Anticipation, excitement, stress and anxiety: students, parents and educators felt a heady mix of emotions this week as classes started again amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what they shared about the first day of school.
Hurricane Larry made landfall on southeastern Newfoundland overnight as a Category 1 storm, knocking out power throughout St. John’s and the surrounding area in a short, sharp wallop of heavy winds, torrential rains and an unexpectedly high storm surge.
In the hours and days after the Twin Towers fell, a handful of police officers and firefighters from Ottawa and the surrounding area dropped everything and raced to New York City to aid in the recovery effort.
A growing body of global data shows that leading COVID-19 vaccines significantly reduce your risk of falling seriously ill or dying if you wind up infected with the coronavirus. But plenty of people still remain at a higher risk.