TORONTO As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, Canadians from across the country are reflecting on a lost year, with optimism that a sense of normalcy will soon return. March 11 marks the one-year anniversary of the World Health Organization officially considering COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, Canada has had nearly 900,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 22,000 deaths. Amid a year of isolation, physical distancing and Zoom parties, Canadians long for in-person interactions once again. Restaurants in Toronto remain closed to in-person customers, but Paula and Jerry Noce, owners of Romiâs, a pizzeria in Toronto, are eager to welcome customers back into their doors.