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Healthcare workers wearing Ebola protective suits hold two young children at a treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo.

When aid retreats, Ebola advances

An animated figure of a person with a briefcase looking stressed out by pressures from a series of symbols representing time, energy, their boss.

Online harassment must be recognized as an occupational risk

Four workers dressed in yellow protective suits with goggles and white head coverings carry a coffin through a patch of short vegetation while a distressed woman looks on. They are all behind red caution tape.

The Ebola story: how risk becomes politics

A medical practitioner going over medical information with a patient in an examination room.

Renewal in Canada’s primary health-care system needs a North Star

A dozen medical icons are clustered but don’t connect to each other.

Canada has the tech to connect health records. Why isn’t it being used?

Cannabis vape cartridge with visible THC oil

Legalization’s blind spot: youth exposure to stronger cannabis

Three doctors operate in a room with two hanging lights and very little else.

Canada must act to protect hospitals in war zones

Doctor at a keyboard.

AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy

Applications de traçage : des enjeux au-delà de la vie privée

We can draw lessons from countries with strong long-term care systems

Canada’s most vulnerable need extra help in getting COVID-19 help

A post-pandemic review of security and intelligence is essential

Reassessing Canada’s refugee policy in the COVID-19 era

Pandemic triage protocols lack consultation and transparency

Pandemic puts public trust to the test

Canada needs a new Plan A in dealing with pandemic global trade rules

As global protectionism grows, Canada must look for new ways to operate

Retool the tax system to help pay for COVID-19’s costs

Local news is being decimated during one of its most important moments

Cracks in the global food system more apparent with COVID-19

A basic income is not as simple as you might think

How organizations “pivot” to face pandemic offers valuable future insights

Like us, our personal health information is safest at home

Legal steps must be taken against China for initial inaction

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