Posted: May 10, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 10
The Smith-DeGrace family arrives at Chelsea Elementary School in September 2020. On Monday, elementary schools across the Outaouais will once again welcome back their students.(Natalia Goodwin/CBC)
After weeks of online learning, elementary students will be returning to school Monday in Quebec s Outaouais region, much to the pleasure of parents, students and teachers.
All of the region s schools have been teaching virtually since April 1, when COVID-19 infections hit the highest levels since the start of the pandemic and most of western Quebec was placed back in the red zone.
The closure was meant to only last 10 days, but it ended up being extended.
Posted: May 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 3
Becca Atkinson and her husband celebrated their 10th anniversary in February 2020. Four months later, they separated.(Submitted by Becca Atkinson)
COVID-19 is taking a toll on relationships and creating a boom for divorce lawyers, couples therapists and even debt counsellors who are helping newly single clients chart a path forward through the pandemic. What would ordinarily be a bump in a regular marriage is amplified, said Russell Alexander, a lawyer specializing in separation agreements and divorces. That s leading people to decide their partner is not right for them.
Alexander, who oversees seven family law offices across Ontario, said their client base has grown by about 30 per cent since the pandemic began.