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Brooker had heard about the spreading pandemic from an Italian he'd met whose parents' hotel in Sardinia closed in the wake of an outbreak there, but Brooker didn't know the situation in Calgary. Sometime in mid-March, around the same time Clarke was being chased out of her tech rehearsal, Brooker received a text from a friend in Calgary: "Blake, do you know what's happening?" As she walked home from the theatre, Clarke worried about what the pandemic would bring. Neither Dunn, Clarke nor Brooker wanted to bring the Rabbits into a virtual hutch. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the need for more English as a second language (ESL) programs in schools in Alberta. Topics discusses include the percentage of kindergarten to Grade 12 students who do not speak English as their first language, the estimated number of English Language Learners (ELL) in the 2014-2015 school year and the lack of funding for ESL programs.

The article looks at the life and career of Cuban-born ballerina Hayna Gutierrez, who performs for Alberta Ballet. Gutierrez left Cuba with her mother, Magaly Suarez, out of defection since Fidel Castro took over the country as its head of state in 1959, due to desire to explore ballet styles outside classical ballet. Gutierrez has performed for various ballet pieces since moving to Alberta in Canada including "Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake," and "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy."

The article features the life of Chaldean Catholic priest Noël Farman from St. James Church in Calgary, Alberta. It mentions that Farman did not rush into the priesthood and that a bishop friend has sent him to Italy where he worked within the Focolare Movement, a lay organization that attempts to create greater unity among Catholics and various other Christian denominations. It also notes that the Chaldean Church was originally known as the Church of the East in 4th century Mesopotamia.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of being a father.

The article profiles Peter Karsten, the director of Calgary Zoo, in Alberta. Karsten has worked in the zoo by feeding the animals and check their cages. He met his wife Margarit Karsten at Uppsala University in Sweden. Walter Kupfer, a cowboy from Alberta, has influenced both couples to immigrate in Alberta due to his stories of the Canadian West.