COVID-19 Resources

Here you’ll find groundbreaking news, research and resources to help you manage your home, family, career and finances during this extraordinary time.

Resources

Waiting for a second dose? We answer your COVID-19 vaccine questions

The COVID-19 vaccines approved in Canada so far (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson) are safe, effective and widely available. Here’s what you need to know about vaccine ‘hangovers,’ getting the second shot, mix-and-matching vaccines, optimal timing for immunity and more

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Where do I go to book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment for myself or my kids? The latest rules by province

Health Canada has just approved Pfizer for 5- to 11-year olds, giving more Canadians the chance to get protection against COVID-19. Here are the official websites you’ll need

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Canada’s Omicron travel bans and proof-of-vaccination rules explained

Showing you’ve had all your shots to prevent COVID-19 is vital to Canada’s efforts to keep out variants and keep cases low. Here’s what you need to know

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Federal panel calls for expanding eligibility of COVID-19 boosters to broad range of age groups

Omicron COVID-19 variant detected in 40 countries; Delta still dominant in U.S.: CDC director

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NACI recommends COVID-19 vaccine boosters for people over 50

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Manitoba mother and three-year-old given adult dose of COVID-19 vaccine by mistake

Decision on third COVID-19 vaccine dose in Quebec expected to come next week

Seven vaccine makers’ COVID-19 boosters raise immune response, British study says

Future of Cities

Are you ready for what will change our cities next?

Explore these questions and more in The Globe’s new editorial series, “The Future of Cities,” a collection of articles and essays to help you understand the road ahead for our cities, and whether you see city dwelling in your future

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The RSC Task Force on COVID-19

Science. Independence. Expertise.

The Royal Society of Canada's community of experts is providing informed perspectives, peer-reviewed reports, and essays to equip Canadians with accurate information about our response and recovery.

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COVID-19 Science and Expertise

STEM careers are for students with disabilities too

Gift guide for kids: Simple, inspiring ideas to get them exploring STEM

Kids’ activity: Get things bubbling in the kitchen with baking powder and baking soda

Kids’ activity: How can I take fingerprints?

When plastics go bio - The good, the bad, and the not-so-terrible alternatives

COP26 is over: Is it time to engage with your youth on climate anxiety?

Kids’ activity: How do animals stay warm in the winter?

Kids’ activity: How much of an iceberg is on top of water?

Career planning should include STEM

The World Within: Microbes and Human Health

Kids’ activity: Learn how to clean dirty water

The Global Goals: An epic checklist for learning and action

An RSC Collection of Stories

Indigenous Health and Wellness

How COVID-19 is impacting the health and wellness of indigenous peoples

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Stay healthy and fit

Fitness

Hok skis helped me get outside, reconnect with nature and beat the pandemic blues

2021 health and fitness preview: Four predictions about what will go and what will (or should) stay

Four nutrition stories that caught my attention in 2020

While all gyms are included in COVID-19 shutdowns, not all fitness facilities are the same

wellness

The race is on to find a treatment and possibly a cure for Alzheimer’s

Provinces take issue with Ottawa’s proposed mental health transfer

Anti-inflammatory diet may be best to slow cognitive aging

Getting active is the closest thing we have to a ‘magic pill’ for good health

Recipes

How to make a roasted mushroom tart from the new book Earth to Table Bakes

Five holiday meals that help feed our sense of nostalgia

Couple behind famed café Maman share their iconic cookie recipe in new cookbook

Lynn Crawford and Lora Kirk let home chefs in on some of their kitchen secrets with their new cookbook

Mental health

Loneliness a major risk factor for depression for seniors during first year of pandemic: study

New Brunswick coroner’s jury says 2020 police killing of Rodney Levi was a homicide

Could ketamine help treat depression?

Suicides in Canada fell 32 per cent in first year of pandemic compared with year before, report finds

RSC Policy Briefing on The future of higher education

Investing in a Better Future: Higher Education and Post-COVID Canada

Reviews how despite all of the disruptions the pandemic has caused, PSE has maintained educational programs, contributed research to the pandemic response and other critical areas, and provided experts for myriad science tables, task forces, and committees key to public health and government decision-making

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Support those in need

Second Harvest

Second Harvest rescues and redistributes fresh, perishable food so it doesn’t go to waste and provides millions of meals to vulnerable Canadians.

Support the COVID-19 Emergency Fund

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WellCan

Provides Canadians with the support they need to navigate challenges brought on by COVID-19, build resiliency and develop healthy coping mechanisms for the future. Listen to the Living Well podcast, featuring mental health advocate Mark Henick.

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Family life at home

Parenting

‘There’s an insatiable, growing appetite amongst our teens and young adults to learn more about money.’

Mothers returning to work after COVID-19 lockdowns face lifelong earnings gap

Back-to-school advice from kids, for kids

Relationships

Has gift giving changed amid virtual, rescheduled and pandemic weddings?

