Some businesses that sell or rent RVs are seeing more demand from Canadians who can't take holidays outside the country during the pandemic. Newcomers to this type of vacation say they like the idea of being able to isolate in a self-sufficient vehicle instead of staying at a hotel or motel.

Data on travel from China and Sweden is painting an early picture of how different a post-lockdown world could look.

Canada's economy shrank at an 8 per cent annual pace in the first three months of 2020, as an already weak economy in January and February was walloped by COVID-19 in March.