The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is in Canada, with record numbers of new cases and deaths bearing that out. Except the wave hasn't hit Atlantic Canada in the same manner as the rest of the country, due to a bubble.

On this episode of This Is Why, we find out why the Atlantic travel bubble has been so effective at keeping COVID-19 numbers at bay and what it's like living in the bubble.

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Guests:

Michaela Kaiser, student at Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.S.

Alexander Quon, digital producer, Global Halifax