Tips from the Edmonton Canadian Mental Health Association on how to manage our mental wellness at this time of uncertainty.

The Québec organization Coalition des Poids is dedicated to creating environments that facilitate healthy life choices. Aware of the potential negative impacts the government lockdown would have on our health, this company produced graphics to inform and help the public maintain their health during the pandemic. The illustrations encourage Canadians to take care of their physical health through proper nourishment, physical activity, and sleep.

The demands of the pandemic are having a serious impact on the emotional, psychological and physical wellbeing of healthcare workers across the country. The Canadian Medical Association wishes to support frontline workers by providing them with access to a Wellness Support Line to ensure they have high-quality and tailored mental health services for all their needs.

This Report, “COVID-19 and Indigenous Health and Wellness: Our Strength is in our Stories” is written as a collection of stories. Indigenous scholars, practitioners and learners, offer this writing to support an improved understanding about how COVID-19 is impacting the health and wellness of Indigenous peoples.

Recommendations from Dr. Linda Li, Senior Scientist at Arthritis Research Canada sharing the best way to exercise in new environment. The importance of exercising during COVID.

Public health PhD Carl-Etienne Juneau speaks about difficulties of contact tracing in Quebec.

In anticipation of a second wave of COVID-19, Canadian scientists are currently working to set up a detection system based on organic waste that ends up in sewers.

The coronavirus pandemic has affected Canada’s pharmaceutical and retail pharmacy industry across four main areas: product sourcing and procurement, product launch and distribution, acquisition and access, and treatment and care management. Based on challenges in these areas, this report offers a perspective on potential solutions and considerations.

Established by the President of the Royal Society of Canada in April 2020, the RSC Task Force on COVID-19 was mandated to provide evidence-informed perspectives on major societal challenges in response to and recovery from COVID-19. The report begins by reviewing the research context and policy environment in Canada’s long-term care sector before the arrival of COVID-19. It summarizes the existing knowledge base for far-sighted and integrated solutions to challenges in the long-term care sector. The report then outlines profound, long-standing deficiencies in the long-term care sector that contributed to the magnitude of the COVID-19 crisis.

The Government of Canada created the COVID Alert App to breaking the cycle of infection. This app can let app users know of possible exposures to the virus before any symptoms can appear. Thanks to this app, we can reduce the spread of infection, take care of ourselves and protect our communities.

Alberta's chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw provided an update on the most recent numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province Friday and the government's ongoing response to the pandemic. She also announced the launch of a mobile contact-tracing app for the province, called ABTraceTogether, to help fight the spread of COVID-19.

A group of Indigenous women adapted the Medicine Wheel to promoted healthy strategies to cope with the pandemic to the public. This rendition is a holistic approach, inspired by the sacred teaching of their ancestors and the Seven Fire Prophecies, designed to enhance the wellness of the body, spirit, heart, and mind.

This is a regional breakdown of COVID-19 cases across Quebec.

This is an article interviewing Dr. Susan Shaw, the Chief Medical Officer. She is discussing the burdening of the medical system during the second wave.

Checklist for healthcare workers when putting PPE on and taking it off. Important to remember that many healthcare workers did not have to don PPE before the pandemic and needed guidance.

A six minute video about the hardships of being a nurse during the COVID pandemic.

This article expounds on how anti-maskers are taking research out of context in arguing against COVID-19 restrictions. In addition, this story compares the similarities between anti-maskers and anti-vaccination protestors.

This article covers Quebec's recent protests this past summer with anti-maskers gathering and chanting "liberté." While some demanded freedom, others openly questioned the government's response to the pandemic.

A large crowd of people gather together with beside the water and are not socially distanced.

This article chronicles an anti-mask protest recently held in Vancouver, called the "B.C. Freedom Christmas Rally." This protest violated public health orders, and this event implies how Canadians are divided on some of the COVID-19 enforced restrictions.

This photo shows a large gathering of protesters in a park with a man wearing the Canadian flag

This photo shows one protester holding up a sign which states "My body, my choice."

This photo shows two children wearing shirts that say "hugs over masks."

This article shares Canadian opinions on mask policies, including that of anti-maskers and their own right-wing views on freedom.

Anti-maskers ought to be remembered, not because their position is valid, but because we need to remember that how some people acted against the interests of the general population. Often, historical narratives of humanitarian crises focus on this idea of "everyone banded together and we all helped everyone survive." But this is way too simple, and there is a sizable part of our society who did not work to help others survive.

This photo shows protesters with a flag in the foreground.

This photo shows a masked man standing above a gathering of people and has his left hand raised.

This article describes how anti-mask protests, such as in Alberta, show the need for Canada's public health to promote the message of empathy and ask citizens to re-define their definition of freedom.

This photo shows a masked woman with her arms raised in front of the riot police.

This article shares how one Canadian museum made masks during lockdown and provides video instructions and sewing patterns for people to make their own.

This blog post not only contains a recipe for pound cake, but it includes how one Canadian baker felt about visiting the grocery store and afterward, baking during the start of lockdown.

This is the guiding document for the redeployment of healthcare workers to long-term care from the Ontario Hospital Association. These are crucial to understanding how redeployment worked in Ontario.

The Canadian Shield, a company started in Waterloo Region, was founded during the pandemic to create face shield for essential workers. In May 2020, they had already created 1,000,000 shields for essential workers.

This article offers an insight into a small Ontario town and how their farmers market dealt with the COVID-19 restrictions.

This hopeful message from Canada's Finance Minister, Chrystia Freeland, says that Canadians have a plan to get through the winter, and then will move on to economic recovery.

This photo shows a large gathering of marching protesters armed with signs in Halifax, Nova scotia.

This photo shows a large gathering of protesters armed with signs in downtown Montreal.

The Government of Canada's Fall Economic Statement.

Early news article about rationing PPE.

A nurse from Nova Scotia writes about her experience being redeployed into a nursing home.

This photo shows a large gathering of protesters in front of Parliament.

This article sheds light onto how some Canadians, especially this one Nova Scotian, spent time crafting during lockdown. These ornaments reflect some of the biggest events from this past year and resonate with thousands of Canadians.

This photo shows a large gathering of protesters in downtown Calgary.

This graph shows Canadian corporations who received CEWS but continued to pay dividends to their shareholders.

This photo shows a large gathering of protesters in Vancouver.

The Ontarian Government allowed hospitals and long-term care homes to redeploy staff to new roles and duties for the better care of the vulnerable.

This photo includes a large group of protesters in Ontario.

Making sense of the world's economic crisis, optimistic outlook for Canada.

This photo shows a large group of protesters in downtown Toronto.

Tweet by Health Canada confirming that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been approved.