Ontario must figure out its rapid test distribution — and it needs to do it rapidly to help halt COVID’s latest wave
Ontario needs to make its rapid COVID-19 tests more accessible to properly reduce transmission of the virus, says Capital Current writer Jonathan Tovell.
Finding queer joy in sober spaces
Sober queer spaces often do the life-saving work of connecting 2SLGBTQ+ folks with community.
Retying an old string: Immigration challenges, looking to the future and reconnecting with the past
Every immigrant knows what it’s like to be caught between two worlds. But sometimes, the costs can be heavy.
Quebec’s ‘historic anglo’ category sends wrong message about inclusion and self-identification
In May, Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Quebec government tabled Bill 96, an act respecting the French language in the province. Upgrading the landmark Bill 101 — the province’s 1977 French-language charter — Premier François Legault aims to set limits on the number of children receiving English-language education and impose rules regarding appropriate knowledge and use of French in businesses and workplaces....
In light of Team Canada soccer triumph, it’s time to move forward with pro women’s sports in this country
Women's sports have grown in viewership and popularity, but when will the Canadian professional sports landscape reflect that?
Canada will never export bulk water to the U.S. — and journalists should stop writing about it
Every couple of years, Canadian media revisits the perennial issue of exporting water to the U.S. Capital Current's Jonathan Got would like journalists to stop.
Beware of ‘pinkwashing’: Why a breast cancer awareness campaign leaves this survivor boiling mad
That cute little pink ribbon finds itself on countless products, from flowers, to chocolates, to household products. It floats around everywhere and sometimes I feel like I can’t escape it.
Urban Phoenix: Lebanon, how are you doing?
Capital Current reporter Maryse Matar urges Canadians not to forget the plight of her home country Lebanon, still rebuilding from a devastating explosion in the capital Beirut.
Problem-plagued OC Transpo is teaching me to lower my expectations of public transit
Capital Current's Tamanna Khan bemoans the breakdowns and delays of Ottawa's troubled transit system.
Behind closed doors: The labour shortage in food service industry is about more than the Canada Recovery Benefit; it’s about bad working conditions
Many say the federal benefits such as the Canada Recovery Benefit are keeping restaurant workers off the job but workers like Rachel Morgan says it's also about poor or even toxic work environments.
First Person: Comparing daily interactions with technology in Canada and China
Capital Current compares the differences in daily interactions with technology in Canadian and Chinese societies.
Dreaming of Vincent: Beyond Van Gogh takes viewers into the heart of the artist
This summer the creation, Beyond Van Gogh, will dazzle visitors to to Aberdeen Pavilion where they will be immersed in 300 works by the Dutch artist.
An ‘immersive’ theatre experience goes from Paris to London to Lansdowne Park
A unique theatre experience, called C-O-N-T-A-C-T, is now on at Lansdowne Park where audience members can follow two characters around outdoors and listen to their dialogue on their phones
With a smile? Step 3 of reopening in Ontario is angst ridden for servers
As Ontario enters Step 3 of reopening, servers in restaurants will be facing customers indoors for the first time in months. It's a bit scary.
Rocket men: Unregulated space travel posing a threat to the fragile environment of the blue planet
Billionaires such as Richard Branson, are launching rockets into space without any form of governmental oversight. That's dangerous.
Chasing the Cup: Despite the Canadiens’ loss, the journey was a beautiful ride
Despite losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Montreal Canadiens magical run was a happy moment in a difficult year.
COVID consequences: Patio season isn’t all wine and roses for the servers
The pandemic has made work in the food service industry more complex for the servers at your patio table.
Fighting Zoom fatigue in this new digital era
With video conferencing on the rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, tech researchers race to find the solutions to newly imposed social downgrades.
Despite the rhetoric, Canada lags behind other countries in joining the digital world
As the collaboration between Big Tech and government in the U.S., moves ahead, Canada waits for it to begin.
First Person: Getting a dose of COVID-19 vaccine
“Right arm or left arm?” asked Sara Noyes, 26, a nurse at Ottawa City Hall who administered my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on June 2. “Left arm,” I replied. I’m right handed so I’d rather my left side be sore the next day. I sat down next to her, and we chatted briefly about my comfort level with...
More than a few surprises on the long and winding road to my Zoom graduation
With online graduation approaching, Sarah-Marie Smith reflects on her time at Carleton's J-school.
Pandemic hit the buzzer on basketball
For Hamza Ali, the pandemic lockdown has robbed him of the pleasure of playing his favourite sport — basketball.
