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COVID-19 hospital admissions, deaths tick down as cold and flu season approaches

COVID-19 hospital admissions decrease in B.C.

Ontario’s top doctor says there is ample supply of Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccines

Don’t blame schools for high COVID-19 rates among B.C. youth, provincial health officer says

COVID-19

Investors hope Beijing will lift COVID curbs faster as protests douse markets

Anti-lockdown protests in China as country hits record high of COVID-19 cases1:58

At midday: North American markets slip as China COVID protests reignite economic growth concerns

Future of Cities: Are you ready for what will change our cities next?

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

THE RSC TASK FORCE ON COVID-19: Science. Independence. Expertise.

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.

COVID-19 Science and Expertise

Why avian influenza presents a clear danger and requires a One Health approach

Samira Mubareka and Shayan Sharif

Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges

Why have we forgotten about correctional workers? Essential service providers of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Rosemary Ricciardelli

Why avian influenza presents a clear danger and requires a One Health approach

Samira Mubareka and Shayan Sharif

Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges

Why have we forgotten about correctional workers? Essential service providers of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Rosemary Ricciardelli

Why avian influenza presents a clear danger and requires a One Health approach

Samira Mubareka and Shayan Sharif

Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges

Why have we forgotten about correctional workers? Essential service providers of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Rosemary Ricciardelli

Why avian influenza presents a clear danger and requires a One Health approach

Samira Mubareka and Shayan Sharif

Saving millions of lives but some resources squandered: emerging lessons from health research system pandemic achievements and challenges

Why have we forgotten about correctional workers? Essential service providers of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Rosemary Ricciardelli

RSC POLICY BRIEFING ON Intensive Care Units: COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact on Canada’s Intensive Care Units

RSC POLICY BRIEFING ON Intensive Care Units

COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact on Canada’s Intensive Care Units

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our ability to deliver life-saving acute and critical care to Canadians more than any other stress to the healthcare system in our recent history.

RSC POLICY BRIEFING ON one health: Strengthening a One Health Approach to Emerging Zoonoses

RSC POLICY BRIEFING ON one health

Strengthening a One Health Approach to Emerging Zoonoses

There is a pressing need for a deeper understanding of the interface where humans and other animals interact in their shared environment.

RSC Policy Briefing on The Nursing Workforce: Investing in Canada’s Nursing Workforce Post-Pandemic: A Call to Action

RSC Policy Briefing on The Nursing Workforce

Investing in Canada’s Nursing Workforce Post-Pandemic: A Call to Action

This RSC Policy Briefing investigated the evidence of nursing shortages and their causes in Canada during the pandemic and sought to identify effective policy and strategic solutions to address these shortages in the future.

Stay healthy and fit

I injured my knee and I continue to have pain. Is my only option a total knee replacement?

This month’s wellness news: A mountainside oxygen bar, a fitness app by a mother-daughter team, and going for a walk

Think your kid could be an elite athlete? Read this first

Alex Hutchinson

This month’s wellness news: A mountainside oxygen bar, a fitness app by a mother-daughter team, and going for a walk

B.C. ready to cancel surgeries as respiratory cases flood overcrowded hospitals

Researchers test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine

In his new Langdon Hall cookbook, chef Jason Bangerter indulges in local delights

Five rhubarb recipes for the longer, warmer days ahead

In his new cookbook, Chef Cristian Broglia proves that gluten-free cuisine can be delicious

Are we ready for the new medically assisted dying law?

Jury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault

Vancouver city council approves funding for more police, mental-health nurses

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

WellCan

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

Why don’t I tie my child’s weekly allowance to chores? Because I want her to have a healthy relationship with money

Understanding the costs and approaches of paying for an education

What should teens do with the money they earned this summer?

Millennials and Generation Z increasingly embracing lab-grown diamonds

Couples should discuss the possibilities of a breakup to avert financial destruction

As inflation drives up wedding costs, couples get creative growing flowers and bartering

Has your house cleaner raised their price? They probably will soon

This month’s home and garden news: Two Canadian design giants team up on furniture collection, plus unconventional wreathes

Six reasons why your next set of bed sheets should be Canadian

New Vancouver school board trustees moving to reinstate school liaison officers

Talks with teachers’ unions making progress, Ontario’s Education Minister says

Ontario, CUPE workers continue contract talks with province as strike deadline nears

THE ZERO CANADA PROJECT: How to get your kids back into routines

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

FTX crypto crisis is like a plane crash and a Ponzi scheme – there is a lot we can learn from it

Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik

Are your performance reviews good enough for the modern workplace?

