Pandemic

A version of this story appeared in Esquire’s entertainment newsletter, t he Cliff-Hanger . Sign up here to receive weekly criticism of the movie or television show of the moment shipped directly to your in-box. Weird question: Do you remember the pandemic? It wasn’t that long ago that we were…

While inflation may have since been tamed, Statistics Canada’s monthly inflation figures show that the pandemic-era price hikes survived Published Jul 21, 2025 Last updated Jul 21, 2025 8 minute read A customer looks for produce at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. Photo by Justin…

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Soaring food prices placed household budgets under strain, making healthier options even less attainable Photo by Postmedia Article content A new study published in the  Canadian Medical Association Journal  (CMAJ) confirms what many suspected: obesity rates in Canada have surged since the onset of the pandemic. Prior to 2020, the…

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s administration said on July 18 that the United States was rejecting changes agreed in 2024 for the World Health Organisation on its pandemic response, saying they violated the country’s sovereignty. Mr Trump, after returning to office on Jan 20, immediately began his nation’s withdrawal from…

The United States has rejected an agreement adopted by members of the World Health Organisation to improve preparedness for future pandemics following the disjointed global response to Covid-19, the American government said on Friday. The State Department and Department of Health and Human Services said in a statement they had…

Though the COVID-19 pandemic put the world on pause, it never stopped the wheels of love from turning. Bibi and Ayobami are living proof — and it all began with a viral TikTok post! What Bibi thought was just another fun post on her social media turned out to be…

Parliament Hill reflected on the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa on Sept. 18, 2024. A new report blames the Trudeau government’s spending — less than Bank of Canada interest rate policies — for soaring inflation during the pandemic. Photo by David Kawai /Bloomberg Article content The Trudeau government’s spending…

Updated Beware: the people behind PuTTY, the renowned FOSS SSH client for Windows, are not the same people as those behind the PUTTY.ORG website. An unfolding controversy over the contents of a website that contained links to several different pieces of SSH-related software has escalated. At the time of writing, the…

Part of the original inspiration for Pokémon Go was about getting people out into the real world walking, exploring, and meeting one another as they collect, battle, and raid fictional gyms. But times have changed. There was a whole pandemic. Walking around your neighborhood to endlessly grind for new rewards…