Aiming at heaven, not earth
Chuck Tabor Contributing columnist
As reported several years ago in USA Today, Charlie Engle, Ray Zahab and Kevin Lin know endurance better than most. For 111 days, they ran the equivalent of two marathons a day in order to cross the entire Sahara Desert on foot. They touched the waters at Senegal and then made their way through Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Libya and Egypt to touch the waters of the Red Sea. Along the way, the trio faced blazing afternoons of over 100 degrees, jarring, freezing nights, sandstorms, tendonitis, violent sickness, and the usual aches, pains and blisters.
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In today s Morning Brief, we look at whether the curfew Quebec is bringing in starting Saturday might help fight against rising cases of COVID-19. We also have the story of home family and friends are honouring the victims of Iran s Flight 752 air disaster.
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Will a curfew help get the pandemic under control in Quebec?
Starting Saturday, residents in much of Quebec will be prohibited from going outside at night. A new curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. will run for four weeks the first of its kind in Canada since the coronavirus pandemic was declared.