Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Food insecurity is generally defined as a situation that exists when people lack secure access to sufficient amounts of safe and nutritious food. In recent years, rates of household food insecurity have risen in Canada; the situation… Read More ›
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisponible en français. In February 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada released Carter v. Canada (Attorney General), an important decision about the law on assisted dying. The decision found that the Criminal Code provisions that made it a crime to help a person end their life violated the Canadian Charter… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. In 1991, the Parliament of Canada established The National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women to commemorate the murders of 14 young women at École Polytechnique de Montréal on 6 December 1989, in a violent attack that… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athletes’ Rights and Responsibilities Declaration states that athletes have a right to the protection of their mental and physical health, including protection from harassment, and a responsibility to report harassment and abuse…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. A positive state of mental health and wellness in youth sets the stage for their healthy transition to adulthood. Positive mental health among youth is associated with a greater likelihood of completing school, healthier social relations, higher… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. Canadian farmers face significant challenges in their work, such as market volatility and extreme weather events, which are compounded by difficult farm working conditions that involve long hours in often isolated conditions and a high risk of… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. The year 2021 marks 100 years since Drs. Banting and Best first isolated insulin at the University of Toronto. The discovery soon changed the lives of people with diabetes worldwide. Several advances have been made since that… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Opioid‑related harms have reached crisis proportions in many countries, including Canada. Almost 23,000 Canadians died due to apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and March 2021. Many other people faced life‑threatening medical emergencies or other harms. These… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. The 2014–2016 Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa was the largest in history, resulting in more cases and deaths than all other Ebola outbreaks combined. The virus infected 28,610 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone,… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutesNote: This publication was updated in December, 2023: Improving Equitable Access to Menstrual Products in Canada Disponible en français. All over the world, many people who menstruate lack access to safe, hygienic menstrual products, or the means to manage their… Read More ›