Geography of Obesity

Despite evidence that overcrowded, poorly maintained housing is leading to health problems in Canada’s Indigenous communities, the federal government has refused to act. Systematic, high-profile calls for government action on …

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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 — …