I was living my dream in Costa Rica. Climate change sent me packing back to Toronto.
“I couldn’t help but feel a bit hopeless, knowing the next storm could bring the same, or worse”
Society
What it was like to fight a colossal East Coast wildfire
“In my memory, we have never had an incident on this large of a scale.”
We rode a grief bus back to our burned-down home
"It was cathartic and soothing. It provided us with a sense of finality."
Why Canada might just need a tenant revolution
A Q&A with housing researcher Ricardo Tranjan
As a kid, I was the main translator for my immigrant parents. It wasn’t easy.
“I dealt with bank statements and insurance papers, paid hydro bills and translated during doctor visits.”
How the wildfires are affecting our health
“We’re designed to fight bacteria and viruses. We can’t do smoke.”
I opened Canada’s first dementia village. Here’s how it works.
The village has a general store, a café and bistro, a woodworking shop and a beauty salon
Why a housing-first model is the only way to solve the homelessness crisis
Governments try to address issues like addiction and mental illness before helping people find housing. That’s the wrong approach.
I left Nigeria as a teenager. Toronto was the perfect place to launch my career.
“The people here are open-minded. I’m always going to art and fashion shows and concerts.”
Canadian doctors say birth tourism is on the rise. It could hurt the health care system.
Physicians in Alberta say more people are landing, giving birth and leaving with Canadian citizenship for their kids. It’s straining the health care system in more ways than one.