Sometimes, doctors’ roles as health care heroes can extend beyond the walls of a hospital.
Take Dr. Rohit Gandhi, for example. He recently got married. At his wedding reception in the Toronto area, the emergency medicine doctor and researcher at Montfort Hospital got to talking with one of his parents’ friends, Ottawa businessman Anand Aggarwal, about all the good work being done at Montfort.
Posted: Mar 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 10
The e-commerce team at Kunstadt Sports has grown from two to around 15 people. We don t see that ever shrinking, says Monica Kunstadt. (Francis Ferland/CBC)
Small businesses had to find creative ways to adapt their business models to stay afloat during COVID-19, but many say the changes will be permanent.
For Ottawa sporting goods store Kunstadt Sports, the pandemic sped up its shift from brick- and-mortar to online sales. With new staffing in place, it has no plans to revert back.
Monica Kunstadt, financial controller at Kunstadt, says its e-commerce team grew from two to upwards of 15 people.
Posted: Jan 17, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 17
Children stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are learning life skills from older siblings and parents, from car maintenance and laundry to cooking and foraging.(SKYNESHER/GETTY IMAGES)
Kids and teens stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic are picking up life skills from older siblings and parents the kind that result in messy kitchens and less-than-bright whites.
But as CBC discovered, parents and experts alike welcome this development.
Kitchen wizards
Chef Cory Haskins is the academic chair in the culinary arts and baking programs at Algonquin College. He s also got four teenagers at home, and since COVID-19, they ve found their culinary groove.