Amanda Gorman's poem: 'The Hill We Climb'

Amanda Gorman—at 22, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history—delivered her poem at the U.S. Capitol

Kamala Harris' unprecedented inauguration day

Debra Thompson: In many ways, Harris is the embodiment of white conservatives’ fear that the country is on the precipice of irreversible demographic and political changes

Why inauguration in lockdown suits Joe Biden perfectly

Patricia Treble: 'If there is anyone who understands the suffering in the United States, it is Biden, a man forged by the crucible of heartache' 

A house divided still stands

Scott Gilmore: America's contradictions and the efforts to solve them have always defined the country and its history. The impossible nation will beat on.

History's little reassuring moments

Marie-Danielle Smith: As a sense of calm returned our minds and eyes could wander to the details—a soldier making the sign of the cross, the masked faces, a warm pair of mittens

It's unlikely we're picking up all the B.1.1.7. cases in Canada, says expert

Plus: How samples are sequenced for the variant, and what happens if B.1.1.7. takes hold here