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Ten Thoughts on the Power of Pandemics


They disrupt, reveal, renew. They give opportunity to rethink what we’ve come to believe is normal.

The Emergency at Hand

Protect our hospitals and the most vulnerable. Behave like a citizen.

All about COVID-19 with Physician and Writer Kevin Patterson

VIDEO: The conversation with the smart doctor you’ve been wanting to have.

How Women Will Bear the Brunt of This Pandemic

Unemployment, child care responsibilities and risk of domestic violence all likely to increase.

Want to Help Others in This Crisis? Here Are Some Ideas

From Facebook groups to reaching out to neighbours, people are pitching in.

Stop Stockpiling! There is No Grocery Shortage

Despite irrational panic buying, stores are set to keep shelves stocked — even with toilet paper.

You Can’t Stop Culture. Get Some Here

Online events and activities to while away these newly isolated times.

Coronavirus Curated: Top Links for March 18

Today’s informative reads on COVID-19 collected by The Tyee for you.

Coronavirus Curated: Top Links for March 17

The Tyee’s staff recommends these reads on the web today.

Please Advise! Is Everyone Going to Freak out Now?

Thanks for asking (he said calmly while sharing what real doctors advise).

BC Blasts Trudeau’s Decision Not to Close US Border

Number of cases in province jumps to 103; four deaths reported.

Northern BC, Indigenous Communities in Race to Be Ready for COVID-19

Delays in testing, lack of supplies, overcrowding and pressure from industrial camps raise concern from B.C.’s most remote communities

On the Sudden Allure of Toilet Paper

ARTIFACT: Rumours of a bum wad apocalypse are false, so why the run on TP?

The Tyee Is Seeking Its Next Emerging Indigenous Reporting Fellow

We’re offering a three-month paid position through our partnership Journalists for Human Rights. Please share.

The World Is Sick. Culture Can Heal Us

It might be time to hunker down. But you can still support artists and get your culture fix.

We Need a Far Better Global Virus Monitoring System

Why don’t we scout disease outbreaks like we do forest fires?

COVID-19, Brought to You by Globalization

How the virus exploits traits of our economy extolled as modern triumphs.

Here’s What Drug Legalization Should Really Look Like

The wide-open alcohol model isn’t the answer. Smart regulation can replace the failure of prohibition with a system that still reduces harms.

Five Lessons from Past Pandemics

‘Disaster planning does not go as planned’ and more of history’s teachings for the era of COVID-19.
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