As Christmas tree farmers retire, who will take over?
Brad Clements, 82, has been growing Christmas trees near Milton, Ont., since the 1980s but is getting ready to pack it in. “We’re looking at closing it up in the …
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‘Stuck in a cycle’: Providers say disjointed mental health care failing to meet needs of Black youth
As a young Black person, the more mental health help you need, the harder a time you seem to have getting it. At least, that’s what Mary, a mental health …
Renters tighten purse strings as prices in Alberta grow at fastest pace in 40 years
Nikkie Miranda feels stuck and frustrated, weighing what she’ll have to sacrifice when her rent increases again this winter. Three years ago, when she moved into a two-storey, three-bedroom semi-detached …
As U.S., U.K. and EU sanction violent Israeli settlers, Canada hangs back
The Trudeau government still won’t say if it’s considering imposing sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in the wake of travel bans announced by both the U.S. and the United Kingdom in …
Social networks are key to good health. That has some doctors seeking strategies to cure loneliness
At one point, Elaine Dawe’s sense of loneliness enveloped her life. “I was sad all the time. I was lonely. I didn’t want to get dressed. I went for a …
New Brunswick’s rapid journey from 1st to worst in preventing COVID deaths comes with few explanations
A year after New Brunswick residents set a dubious Canadian record for COVID-19 deaths, provincial health officials remain reluctant to speak about what went wrong in the province, or even acknowledge that things …
Here’s why Canada’s cantaloupe crisis is still going strong after 6 weeks
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced a widespread salmonella outbreak linked to contaminated cantaloupes on Nov. 1. Since then, it’s been investigating infections in eight provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, …
These are the ways rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change
Compared to urban dwellers, rural Canadians are more vulnerable to climate change in many ways and face extra challenges to adaptation, says a new federal government report. The “Canada in a …
Low uptake of new COVID-19 vaccine among New Brunswickers
Only about 14 per cent of eligible New Brunswickers have received the new COVID-19 vaccine designed to target the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant, figures from the Department of Health show. Meanwhile, more than a third …
Clara Gascoigne’s defensive dominance on the court paces SMU’s national medal chances
For one quarter of the semifinal game between Saint Mary’s University (SMU) and the Carleton Ravens at the 2023 U Sports Women’s Final 8 Basketball Tournament in Sydney, N.S., everything …