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Water reserve cisterns are seen on the roof of a building backdropped by the Ancient Greek Concordia temple in Agrigento, southern Sicily, Italy in July 2024. Climate change is making droughts worse around the world. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

How ‘climate mainstreaming’ can address climate change and further development goals

Efforts to address climate change can learn a lot from the decades-long gender mainstreaming efforts.
A sign advocating for support for the homeless is seen through a fenced-in homeless encampment in Victoria Park in Halifax’s downtown on March 4, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

To end chronic homelessness, we must stop evictions

The risk of eviction is not just limited to those in precarious financial situations, but can impact renters across the board.
Tofu Masala Curry from the plant-based cookbook created by the Guelph Family Health Study in collaboration with George Brown College’s Food Innovation and Research Studio. (Amar Laila)

4 practical tips for eating more sustainably

Eating sustainably is more feasible than most realize. These four tips can help reduce the footprint of your kitchen while also helping you live a more healthy life.
Canada’s Evelyne Viens (left) scores a goal during the women’s Group A soccer match between Canada and New Zealand at Geoffroy-Guichard stadium, July 25, 2024, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Saint-Etienne, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Paris Olympics: Canada’s soccer drone scandal highlights the need for ethics education

This incident potentially impacts the nation’s international reputation and trust in Canadian athletes and raises questions about Canada’s commitment to ethical standards in sports.
Not In My Backyard (NIMBY) sentiment, which refers to residents opposing proposed developments in their local area, is a key challenge to solving the housing affordability crisis. Land for sale in Belleville, Ont., on March 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

From NIMBY to YIMBY: How localized real estate investment trusts can help address Canada’s housing crisis

By embracing local investment and governmental support, we can foster communities that are not only economically robust but also socially connected and supportive.
PFAS can be transported through the water cycle and be carried in aerosols within sea spray from the ocean onto land. Jag Deep/Shutterstock

PFAS ‘forever’ chemical laws need an overhaul – recent court rulings highlight the loopholes

A more precautionary approach is required for the regulation of PFAS chemicals, otherwise industries will continue polluting the environment without breaking any laws.
Snow geese are seen during their migratory movements at the Reservoir Beaudet, in Victoriaville, Que. in 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bernard Brault

Climate change is helping the H5N1 bird flu virus spread and evolve

H5N1 is the latest evidence that climate change is altering how viruses spread and evolve. It is essential that global public health officials take these dynamics into account.
Economic development is a primary factor contributing to rising obesity rates in developing countries. (Shutterstock)

Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women

Sub-Saharan Africa is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with obesity and overweight.
Aubree Erickson, Heather Marie Annis, Ellen Denny and Siobhan O’Malley star in a 2021 production of ‘Post Alice,’ by playwright Taylor Marie Graham. The play is also being mounted at the Alice Munro Festival of the Short Story. (Claire Scott, York Lane Art Collective)

Alice Munro wrote a 1970s play in southwestern Ontario — and continues to inspire regional theatre

After Alice Munro’s recent passing, a 2021 play, ‘Post Alice,’ celebrates the author’s focus on Southwestern Ontario women’s stories. It will be performed on the Blyth Festival Theatre stage.
Members of the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) at the scene of a homicide investigation in Hamilton, Ont., May 2023. The unit is charged with investigating potential misconduct by Ontario police officers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Iwanyshyn

Does the Ontario Special Investigations Unit need a broader mandate to improve police oversight?

The SIU plays a vital role in providing oversight of Ontario police officers. But how effective is the agency in practice?
Premier David Eby, joined by Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth, announce that the B.C. government is banning the use of hard drugs in public places, part of the province’s ongoing decriminalization pilot project, at a press conference in Victoria on Oct. 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

Decriminalization failures show half measures are not enough to address drug use problems and the opioid crisis

Decriminalizing drugs is not intended as a solution to drug problems. Rather, it is a critical first step that’s necessary, but not sufficient, for replacing prohibition with a public health approach.

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