The Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus, generally thought to be far more transmissible, is apparently no match for the three vaccines being administered in Canada; Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZenica.…
The World Health Organization has a warning for governments eager to lift Covid-19 lockdowns. Getting it wrong is epidemiological stupidity. The WHO head of emergencies, Mike Ryan, says premature lifting…
Fire the confetti cannons. June was the hottest June on record. Not just by a little. By a bunch. North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according…
Picturesque cats.
With our forests ablaze and heatwaves raking the country claiming hundreds of lives, this is inexcusable. Since 2018, Canadian governments have spent 23 billion dollars on building and expanding pipelines.…
Recent polls show Justin Trudeau on the path to another false majority government. His only real challenger, Erin O’Toole, is already being written off. The Beaverton captures the Tory dilemma…
This summer is showing us that the climate emergency is deathly real and we’re just getting the first taste of the lash. So, when we go to the polls this…
WGBU, the German government’s Advisory Council on Global Change, has released a paper for climate action in advance of the Glasgow climate summit. The most contentious demand is for nations…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Maria Sarrhou talks to doctors about their frustrations treating COVID-19 in patients who chose not to be vaccinated. And Daniel Villareal reports…
Canada, the United States, Great Britain, we’re all chomping at the bit to loosen the bonds of this cursed pandemic, to get out and party. Who among us isn’t craving…
One of my favourite essayists is Andrew Bacevich. He graduated West Point just in time to lead men in battle in Viet Nam. In the intervening years he rose to…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Dirk Richter and Lucy Foulkes point out how any mental health concerns arising out of public health rules would pale in comparison to…
It was sixty years ago that our political caste was warned that an era of weird weather was upon us. Excerpts from a Guardian ‘Long Read.’ In August 1974, the…
In the wake of the sudden deaths of hundreds of Canadians in the heat bubble of last week, our prime minister said the most banal thing imagineable, “Our thoughts are…
How actual people (PDF) see the need for continued public health rules to prevent the spread of COVID-19: Do you think governments should lift all restrictions related to COVID-19 right…
On Wednesday, America’s real First Family, Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter, will celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. PLAINS, Ga. — When they arrived, they strolled hand-in-hand toward their pond with a…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – Ed Yong sets out the three simple rules of COVID-19 at this stage – with the spread of variants among unvaccinated people…
The Toronto Coach Terminal, formerly known as the Gray Coach Terminal, has come to the end of its life as a bus depot after 90 years of operation. Last night…
The Toronto Coach Terminal, formerly known as the Gray Coach Terminal, has come to the end of its life as a bus depot after 90 years of operation. Last night…
The giveaway is the sound of Hueys in the air. Just down the road from my place is a forest fire training school. They train fire fighters who go in…
