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"Food insecurity and healthcare neglect"

"Our findings demonstrate the need to improve the health and quality of life of [Liberians] living with diabetes"

Salon · Oct 5, 2023

Ontario's 2-tier minimum wage: As discriminatory now as it was in the 1990s

The province of Ontario has increased its minimum wage to $16.55 per hour — unless workers are students under the age of 18, in which case their labour is only worth $15.60.

The Conversation · Oct 5, 2023

Are seniors being pressured into retirement homes by lack of community services?

Ads for retirement homes often feature an older couple relaxing in comfortable surroundings, playing a board game or enjoying a meal with friends. They look well — and young for their age — with broad smiles and perfect silver hair.

The Conversation · Sep 26, 2023

Ontario premier reverses plans to build on green belt after ministers quit

‘It was a mistake,’ says Doug Ford to allow development in protected areas of Greenbelt amid scandal that cost him ministers

The Guardian - US · Sep 21, 2023

Ancient pictograph vandalism at Bon Echo Provincial Park reveals an ongoing disregard for Indigenous history and presence

Vandalism has once again marred the ancient Indigenous pictographs nestled within Bon Echo Provincial Park about two hours west of Ottawa and north of Kingston, Ont.

The Conversation · Sep 20, 2023

What Canadians need to know about West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne infection that can be life-threatening

During the late summer of 1999, New York City recorded an unusual number of cases of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). At the same time, the Bronx Zoo reported a massive death of birds and mammals.

The Conversation · Sep 17, 2023

Ontario needs to remove barriers to child-care subsidies for low-income families

In September, a major turnover in child care occurs, as preschoolers graduate to kindergarten and a new wave of preschoolers enters into early learning and care systems.

The Conversation · Sep 14, 2023

Why we must address the interconnected harms to people, animals and ecosystems in train derailments

On June 24, a train derailment in Montana caused a bridge to collapse, sending hot asphalt and molten sulfur spewing into the Yellowstone River. The derailment came nearly five months after the disastrous derailment near East Palestine, Ohio that raised awareness of rail transportation’s risks and prompted renewed efforts to…

The Conversation · Sep 13, 2023

Canadian police open case into ‘suicide kits’ sent to Montreal residents

Suspected mailer is facing 14 charges in connection to deaths in Ontario, and is linked to another 88 deaths in Britain

The Guardian - US · Sep 12, 2023

Student housing crisis: Municipal bylaws have created roadblocks for decades

University and college students have become a flashpoint in Canada’s national housing crisis.

The Conversation · Sep 11, 2023