How COVID-19 lockdown forced a debate about traditional gender roles

Drop the small talk: Dating, dress codes and other advice for socializing again now that restrictions are lifting

Home & Design

Ask a design expert: I’d like to refresh my holiday decor on a budget but I’m not crafty. Can you help?

For those who create planters, can you consider drainage?

Art rental market surges as pandemic pushes Canadians to reimagine spaces

Education

Hundreds of Quebec daycares closed by strike as contract talks stall

Michigan student kills three, wounds eight in shooting at Oxford High School

Teacher removed from duties amid racial slur investigation at London, Ont., school

LIFE

How to get your kids back into routines

This is a back-to-school year unlike any other. There are the worries about sending kids in to classrooms and the practical matter of families trying to get back on track

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Support those in need

Community Food Centres Canada

Community Food Centres Canada's network of 200+ partners provide take-away meals, delivery, food hampers and other emergency supports to those in need.

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Protect your business

Working Remotely

Hybrid work brings cybersecurity risks for advisors – here’s how to tackle the pitfalls

Advisors struggle to retain, attract staff amid red-hot ‘employee’s market’

How to listen to ‘employee voice’ in our new virtual working world

Can wood act as a magnet for talent as office life resumes?

management

Job-hop your way to higher pay

To-do lists don’t have to be intimidating

Should we be allowed to elect our own boss?

A strategy for doing your best work when you’re at your best self

Careers

How GTA’s Top Employers 2022 by Mediacorp are building stronger organizations

Why CSR works better when it’s a team effort. Plus, how to introduce new pronouns in the workplace

Forget the lemonade stand: Gen Z women are taking their entrepreneurship to TikTok

What happens if I give less than the expected one month’s notice before quitting my job?

Small Businesses

Ottawa scraps delay on law giving small businesses tax breaks after storm of criticism

Mobile hairdresser for seniors on the road again as COVID-19 restrictions ease

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View from the gig economy: ‘I seldom take vacations’

Hairstylists hit hard by COVID-19 are hoping their postpandemic future is freshly coiffed

Safeguard your finances

Carrick on Money

The awkward financial topic your family should discuss this holiday season

Rob Carrick

Pandemic personal finance update finale: A 10-point checklist of things you should have done by now to protect or improve your money situation

Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 9: The mark of money success in the next 12 months will be how much you save

Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 8: How to save $1,000 a month by working at home

Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 7: Retirement postponed, plus the coming second wave of money stress

Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 6: First-time home buyers with job security should get preapproved for a mortgage

Pandemic Personal Finance Update No. 5: How to get relief on car payments and free financial planning (Plus, prepare to pay taxes on the CERB)

Pandemic personal finance update No. 4: How the cost of making your mortgage go away for six months could top $2,000

Presenting Canada’s average restaurant tip

Rob Carrick November 25 Updated

Man spends $1-million so wife with dementia can live at home

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Three investing problems that can be solved by a robo-adviser

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Are you feeling any tipping fatigue?

Rob Carrick November 16

RSC Policy Briefing on Vaccine Acceptance

Enhancing COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance in Canada

Reviews how vaccine acceptance varies over time as personal decisions may be influenced by many factors

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PORTFOLIO

The power to act decisively even amid uncertainty

Portfolio gives you the tools that keep your investments moving in the right direction even amid uncertainty

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Improving Financial Literacy

Canadian Foundation for Economic Education

The Canadian Foundation for Economic Education provides free resources to support economic, financial, and entrepreneurship capability. There are resources for the general public, youth, teachers, parents, newcomers, and seniors

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Entertainment

Television

Three lurid foreign thrillers to take you far, far away

Adapting fast: Making day-to-day TV in a pandemic

Battle of the Brits: Acorn and BritBox seek to win over curious, and locked-down, Canadian audiences

Circus of Books and 9/11 Kids: Two great stories of growing up in strange circumstances in the U.S.

Books

Academics and authors Alix Ohlin and Randy Boyagoda share insights on structuring stories (and writing during meetings)

Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny on what drew them to write political thriller State of Terror together

The Two Michaels is readable and gripping, but also spotty and incomplete

Omar Mouallem and Kamal Al-Solaylee’s new books are about journeys to understand their roots

Music

In Mustafa’s debut hometown show at Massey Hall, the Toronto singer and poet reflects on love and loss

Christmas concerts across the country offer Hawksley Workman, Andy Kim and all the Messiahs you can handle

Rihanna named Barbados hero, officially bestowed ‘right excellent’

How Stephen Sondheim saved my life

The Arts

Rare first printing of U.S. Constitution sells for record US$43M

Mick Rock, photographer of 1970s music icons, dies at 72

Hong Kong’s M+ museum opens amid censorship controversy

James Hart wins $100,000 Audain Prize as B.C.’s most distinguished artist

Resources for you

CAMH - mental health is health

Access resources developed by the CAMH team of experts to support your mental health throughout this critical time.

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Resources for you

United Way 211

Toll-free phone line and online directory connecting Canadians with vital community and social resources from basic needs, to support for seniors and children, to crisis response.

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