Thousands of Canadians still waiting in queue for surgeries; how desalination could solve the growing water crisis; architecture critic Alex Bozikovic on Canada’s lost buildings and the memories within them
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As soon as the pandemic hit, the world of medicine shifted its focus. That meant surgeries that weren’t deemed life-threatening were put on hold. Today, thousands of Canadians are still waiting for their turn to come. Matt Galloway speaks with Amber Nurse and Linda Kroeker, who are both waiting for knee surgery; and Dr. David Urbach, the head of the department of surgery at Women's College Hospital.
Then, the southwestern United States is in the grips of a historic drought — and now, one of the country’s biggest reservoirs, Lake Mead, has seen its water levels plummet. It’s the result of a two-decades-long dry spell fuelled by climate change. John Fleck, a professor of water policy and governance at the University of New Mexico, talks about the importance of Lake Mead; and Peter Fiske, director of the National Alliance for Water Innovation and the Water-Energy Resilience Institute, explains why desalination could solve the growing water crisis.
And in his new book, 305 Lost Buildings of Canada, architecture critic Alex Bozikovic explores some of Canada’s greatest lost buildings — and the memories and stories that lived within them.