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Canada’s first day with zero new COVID-19 infections. It’s what we’re all working toward, together.

Here you’ll find resources, recipes and information to help you manage your home, your family, your career and your finances during this extraordinary time. #HelpZeroCanada

Resources, Guides and Puzzles

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COVID-19 news: Updates and essential resources about the pandemic

The novel coronavirus has killed more than two million people around the world, and while vaccines have offered hope of an eventual end to the pandemic, the journey there will be hard. Here’s what you need to know

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Is my area coming out of COVID-19 lockdown? Can I travel out-of-province? A guide to restrictions across Canada

Check back here for updates as governments adjust their plans to guard against the second wave of coronavirus infections

‘Who do masks protect: the wearer or other people?’ André Picard answers your questions on face masks and more

Masks principally protect other people, not the wearer. As the saying goes: “Your mask protects me, my mask protects you.”

Puzzles and diversions to exercise your brain

Test your mental mettle with this brain-twisting assortment of word, logic and number puzzles by Fraser Simpson, creator of The Globe and Mail’s cryptic crossword.

Behind the stories: COVID-19

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Globe and Mail health journalists, editors and foreign correspondents reflect on the early days of the coronavirus pandemic and offer a look inside how the spread of COVID-19 was covered.

COVID-19 Vaccines

B.C. says all adults could be offered first vaccine dose by end of July

Alberta delays changes to COVID-19 restrictions because of increase in infections

opinion

B.C.’s economic rebound will require more than a COVID-19 vaccine

Anne McMullin

CIBC and BMO delay return to office for most employees until at least the end of June

Doug Ford overrode Ontario’s top doctor on COVID-19 tests, overwhelming system

Oil price dips on Chinese fuel demand doubts, OPEC supply concerns weigh

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

Migrant workers need priority access to the COVID-19 vaccine

Why (and how) to gift your child a world of words

Face-mask use and language development: Reasons to worry?

Meeting the challenge of dyslexia in the pandemic and beyond

The case for a COVID-19 vaccination certificate

Data gaps are fueling Canada’s children’s mental health crisis, during COVID-19 and beyond

Building knowledge about immunization to promote good health

COVID-19 is Changing Our World: It’s Time to Rethink International Education

The Benefits of Being Raised Bilingually

Promoting Second Language Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Parents’ and Teachers’ Coping Strategies

People with high needle fear need strategies to help when it comes time for the COVID-19 vaccine

Opinion

Who gets a jab first? Around the world, vaccine preferences are generous

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

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

How to stay in shape if you never leave the house

wellness

Stress is the biggest epidemic of our time, says Deepak Chopra, and he’s trying to make it easier for everyone to quiet their minds

Don’t sweat your kids’ extra pandemic pounds, doctors advise

If you want to build strength, you don’t need to lift heavy weights

From ‘wellness’ to insurrection – the hidden threat of global woo

Recipes

Sami Tamimi and Tara Wigley’s new cookbook Falastin opens a window into Palestinian culture and history

How do you make Beef Wellington?

Lucy Waverman: 11 healthy recipes to lighten up your winter menus

Recipe: A s’mores-inspired evolution of lava cake

Mental health

Expert panel working out parameters of assisted-dying legislation face an impossible task

The pandemic is worsening negative thought patterns, but with mindfulness we can help the mind help itself

The benefits of ‘green exercise’ go far beyond physical fitness

Are you ‘done’ with pandemic restrictions? How that feeling is crossing over into your work day

RSC Policy Briefing on Homelessness

Seeking Shelter: Homelessness and COVID-19

Reviews how those experiencing homelessness in Canada are impacted by the pandemic, and provides recommendations intended to reduce or prevent further negative consequences from the COVID-19 pandemic for people experiencing homelessness

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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

Resources for you

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

Three key tips for managing anxiety

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Tips for supporting your teen during the COVID-19 pandemic

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‘Shadow pandemic’ of young people with eating disorders a challenge for health networks to treat

Relationships

Match: A recipe for a perfect pairing

How to be a better conversationalist: Make the most of the mundane

Swift swipe, or careful connection? In her new book, author Siri Agrell examines the high-tech world of modern dating

Home & Design

Globe Craft Club: Get your needle and thread ready – it’s time to learn to embroider

Why making playlists has become a soothing pandemic habit

How to make your rental space feel more personal

Education

Union asks why junior school mask rule wouldn’t work in B.C. if it does elsewhere

Changemakers: Canada faces serious challenges, but these leaders show that solutions are possible

Western Canada: COVID-19 variants raise new concerns about schools in B.C., Alberta

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

Optimizing the next-gen employee experience via smarter online tools is the future of the hybrid workplace

Why are leaders so obsessed with control?

Work-from-home tax deduction could cost Ottawa $260-million in lost revenue, budget watchdog says

Knotel files for bankruptcy protection, becomes latest co-working provider to falter in pandemic

management

How well did the boards of major companies do during a pandemic?

Work-life sway is the new norm for working mothers

Larger-than-life leaders can suffer from their insatiable desires

Careers

I moved to a different country after I was laid off. What happens when I’m recalled?

With spare time during the pandemic, hobbyists are starting their own micro-ecommerce businesses

After a COVID-19 layoff, this arts administrator is seeking work with non-profits

Putting a microscope on systemic racism in health care - and the role of corporate Canada

Small Businesses

‘It’s not for free’: Restaurants, gyms rack up loans to survive

Federal rent program still leaves small businesses behind, lobby group says

Ottawa’s new rent-relief program to accept applications starting Monday

For small businesses that survive COVID-19, recovery is expected to be difficult

Safeguard your finances

Carrick on Money

Alberta shows us what debt pain looks like

Rob Carrick

Household Finances

How to make the most of your workout budget during the pandemic

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

Women retire 30 per cent less wealthy than men – the pandemic will make things worse

Rob Carrick March 2

Worried about COVID-19, Canadians revamping plans to avoid retirement homes. But can they afford it?

February 28

Dad’s role change: from stuck-at-home to stay-at-home

February 26

In case this is your first rodeo, what’s happening with housing and stocks is not normal

Rob Carrick February 23

RSC Policy Briefing on Epidemiology

The Epidemiology of COVID-19 in Canada in 2020

Reviews the epidemiology of COVID-19 during the “Pre-Vaccine era” with recommendations to strengthen Canada’s response

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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

The storied life and art of playwright Tom Stoppard takes centre stage in expansive new biography

Oscar-nominated Canadian screenwriter Sarah Polley to publish first book

In her new novel The Centaur’s Wife, author Amanda Leduc examines grief through an apocalyptic Earth

In finding solace in small-town life, the characters in Mary Lawson’s new novel examine the ties that bind

Music

Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely after theft, shooting in L.A.

Four female Canadian music producers on their dream studio gigs, from Shawn Mendes to Cher

New technology is helping musicians play together virtually in real time - by eliminating lag time online

Opera singer Joshua Hopkins pays moving tribute to his slain sibling in Songs for Murdered Sisters

The Arts

Chansonnier Raymond Lévesque wrote songs that were ‘mythic’ in Quebec

Ophelia provides a delicious taste of what might have been, in more normal times

Crypto art is gaining traction and one of its biggest stars is an artist from Thunder Bay

As Jon Stewart returns to TV, The Daily Show’s legacy of exploiting the news for laughs casts a long shadow

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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