Canada’s first safe injection site struggles with the rise of fentanylIn Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, at Ground Zero of the opioid crisis, once-controversial Insite is now just one small part of a tragic landscape
These are the provinces where the opioid crisis is most severeCanadians came together to mark International Overdose Awareness Day at a time when the opioid crisis is ravaging their communities
How to win friends and influence some prejudiced peopleOpinion: Most people aren’t virulently prejudiced—and research suggests there are ways to help others find clarity around their soft bigotries
How Harvey’s massive rainfall compares to other major North American floodsHarvey dumped nearly three times the amount of rain seen in one of Canada’s worst storms
Can a group of Newfoundlanders bring Elon Musk’s hyperloop vision to life?A Q&A with Adam Keating, co-lead of a startup leading the way in the conceptual high-speed transit. His group came second at a competition sponsored by Musk.
Why some parents are scared of vaccinesAn estimated three per cent of parents are deciding against immunization, while another 15-20 percent fall into the ’vaccine-hesitant’ group
Are white Canadians becoming conscious of their whiteness?Terry Glavin: They’re less likely than Americans to identify as ’white’—and long have been. But a new survey suggests that’s changing.
Jane Philpott moves on. Health Canada’s drug problems remain.The outgoing health minister leaves behind some of Ottawa’s hottest files, from the opioid crisis to a less-than-transparent drug-safety system
How to find meaning in the futility of existenceThe members of a monthly meet-up in New Orleans look to Sartre and John Cheever to get beyond life’s ultimate futility
Is Hurricane Harvey a harbinger for Houston’s future?The extreme impacts of recent storms, especially in Houston, has led to questions over whether climate change is to blame