Coffee shop comforts: Savouring the little things in a troubled time
Capital Current's Sarah MacFarlane reminds us to savour the good times as we brace for the hard work ahead.
OK Created: channelling quarantine creativity into a small business
Unable to find a job this past summer due to COVID-19, Carleton student Olivia Kabelin turned her quarantine hobby into a small art business. Here’s a look into that journey.
Dream trip on hold: How pandemic travel restrictions grounded me and much of the world
Like many others, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected my life in some way. In my case, similarily to millions of people around the world, I was affected by travel restrictions.
How the Harry Styles Cardigan Challenge inspired me to pick up a new hobby during the COVID-19 quarantine
Making a version of a cardigan sported by British entertainer Harry Styles inspired Capital Current's Kayla Christoffer to make one of her own.
Cooking and COVID: What my tiny, dysfunctional kitchen taught me during the pandemic
For all of its many, many, short fallings, my teeny little kitchen has become my quarantine safe haven, a place for me to destress, be creative, and cultivate love and quality time.
Reporter’s Notebook: Covering controversy in a smaller community
Covering anti-mask protests in my hometown has challenged my reporting skills.
Here are six simple ways to have a green pandemic
It ain't easy being green during a pandemic. But here are some ways you can.
Saying goodbye to the Bytowne underlines importance of supporting small cinemas
Following announcement of its closure, the Bytowne Cinema is proof why we shouldn't take our city's slowly-disappearing gems for granted.
Time to support struggling local businesses
The holiday season is upon us and now more than ever is the time to support local businesses, which, as it happens, is safe and easy, despite the pandemic.
Podcast: Across continents, my family copes with COVID times
Capital Current reporter Aimee Veiner interviews three members of her family who live overseas and shares their experiences of living through the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Retail therapy’ is not real therapy in a dark COVID winter
The upcoming season can seem like a drag. With winter, the pandemic and not being able to visit family and friends, you may be feeling down. You are not in this alone.
For the love of Ontario Parks, pick up your garbage
As more people discover a love for camping during the pandemic, Capital Current's Samantha Pope writes let's all remember the basics of helping preserve nature: leaving no trace.
Graduating into the great unknown
Graduating is always a fair bit intimidating, but this year a global pandemic has added a whole new curveball to the mix.
Weighty decision: I feel safe back at the gym, but I’m not working out quite as much as I used to
With gyms reopening in Ontario over the last few weeks, people are wondering how safe that can be. I went to my local gym to find out what safety measures they have in place.
COVID-19 consequences: Reduced air pollution, less waste, fresh insights
More than 20 million cases of COVID-19 have been reported globally to date. There is no overstating of the scope of the pandemic tragedy for humanity. However, it is also important to recognize that it has resulted in some unexpected environmental benefits — especially when it comes to air pollution and waste management. The World Health Organization estimates that there...
As COVID-19 spreads in baseball, it seems clear hockey, basketball ‘bubbles’ best way to get pro sports back
The NHL's two hub cities have created secure "bubbles" where players and staff are isolating, and it seems the safest option.
I downloaded the ‘COVID Alert’ app: Here’s how it went on the first day
Tracking whether you’ve been exposed to someone who has COVID-19 in Canada became a lot easier on Friday. Well, only if you’re in Ontario. On Friday, the federal and Ontario governments launched COVID Alert, the app which notifies users if they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 within the past 14 days. “Together, let’s limit the spread of COVID-19 and prevent future...
‘I’m not embarrassed or ashamed’: Talking about mental health in the world of sports is a winning strategy
For far too long there has been a stigma around the discussion of mental health in sports. Some people still feel that opening up about their struggles equates to weakness. Others who hear about those struggles too often reinforce judgmental attitudes and outdated stereotypes. After all, in the world of professional sports, the most important thing to a lot of...
Canada Day isn’t for me — and it’s not for many others
I'm not celebrating Canada Day this year. And I'm not alone.
Schools need to embrace Canada’s Black history
In case you didn't know, Canada does have an extensive Black history and it's time to talk about it in schools — both the good and bad.
An unceremonious goodbye: graduating in a pandemic
For those of us graduating this June, so much feels uncertain. And alongside the practical concerns, there's a sadness about the way school ended.
Enough already, British Columbia – it’s time to ban clothesline bans
The right to dry movement has not been able to get British Columbia to ban clothesline bans.
BIPOC students want action at Carleton’s J-School, not just words — and I’m one of them
While it's nice to see Carleton University's journalism programs vowing to make courses more inclusive for BIPOC students, we need to see action first.