Burntout

For Dr. Laura Hawryluck, one of the challenges of working in a strained health-care system is no longer having the time to personally relate to patients. Under constant pressure due to COVID-19 and staff shortages, Hawryluck…

This First Person column is the experience of Chloe Peel, a student and barista in Montreal who is currently on leave for burnout. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. "We're hiring!" signs adorn the…

Dr. Paul Parks doesn’t want to put families through this. With Alberta talking to other provinces to potentially help care for some of its COVID-19 patients, Parks is preparing for the moment he might have to choose who gets…