Community groups demand release of migrant detainees following a COVID-19 outbreak at the Laval Immigration Holding Centre
One of the migrants at the centre has begun a hunger strike to protest inadequate health measures Multiple…
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The spread of COVID-19 and the surge of entrepreneurs
Why bored twentysomethings are starting businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic I was three weeks away from starting a…
Isolate happiness when working alone
While many Canadians suffer the toll of social isolation, one man spends six months working in near-total solitude…
Isolation: the original shame-based solution to human punishment
Is social isolation softening our carrot-and-stick incarceration system? Residents of Canada first went on lockdown in March of…
It’s the little things
We all know the pandemic has negatively affected our lives in a variety of ways, and that it…
Small Steps: learning to value time alone
Though it may seem counterintuitive, forced isolation can help you realize how good spending time alone can be…
Dealing with an eating disorder during COVID-19
*Disclaimer: I understand and respect the fact that each experience with eating disorders is unique and serious. I…
Fighting isolation on Valentine’s Day, one rose at a time
**Full disclosure: I fell in love with this story. On Valentine’s Day, Concordia Alumnus Timothy Thomas and his…