Want to cut back on your drinking? Here’s some expert advice
The Dose25:32What should I know about how drinking can affect my health? It’s a tradition to raise a glass to toast the new year. And for most Canadians, that glass …
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Mumbai doctors blame pigeons for spike in lung disease
At his clinic in a northern suburb of Mumbai, Dr. Pralhad Prabhudesai stared at an X-ray, flipped through a chart and quickly fired a string of questions at the patient standing …
Ukraine digs in as the West stumbles to keep up with Russian war production
“War,” said British philosopher, mathematician and pacifist Bertrand Russell, “does not determine who is right — only who is left.” Those words might be the perfect lens through which to view what …
Manitoba family waits for return of son’s body from Ukraine’s front lines
Before Austin Lathlin-Bercier ever mentioned the word “Ukraine” to his parents, his mom Lucy Lathlin knew he wanted to go. Days after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February of 2022, …
Teens cut off from longtime therapists amid changes at Hamilton mental health clinic: ex-staff
This is Part 1 of an in-depth look at changes to a leading child and youth mental health clinic in Hamilton, and the impact they’ve had on families and mental …
Australian court overturns 20-year-old convictions against mother whose 4 children died
An Australian appeals court overturned all convictions against a woman on Thursday, 20 years after a jury found her guilty of killing her four children. Kathleen Folbigg had already been pardoned …
‘No longer any doubt,’ says Soleiman Faqiri’s family as inquest deems Ontario jail death a homicide
Soleiman Faqiri’s deadly restraint by Ontario jail guards in 2016 has been deemed a homicide — words his family has waited to hear for nearly seven years since he died shackled, …
Does microdosing magic mushrooms help people with mental health issues? Science is trying to find out
WARNING: This story contains mentions of suicide “Microdosing saved my life,” says Andrina Stan. Stan, 35, works as an integrated therapist in Toronto and has struggled with her mental health …
In the bleak midwinter: Lightening your mood when dark days bring on seasonal depression
The Dose24:45How can I take care of my mental health through the dark months? Read Transcribed Audio As winter sets in and daylight fades earlier, you may be starting to …
Irish PM slams ‘criminals’ who rampaged in central Dublin after stabbing attack
Ireland’s prime minister on Friday condemned anti-immigrant protesters who rampaged through central Dublin after three young children were stabbed, saying the rioters simply wanted to cause chaos, not protect the …