SARSTOCK 2003: The Untold Story of Molson Canadian Rocks for Toronto

 ABOVE: Then Toronto-Danforth MP Dennis Mills — a self-propelled tour de force (pictured in 2003) organised Canada's largest concert ever to help Toronto recover from SARS. (Photo: Angelo Persichilli) By Dennis Mills It was the spring of 2003, typically a season of re-growth, colour and beauty. Yet, Toronto—its businesses and

A most consequential virus

 Title: Apollo's Arrow: The Profound And Enduring Impact Of Coronavirus On The Way We Live Published: October 27, 2020 Publisher: Little, Brown And Company ISBN:  13:9780316628211 In Apollo’s Arrow, Nicholas A. Christakis tells an essential, if incomplete, story about Covid-19 and the pandemic through which we are still living. 1. A Novel

China’s President Xi commits 2 billion to WHO’s COVID-19 fight

 World Health Organization (WHO) member states have agreed to set up an independent inquiry into the global response to the coronavirus pandemic. The unanimous resolution was approved by the WHO’s 194-member annual assembly meeting virtually in Geneva and calls for an “impartial, independent and comprehensive evaluation” of the international response

Populism and pandemics

 By Kumanan Wilson It wasn’t supposed to play out this way. The world had entered into a grand bargain in 2005 with the approval of the revised International Health Regulations (IHR). Countries had essentially ceded some sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO) in order to best protect each other

G20 meeting signals the end of the beginning of Covid-19

 China, Russia, UK and other countries call for the world to fight the virus together   Last Thursday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hosted an emergency video conference summit of the world’s 20 major industrialized nations (G20). He urged them to adopt a war-time plan to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic

When Your Prescription is Pot: The ABC’s of Cannabis

 From hospice rooms to backyard parties, cannabis use is familiar to Canadians. For years, the cannabis plant has attracted a variety of public attitudes. Even though medical marijuana has been legal since 2001, many are still in the dark as to how it works, why it’s beneficial and whether it’s

Climate change is a global health emergency: Federal pipeline needs independent assessment, global health leaders say

 By: Tim K. Takaro and Jennifer Miller After a summer that saw over 90 heat-related deaths in Quebec, drought-impacted crops across the Prairies, and large swaths of Western Canada and Ontario ravaged by wildfires and shrouded in smoke, many of the world’s leading experts gathered in San Francisco at the

The Benefits of Coconut Oil

 Is there anything coconut oil can’t do? It has been hailed a miracle oil and it seems like everyone from celebrities to beauty professionals, yogis to your neighbor is obsessed with the grocery store multitasker. It has been used widely for its many natural health and beauty benefits. Here are

Why Zika Matters to Canada

 Three ways Canada can help stem the spread of the Zika outbreak The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced that clusters of microcephaly that are possibly linked to the Zika virus constitute a “public health emergency of international concern.” This virus has captured the attention of the international community because

Five Quick-Wins for Trudeau’s First Day in Office

 Photo by Jean-Marc Carisse While it takes time for a new prime minister to translate campaign rhetoric into effective policies, there are at least five quick-wins that Justin Trudeau can achieve on his very first day in office. All five can be implemented in a few minutes through simple orders-in-council

The Damaging Effects of UV Light on the Human Eye

 As Canadians, we know a thing or two about eye protection. If we are not dealing with the bright, muggy Canadian summers, we are dealing with the snow-blindness inducing long winters. Heck, we even invented them! It was the Inuit who were living in what is now northern Canada, who

Do You Hear What I Hear?

 Many people have the luxury of taking their five senses for granted without realizing that there are no lifelong guarantees the five senses will remain intact. Hearing loss affects more than one million adults across Canada- a number that could actually be even larger considering a study done by Stats

Spring Cleaning OF MIND, BODY & HOME

 By Dr. Heather Eggleston, BSc, ND The change of seasons naturally inspires us to cleanse, renew and rejuvenate after the long winter months. When spring cleaning your home this year, go beyond dusting and organizing the sock drawer.  Did you know that some of the products in your home may