The New Reality: May 15

During the pandemic, thousands of diagnostic cancer tests and surgeries have been delayed. For some, a fear of COVID-19 is keeping them from going to the doctor to get checked. On this episode of The New Reality, Farah Nasser talks to experts who worry there will be a surge of cancer cases in the next few years and they are urging Canadians to get screened. Plus, the electric vehicle revolution is in full swing, but is Canada ready to become a major player? Mike Drolet goes inside a Quebec plant that’s leading the way in electric vehicle production and finds out whether our power grids are ready for the big shift.

• Canada marks over 18M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered as cases persist