COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on just about every industry — sticking a wrench into the normal forces of supply and demand — and lumber is a prime example. A shortage is having a cascading impact on lumber yards, contractors and home builders.
Day: April 2, 2021
Two racial trauma therapists in Vancouver, B.C., say they’ve noticed an increase in Asian Canadian patients seeking mental health support since the surge in anti-Asian attacks. Vancouver police said anti-Asian hate crimes increased over 700 per cent in 2020.
They’re baristas, grocery store clerks, restaurant workers. As the stress of the pandemic wears on, Quebec’s young adults do the essential work that is often overlooked.
Was Canada’s second pandemic wave inevitable? How about the third? When the dust settles, governments are going to have to confront some awkward questions about what they didn’t do when they had a chance to do it.
A train partially derailed along Taiwan’s east coast, killing at least 34 people and injuring dozens, police said. Media reported 350 passengers were on board.