#The pandemic is breaking parents

#The pandemic is breaking parents

“#The pandemic is breaking parents” Like anyone, I can list off for you the pandemic moments that have broken me, as a parent of young kids. The first, I suppose, was having a newborn, a five-year-old and a two-year-old suddenly stuck at home in my full-time care in the spring of 2020, when the first…

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#how it all went wrong.

#how it all went wrong.

“#how it all went wrong.” Saturday morning at a rec centre parking lot in south Calgary. Flapjacks. Mediocre coffee. Disposable plates. Boots. Belt buckles. Cowboy hats of black, white and straw. Smiling kids. Glad-handing politicians. In some ways, it seemed like any traditional Calgary Stampede pancake breakfast, pleasing for a premier who’d declared a week…

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#Crossing the U.S. border by land: What you need to know

#Crossing the U.S. border by land: What you need to know

“#Crossing the U.S. border by land: What you need to know” Once the border opens on Nov. 8, fully vaccinated Canadians—including those with mixed vaccines—will be allowed entry. On Nov. 8, the U.S. reopens its land border, welcoming fully vaccinated Canadian travellers. While Canadians have been able to fly into the U.S., this marks the…

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#Quebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workers

#Quebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workers

“#Quebec delays its vaccine mandate for health-care workers” Politics Insider for Oct. 14, 2021: Quebec’s health plan hits a bump; another military investigation; unpopular premiers Welcome to a sneak peek of the Maclean’s Politics Insider newsletter. Sign up to get it delivered straight to your inbox in the morning. Quebec delays mandate: Quebec’s health minister, Christian…

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#How the pandemic has rewired our brains

#How the pandemic has rewired our brains

“#How the pandemic has rewired our brains” There’s a giant container of hand sanitizer in the front entryway of Sam Maglio’s home. It’s oversized. It’s clunky. It doesn’t fit in. “I want to get rid of that bucket of hand sanitizer as fast as possible,” says the University of Toronto marketing and psychology professor, who…

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