| | | | | | | | | FIVE THINGS TO KNOW | | | | | | One million deaths
The worldwide death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 1 million, nine months into a crisis that has devastated the global economy, tested world leaders' resolve, pitted science against politics and forced multitudes to change the way they live. |
| | | | | | New aid bill
Members of Parliament are being asked to expedite the study and passage of the government's latest COVID-19 benefit legislation, a new bill to expand paid sick leave for Canadians who are vulnerable due to the pandemic. |
| | | | | | Rapid tests
As new technology for COVID-19 testing hits the market, the international focus has shifted away from the availability of these tests and instead to the speed they can produce results. |
| | | | | | Winter worries
Countries with rising COVID-19 numbers must get the curve under control before hospitals are inundated with huge numbers of people battling either the novel coronavirus or winter's seasonal sicknesses, says a doctor with the World Health Organization. |
| | | | | | Urban life
The pandemic has led to plenty of hand-wringing about the future of cities, but on a range of scores, four experts on urban places say Canada's cities have a chance to emerge better than ever. |
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| | | | | | | An orca on the West Coast has given birth to a new calf, an important addition to a struggling species population. | | | | |
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| | | | | | | Lightning strikes | | | | The Tampa Bay Lightning are the 2020 Stanley Cup champions, defeating the Dallas Stars 2-0 to capture the NHL's top trophy in front of empty seats, sprawling tarps, and no fans at Rogers Place. |
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