News and analysis about the COVID-19 pandemic. 

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A sunset in Sutton, Ontario. Image: pontla/Flickr
Groundhogs, sunscreen, and COVID-19
Evelyn Lazare | As we emerge from stay-at-home orders like groundhogs into the sun, don't forget these important health safety measures.
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Toronto police and security personnel are seen through an orange fence during the eviction. Image: Rafi Aaron/Used with permission
The militarized assault on Toronto's homeless people continues
Cathy Crowe | Toronto's mayor John Tory continues to defy international public health guidelines to not evict encampments and employ a human rights approach.
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A long line-up at an election polling station. Image: Can Pac Swire/Flickr.
The consequences of a pandemic federal election
Hawa Y. Mire | Canada has a hard long road to recovery -- and an election right now just isn't part of it.
Columnists
Public health initiative in rural Karnataka, India. Image credit: Trinity Care Foundation/Flickr
Delta variant largely 'a developing country problem'
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan | The gap between the rich and the poor is the result of vaccine apartheid. While this inequity persists, none of us will truly be safe.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Health Minister Tyler Shandro, both grinning, confirm what Albertans already knew -- we'll be reopening in time for the Calgary Stampede (Image credit: Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta).
Mission accomplished? Jason Kenney rolls the dice again on a swift reopening
David J. Climenhaga | Delta variant or no variant, Alberta will be pulling the plug on almost all COVID-19 restrictions on July 1, Premier Jason Kenney confirmed Friday.
Columnists
A syringe and needle. Image credit: Bicanski/Pixnio.
A combined flu and COVID-19 vaccine booster is in the works
Evelyn Lazare | With new variants developing rapidly, Canadians can expect that an annual booster for COVID-19 will become a routine part of preventive health care.
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Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro wilts in the sun as Premier Jason Kenney carries on about Alberta's vaccination lottery Image credit: Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta.
Lotto Vaxx: Can the Kenney government give away cash money without seriously messing up?
David J. Climenhaga | Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a track record giving money away, and it's not very promising. On the other hand, it's only $3 million or so at risk with Lotto Vaxx.
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Justin Trudeau and Boris Johnson. Image credit: Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street/Flickr
The G7 was a failure on COVID-19 and a fiasco for the U.K.
Duncan Cameron | The U.K., Germany, and Canada were silent on the subject of monopoly pharmaceutical companies unwilling to act on behalf of countries in need of vaccines because it would interfere with their profits.
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Jason Kenney in the 2010 Calgary Stampede Parade, back when he was Member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore. Image credit: 5of7/Flickr
In the name of the economy, Jason Kenney could push Alberta into another wave of COVID-19
David J. Climenhaga | Ottawa is going to have to try to find a way to implement a vaccine certificate that can be used to protect those us who have been abiding by the rules.
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney at yesterday's COVID-19 briefing. Image credit: Chris Schwarz/Government of Alberta/Flickr
Kenney uses harm-reduction argument to justify lottery for Albertans who get vaccinated
David J. Climenhaga | Given his history gambling away other people's money, it shouldn't come as a shock Jason Kenney has raised the possibility of a cash lottery for Albertans who sign up to get a vaccine shot.
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Off the Hill presents: the bumpy road to pandemic recovery
rabble staff | The road to recovery will be a much smoother ride for some Canadians than others. Watch Chuka Ejeckam, MP Leah Gazan, and Karl Nerenberg discuss the necessary fixes, with host Robin Browne.
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The Sky Palace dinner. Image credit: @TheBreakdownAB/Twitter
Reanimated rebellion in UCP caucus ranks
David J. Climenhaga | "Looking at these photos it seems clear to me that several health restrictions were violated," Airdrie UCP MLA Angela Pitt boldly stated Friday on her Facebook account.