Making rent during a pandemic
For many Canadians, rent is due on the first of the month. But nearly half of the households in this country have lost work due to the pandemic, and emergency government benefits are not yet in people...
31 Mar 202024min
In Brief: Breaking down Canada’s COVID-19 numbers
Early data is starting to give an indication of how Canada is doing in its fight against the spread of COVID-19. How deadly is the virus in Canada? How is the virus spreading across the country now? W...
30 Mar 202012min
Government overreach during the pandemic crisis
Governments around the world are making extraordinary moves to get COVID-19 under control -- including the curtailing of individual freedoms. In most countries, people are willing to go along with the...
30 Mar 202021min
How to deal with COVID-19 anxiety
Thanks to COVID-19, most of us are isolated, glued to the news and worried about how every little choice we make could spread the virus or get us sick. And while the threat of COVID-19 is very real, d...
27 Mar 202019min
Inside the COVID-19 'mayhem' at B.C.'s Lynn Valley Care Centre
The majority of B.C's 14 deaths related to COVID-19 have been from one place: the Lynn Valley Care Centre. As of Wednesday, 42 residents and 21 health care workers have tested positive for the illness...
26 Mar 202026min
In Brief: Who qualifies for the COVID-19 aid package?
Parliament has approved a $107-billion aid package to help Canadians struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the prime minister has said people will be able to access those benefits within 10 day...
25 Mar 202014min
Trump pushes the economy while experts warn of COVID-19 deaths
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he "would love to have the country opened up, and just raring to go, by Easter," which is two and a half weeks from now. But many public health experts say...
25 Mar 202027min
COVID-19’s other frontline workers: grocery store staff
Even as most businesses in Canada have shut their doors, grocery stores remain open. And workers in those stores – who are often in low-wage positions – are worried about their own safety as COVID-19 ...
24 Mar 202023min
