The shocker isn’t that the awful “RStar” scam is a done deal. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). The old fixeroo for that dirty deal has been in ever since…
I was modestly surprised last week when my groceries were packed not in the usual plastic but in brown paper bags. The idea, of course, is to get away from…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Andrew Nikiforuk writes about the need for a revolution in ventilation practices to limit the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses. Emmanuel…
Assorted content to end your week. – Shiloh Payne reports on new numbers from the World Health Organization showing that COVID-19 is responsible for nearly 15 million excess deaths around…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Rong-Gong Lin Il and Luke Money report on CDC findings showing that U.S. infants under 6 months had hospitalization rates as high…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Greg Iacurci discusses how long COVID is set to cause trillions of dollars of damage to the U.S.’ economy (to say nothing of…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Cate Swannell discusses how research showing the multitude of harms which can result from COVID-19 infection. Calixto Machado-Curbelo, Joel Gutiérrez-Gil and Alina González-Quevedo…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Tori Cowger et al. study how the presence or absence of mandatory masking policies affects the number of COVID-19 cases among students…
Assorted content to end your week. – Alvin Chang charts some of the grim realities of long COVID which is being allowed to disable people with little to no restraint.…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Evan Xu, Yan Xie and Ziyad Al-Aly study the long-term neurological effects of COVID-19, finding elevated risks of numerous kinds of neurological…
Assorted content to end your week. – Michael Toole and Brendan Crabb write that COVID’s impact on multiple types of cells and systems makes it particularly dangerous compared to the…
Assorted content to end your week. – Martha Lincoln writes about the needless harm caused by public health messaging about being people being “tired” of pandemic precautions which many (if…
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – CBC reports that Ontario transit is the latest major public service being paralyzed by the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19. And Ishani Desai…
Assorted content to end your week. – Rhythm Sachdeva reports on research which has documented the effectiveness of COVID-19 testing in advance of events (just in time for governments to…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Glenn McConnell reports on New Zealand’s continued leadership in acknowledging and fighting the avoidable spread of COVID-19. Arwa Mahdawi discusses why nobody…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – SBS News reports on the WHO’s warning that not only is the COVID-19 pandemic far from over, but cases are spiking globally. And…
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Devi Sridhar writes that a responsible plan for the impending COVID wave would involve masking, improved ventilation, booster shots and a plan for…
This and that for your Sunday reading. – The Globe and Mail’s editorial board reminds us of the continued choice between taking reasonable precautions to minimize the damage from continued…
Miscellaneous material to start your week. – Judy Melinek notes that the physical effects of long COVID include irreversible organ damage, while Rob Chaney discusses its devastating impact on people’s…
This and that for your Thursday reading. – Pam Belluck reports on a new study showing that people who weren’t initially hospitalized for COVID make up over three-quarters of the…
