A long history of targeted drug law enforcement has left some in Canada’s Black communities wary of cannabis despite it now being legal, and it's a slow process to undo that trauma-informed stigma.
The holiday season can be an especially tough time for folks dealing with addiction and mental health challenges, so Edgewood Health Network brought together six of Canada’s top drag performers to share their compelling stories of getting and staying sober.
One in five Canadian students moving from high school to university are dealing with food insecurity, a recent study found, a stress its author says puts those undergrads at risk of languishing from the start or ultimately dropping out.
A broad swath of Canadians has a sour view of Facebook, with half of respondents to a new poll saying it should be regulated or broken up as a "corporate image" crisis rocks the social media giant yet again.
The extended restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic have been especially tough on the mental health of 2SLGBTQ+ youth experiencing precarious housing, who are forced to spend more time in unsupportive homes or find alternatives without access to shuttered services.
As the number of apprehensions of youth in mental health crisis spike across Canada, concern is growing over their impact on vulnerable young minds, an Investigative Journalism Bureau investigation has found.
A study involving 13,000 people in London found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32 per cent increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment.
As climate impacts worsen, worry, grief, anger and guilt are becoming more widespread, writes Dr. Courtney Howard. Being open about these emotions is a gift to everyone else around you — because it lets people know that they are not alone.
Rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal ideation have risen during the pandemic with surging demand for help, but the mental health-care system was overloaded before COVID-19, writes freelance journalist Joe Bongiorno.