As It Happens: Monday Edition
Part One
Alberta COVID: Rachel Notley
Alberta is expected to announce new COVID-19 restrictions tomorrow, but the province's opposition leader says today's numbers suggest it's already too late.
Puerto Rico observatory
An astronomer tells us why the shuttering of an observatory in Puerto Rico is devastating for him, for his community — and for the planet.
Florida man dog rescue
A Florida man was out for a walk when he realized his dog was feeling really down in the mouth — so he raised its spirits by rescuing it from an alligator.
Part Two
Atlantic bubble gone
As PEI and Newfoundland and Labrador pull out of the so-called "Atlantic bubble", people are facing new travel restrictions — and feeling pretty deflated.
Oxford words of the year
Usually, the Oxford English Dictionary designates just a single Word of the Year — but given the sheer 2020-ness of 2020, it was forced to choose a whole bunch.
Part Three
Hurricane Honduras
A pastor in Honduras describes the devastation after two back-to-back hurricanes and his fear that a COVID-19 surge is on the horizon.
Jargon study
New research on the use of jargon in business suggests social status is the driving engine behind all that circling back to blue-sky on pivoting this offline...