Now or Never

What has physical distancing inspired you to learn?

It's been about a month since many Canadians started physical distancing, and the new normal comes with a learning curve. Find out how people from across the country are facing the challenges and seizing the opportunity to stretch their skills and try something new.

School may be out, but the new normal comes with a learning curve

Whether you're a toddler trying to understand the coronavirus, a daughter learning to care for your mother, or a partner learning the drums so you can jam with your spouse - our new normal has come with a learning curve. (Submitted)

It's been about a month since many Canadians started physical distancing, and the new normal has come with a learning curve. On this Now or Never, find out how people from across the country are facing the challenge and seizing the opportunity to stretch their skills and try something new. 

  • A lawyer in Yellowknife learns how to play the drums — so she can jam with her country-rock husband who's missing his band.
  • A Grade 12 student in Winnipeg learns a tough life lesson about disappointment when her graduation ceremony is cancelled.
  • An Inuk singer-songwriter produces COVID-19 public health jingles — in Inuktitut — so elders can learn how to stay safe in their own language.
  • An Ottawa teenager learns how to cook, cut hair, and be a caregiver to her mom... Who just got diagnosed with breast cancer.
  • A 104-year old learns how to Facetime for the first time, and we ask little kids what they're learning about the coronovirus.
  • And some NHL players get a crash-course on what it's like to be a stay-at-home dad.