Legal cases condemning misuse of solitary confinement in Canada’s federal and provincial jails are propelling calls for external independent controls over the practice. “If the Canadian public fully appreciated what …

Van Mag Homeless   It was a bold effort, integrating police, psychiatrists, social workers, and life coaches to deliver permanent supportive housing — including “medical, psychosocial, and rehabilitation services” — to thousands …

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Antibiotics have saved billions of lives, yet we’re increasingly immune to their benefits, in part because of their widespread, unregulated use in the chickens we eat. Consumers, growers, government — …

    “This is an outstanding piece of work that exposes an issue of profound social importance…The writing is clear and persuasive, the interviews are effective, and—most importantly—it fulfills the …

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News that an international team of investigators has found the flu drug Tamiflu of little medical use — despite billions spent stockpiling it in B.C. and around the world — comes as bittersweet vindication …

Four drug policy groups monitoring international negotiations underway on reforms to United Nations drug control policies say Canada has joined ranks with China, Egypt, Iran, Pakistan and Russia in aggressively …

New restrictions on the use of antibiotics on farm animals in both the United States and Canada may help mitigate risks to human health due to antibiotic resistance. However serious …