All our pension funds are in trouble – we ignore this looming crisis at our peril

In moments of change, how leaders can focus on cultivating calm, instead of instilling fear

Is working from home good for your career? Six drawbacks that point to no

Merge Gupta-Sunderji

Dialogue is tricky when you’re managing an inner monologue, too

Harvey Schachter

In moments of change, how leaders can focus on cultivating calm, instead of instilling fear

‘You just think differently than others’: Working with people with learning disabilities is about playing to strengths

Is working from home good for your career? Six drawbacks that point to no

Merge Gupta-Sunderji

Red-hot market for buying dental, veterinary and other health practices begins to cool

FYihealth, Functionalab merging to form new medical-aesthetics entity

Hockey Canada must face its sins – but how does the organization rebuild?

Norm O’Reilly and Rick Burton

Safeguard your finances

Personal Finance

Five ways to check your credit score for free

Enough with the lectures for families to cut spending

A lot of people are unhappy about how much they’re paid at work

The crash course in personal finance you never got in school

Comparing Toronto house prices to the early 1990s crash

Please explain how the Bank of Canada’s fight against inflation actually helps people

A warning on houses as an investment

‘I’m on a variable-rate mortgage – biggest regret of my life’

Young adults needing parental money help: ‘It’s not if, but when’

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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PORTFOLIO: The power to act decisively even amid uncertainty

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

Entertainment

Streaming this weekend: Andor on Disney+ is the best Star Wars story since George Lucas’s trilogy

The Hurt Locker’s Mark Boal enlists in the streaming war with Apple’s Echo 3

Soccer: Goals, grit, glamour, money and desperation

Biography mostly captures the magic of punk rocker Art Bergmann

The little bookstores that could: Why independent shops are showing resilience among the behemoths

Booksellers across Canada reveal what’s hot on their shelves

Fisherman’s Friends stage musical rides a weird wave of sea shanty popularity

Taylor Swift dance parties are the benevolent alternative to clubbing you never knew you needed

Neil Young’s Harvest turns 50: Should we care?

National Film Board names new commissioner just as it pledges movement on racial equity targets

Ticketmaster, Taylor Swift and Tamil epics: Where the Toronto International Film Festival goes from here

Streaming this weekend: Andor on Disney+ is the best Star Wars story since George Lucas’s trilogy

Puzzles

Cryptic Crossword

Cryptic Crossword

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Sudoku Classic

Sharpen your mind and challenge yourself with this classic sudoku. Now, you can even play on your smartphone.

Universal Crossword

Universal Crossword

Offered in both regular and expert mode, enjoy this puzzle daily.

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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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CAMH

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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.

Coronavirus Update Newsletter: Get the latest coronavirus news coverage

Coronavirus Update Newsletter

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Coronavirus call-in series

ESG Investing: What are the emerging trends?

Access to health care in Canada

Connecting with customers in the new economy

Mapping Canada’s path to open banking

Women and Entrepreneurship: Strategies and tactics for growth

What makes a corporate purpose program successful?

How will the energy grid accommodate mass adoption of e-vehicles?

Navigating International Trade: Small Business, Big Impact — Exporting advice from Canadian SMEs on the global stage

The Munk Dialogues

Weekly video session with notable personalities talking about the post-pandemic world.

Munk Dialogues: Victor Gao on China’s role in global affairs after COVID-191:04:04

Munk Dialogues: Journalist and commentator David Brooks1:05:24

Munk Dialogues: Economist Mohamed El-Erian1:15:21

Munk Dialogues: Author Malcolm Gladwell1:02:40

Munk Dialogues: Journalist Fareed Zakaria1:09:12

Munk Dialogues: Former U.N. ambassador Samantha Power1:35:29

Munk Dialogues: Historian Niall Ferguson1:08:18

Latest news

Anti-lockdown protests in China as country hits record high of COVID-19 cases1:58

China COVID-19 cases hit fresh record high after weekend of protests

Alberta premier defends new rules on in-person learning, no mask mandates in schools

Empty Beijing streets as COVID-19 cases hit record for daily infections1:40

Alberta bans masking mandates in schools, guarantees in-person learning

Foxconn workers clash with security in China1:42

China's COVID-19 numbers hit record as economic outlook darkens2:12

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