A year of coronavirus in Canada: A look back at what we've faced during the pandemic It's been a roller-coaster ride for many of us during Canada's first year of the coronavirus pandemic from the first lockdown to the arrival of vaccines. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 25, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 25 A skateboarder passes a wall mural with the writing 'we are all in this together' at the George Street Diner in Toronto, on May 31, 2020.(Timothy Neesam/CBC) It's been a roller-coaster ride for many of us during Canada's first year of the coronavirus pandemic from the first lockdown to the arrival of vaccines.