

Don't give up on hope. The world needs it.