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The road to COVID-19 testing: The role of a Canadian biotech pioneer

The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is used to copy strands of DNA. (Pixabay/PixxlTeufel) Canadians are updated daily on the …

Coronavirus outbreaks are inevitable if Ontario reopens schools

As school boards across Ontario consider reopening in September, parents worry about two things: Will my children and I be …

Is Canada helping other countries kill people?

Canada doesn’t extradite people to countries with the death penalty. But there are other ways to put those accused of …

A brief history of masks from the 17th-century plague to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

As of July 18, it is mandatory to wear masks in indoor public spaces in Québec following similar edicts across …

What you need to know about rebranded skin-whitening creams

Corporations like Unilever, L’Oréal and Johnson & Johnson recently announced they will no longer sell products that mention “skin whitening.” …

The coronavirus exposes the perils of profit in seniors’ housing

In May 2020, Orchard Villa, a long-term care home in Pickering, Ont., made headlines for a bad COVID-19 outbreak. Just two months …

Applying corporate pressure to change racist team names isn’t enough

The NFL team in Washington, D.C., officially announced on July 13 it would be retiring its racist name and logo. …

Falls and injuries are a persistent public health problem in long-term care

Long-term care homes in Canada provide essential round-the-clock care for approximately 425,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable people. Among Canadians aged …

Heat waves, wildfire & permafrost thaw: The North’s climate change trifecta

The Arctic Circle became unbelievably hot on June 20. In the Russian community of Verkhoyansk, temperatures topped 38C, marking what …

Canadian court correctly finds the U.S. is unsafe for refugees

This week, Canada’s Federal Court ruled that the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA) is unconstitutional. Under the agreement, refugee …

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