AGENCY HAVOC Virus Shapes Uncertain Future HARD LESSONS 1918’s Killer Flu ISOLATION NATION Comedians Stream Laughs The Fab Four ‘ SCHITT’S CREEK’ STARS EUGENE LEVY, DANIEL LEVY, CATHERINE O’HARA AND ANNIE MURPHY COME TO THE END OF THEIR LONG AND WINDING ROAD BY KATE AURTHUR P. 28 APRIL 1, 2020 US $9.99 JAPAN ¥1280 CANADA $11.99 CHINA ¥80 UK £ 8 HONG KONG $95 EUROPE €9 RUSSIA 400 AUSTRALIA $14 INDIA 800 ® To Our Community Thank you. Thank you to those who’ve continued to pay and support cast and crews while production has been halted. Thank you to those who’ve donated equipment, time, and resources to the COVID-19 response. Thank you to those who’ve inspired viewers to stay home and stay safe. Thank you to those who’ve checked in on friends, colleagues, and neighbors. Thank you for doing what our community does best: bringing the world into our homes. 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