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Dispatches for the self-isolated life

Mar 18, 2020
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Prime Minister Trudeau announces new financial supports for Canadians and the financial sector. More here:
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March 18th 2020

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The border between Canada and the U.S. has been shut down to non-essential traffic, which Donald Trump announced before Justin Trudeau outlined the $82 billion emergency response package, which is detailed on the government website.


The persistence of shitposts

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Illegal border crossings shouldn't have been happening in the first place. This needs to stop NOW.
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March 18th 2020

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Campaigns to be the next Conservative leader are still playing out in memes, at risk of seeming more surreal to criticize the Liberals about their policies. Chris Selley argues that this race should be put out of its misery before COVID-19 does it instead.


“I take full responsibility for my actions—I lost my cool and that’s not okay.” Jamar Lee became the first house guest to ever be removed from Big Brother Canada, after he told a fellow contestant their behaviour would get them “popped” in the outside world. At least these contestants now know they’re no more isolated than many viewers.


The new sign language star

Government press conferences from B.C. over COVID-19 include ASL interpretations from Nigel Howard, whose approach to hand-talking has a stunning theatricality. The viral enthusiasm for his signing shows that dire messages can have a bright side:

Twitter avatar for @BobKronbauerBob Kronbauer @BobKronbauer
This guy brings joy in a time when we need it the most. Here's my piece about why Dr. Bonnie Henry's sign language interpreter deserves his own fan club.
vancouverisawesome.com/covid19/nigel-…
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March 17th 2020

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Finally, in the 6ix, with woes

Drake just broke the record for the most appearances on the Billboard Hot 100 in its history: his 208 charting songs passed the cast of Glee. But there’s more mystery around whether hanging out with Kevin Durant, one of four Brooklyn Nets players to test positive for COVID-19, was the reason why Drake is now quarantined in Toronto:

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.@Drake documents his quarantine experience for Instagram 🏀: “My life for the next however long”k
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March 17th 2020

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