Here’s why Ozempic is popular for the wrong reasons
Many Canadians want to use the drug as a quick fix for weight loss. What about the people who actually need it?
Society
I’m fighting food inflation with extreme couponing
“In the past five years, I’ve saved tens of thousands of dollars on groceries”
This Toronto social worker is seeing a surge of anxiety and depression in kids
“I see kids as young as eight in my practice who self-harm or are experiencing suicidal thoughts”
I left Canada to live as a digital nomad in Istanbul. Here’s why.
“In Turkey, I can live in one of the world’s great metropolises—without breaking the bank”
What is xylazine, the dangerous new drug fuelling Canada’s opioid crisis?
Kali Sedgemore, a harm-reduction worker in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has seen its impact firsthand
The Move: We’re retirees who bought a granny flat to live near our daughter and save money
“We live in a prefab cabin on her 50-acre property”
I’m a family doctor in Halifax. Pay-for-service clinics will burden the public system.
A renewed interest in pay-for-service clinics could restrict health care access for those who need it most
Why I gave up my condo and moved in with my best friend and her family
“We started a group chat called Modern Fam Jam to coordinate everything”
Inside the Vancouver lab where scientists (legally) grow magic mushrooms
The Filament Health facility looks like something out of The Last of Us
The Big Idea: Stockpile Canada’s Drugs
The pandemic—and one very bad winter—have exposed long-standing gaps in Canada’s pharma supply. We can’t get caught off-guard again