Continuing this week's theme, thoughts from around the world, here is a short note from a friend in South Africa. We are well, its summer...

Some info from a friend from Ontario, who has competed the fourteen day quarantine, so can now visit family in the Atlantic Bubble. Went...

Hi All, Today's blog is an excerpt from a message from a friend from England: Your blog about cruise ships interested me because where we...

I recently received an email from a friend in Japan. Here is a paraphrased excerpt: Fortunately in Japan the wave of the COVID-19's...

At the late September yodeling event in the rural Schwyz canton, attended by 600 die-hard fans, people in the audience were asked to...

The world continues to see significantly more new cases than people recovering. This is reflected by the growing number of "Active" cases...

It has been a while since we talked about the vaccine wars ( Thought of the Day - August 19 - Vaccine Wars ) but believe you-me they are...

Early on in the pandemic, we had the 7pm shout-out for front-line workers ( Thought of the Day - Vancouver Cheer ). Despite the amazing...

Much of the discussion here in Canada has been about the US border ( Thought of the Day - September 8 - Border Still Closed) and indeed...

Remember the adage "moments of adversity are your greatest opportunity". So besides the suppliers of critical products such as PPE and...

Way back in in April we talked about the low gas prices ( Thought of the Day - April 22 - Gas Is Now Free ). After a rebound in the...

The world-wide official numbers are now over 40 million cases, 30 million of which have recovered, and over one million dead, leaving...

I had a look at the BC CDC page concerning the therapeutics for COVID-19 ( http://www.bccdc.ca/Health-Professionals-Site/Documents/Antimi...

We have not talked about the strategy to tackle COVID-19 since April ( Thought of the Day - April 27 - Strategy 2.0 ). That said, the...

Manitoba and Saskatchewan did fairly well in the first wave. Indeed, looking at cases and deaths per capita, the two Prairie provinces...

Cruise liners are laid up around the world and unlike grounded planes it is not just a simple matter of finding a sheltered place to park....

Our eastern provinces are adopting the Zone system as a more granular way to manage the spread of COVID. Hoping to avoid wholesale...

Cases across Canada continue to rise, indeed we are reporting 50% more new cases than just two weeks ago. Quebec is the biggest...

We first touched on immunity passports back in the spring when discussing COVID management strategies ( Thought of the Day - April 27 -...

Face it, for many of us working from home is not just a temporary fix, it is the new normal. With this in mind I am surprised how many...