public health
Canadian food insecurity by the numbers
A look at some of the staggering statistics behind the national crisis
Canada’s public health data meltdown
When needed the most, the systems that track health and vaccines were a scattered mess. How Canada went from a world leader in public health technology to laggard.
Our heroes in the time of coronavirus—and the pedestal we’re putting them on
Marie-Danielle Smith: ‘Arruda matata’ is but one variation on a theme. The stars of head doctors in British Columbia, Alberta and other provinces are also rising. But the diversion is not problem-free.
Coronavirus: What it is, how it spreads, who’s at risk
Answers to questions about COVID-19, the virus claiming lives and disrupting human activity around the planet
Coronavirus latest news: Sophie Trudeau is in quarantine, Parliament shuts down and Trump declares a national emergency
An Ottawa hospital has opened the country’s first drive-through test site, but the Prime Minister won’t get a test for COVID-19 until his doctors tell him to. The worldwide death toll has now surpassed 5,000.
Coronavirus: The worst-case scenario
Timothy Sly: If the virus is allowed to enter a population and circulate, some people will die, while the majority will acquire immunity, finally bringing the pandemic to a halt
The science of novel coronavirus
Timothy Sly: The basic reproductive number of coronavirus is 2.6. Here’s what that means.
Coronavirus: What Canadians need to know
We have updates and answers to key questions, as the first cases in Canada and mass quarantines in China fuel fears of a global outbreak
The climate crisis is our biggest public health threat
Jane Philpott and Samantha Green: To tackle a global climate catastrophe, we should study how society has successfully faced other health crises
Canada’s Food Guide: Ignoring it? Now’s the time to follow the rules.
Opinion: The latest guidelines are good for the environment, animal welfare and public health.
Marijuana addiction is real, and teenage users are most at risk
In the rush to legalize marijuana in Canada, medical experts are warning about weed’s alarming side, particularly for younger users
Canada’s first safe injection site struggles with the rise of fentanyl
In Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, at Ground Zero of the opioid crisis, once-controversial Insite is now just one small part of a tragic landscape