Coronavirus: mortality, beds and respirators
As deaths and confirmed cases rise the number of ‘Acute-care’ beds and ventilators in Canada is causing concern. On this episode of Front Burner we zero in on Canadian deaths and discuss whether hospi...
19 Mars 202013min
Who gets the COVID-19 test, and why
Public health bodies like the World Health Organization tell us that widespread testing for COVID-19 is key to fighting the pandemic. But we’re also hearing that some provinces are planning to tighten...
18 Mars 202021min
Coronavirus: The race to find a vaccine
With no clear end in sight, the urgent race for a vaccine is on across the world. This week, hopes for a vaccine grew as some biotech players are seemingly making progress. But, some experts caution t...
18 Mars 202013min
When social distancing is a matter of life and death
Government and public health officials are urging Canadians to practice social distancing. But what, exactly, does that mean? We speak to a man with cerebral palsy who says that for him, social dist...
17 Mars 202023min
Peter Mansbridge on COVID-19, 9/11 and the 2008 market crash
It’s been an overwhelming few days of developments around the COVID-19 pandemic. As cases tick upwards, and more drastic measures are taken to curb the outbreak - CBC’s former chief correspondent Pete...
16 Mars 202019min
Coronavirus: Canada closing border to most non-citizens
Canada is barring entry to all travellers who are not citizens, permanent residents or Americans, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. Will the prime minister’s new measures have a meaningfu...
16 Mars 202012min
Before the storm: Is Canada ready for COVID-19?
From U.S President Donald Trump suspending most travel from Europe, to major sports leagues suspending their seasons — efforts to slow down the COVID-19 pandemic are ramping up. Infectious disease spe...
13 Mars 202020min
MH17 jet attack murder trial begins — suspects still at large
A trial has begun in Amsterdam for the murder of the 298 people killed in 2014 in the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 crash over Ukraine. But the four men charged are still at large, and although Russia...
12 Mars 202020min
