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“Safe consumption sites gave me a second chance at life. Their closure could be my death sentence”
Chris Halls, a 53-year-old college-educated father, is battling a severe opioid addiction. He says his survival depends on Moss Park Consumption Treatment Services, one of the harm reduction sites the Ford government plans to shut down.
I know the real Chrystia Freeland. This is who she is.
Her departure from cabinet marks not an end but a turning point. She will never stop working for a better world.
Ontario is backing rehab instead of safe drug injection sites. Those who know the system say both are needed
At the same time as the government is pumping new cash into rehab, it is slashing funding from another pillar of drug recovery: harm reduction.
We’ve been waiting for Kamala Harris for too long
Every generation has its hope to leave the world a better place.
Kamala is ours.
Portugal’s storied fight against drugs has saved countless lives. Will its next chapter have a happy ending?
As Canada rethinks harm reduction, Portugal's novel approach offers valuable insights
Israel is punishing all of Lebanon for Hezbollah’s sins. This is what Canada should do about it
I hope we can all be awakened to the need for peace by thoughts of civilians in Lebanon — like the Hemo children who ask only how they can find a safe place to live another day.
‘We worry our community is lost forever’: This unique part of Turkey was devastated by an earthquake. Why residents say they’ve been abandoned
A year and a half after devastating earthquakes in February 2023, the ruined towns and cities of Hatay, Turkey’s southernmost province, sit frozen in time in the chaotic aftermath.
In Turkey, I’ve seen how political interference in the central bank crushes the economy
Political candidates in Canada and the United States are threatening the independence of their central banks, and voters should be worried.
‘I didn’t care about death. I cared about drugs’: Opioid crisis in Canada’s prisons leaves inmates with life-sentence of despair
As Canada grapples with a severe national drug crisis, experts say the country’s prisons are overwhelmed.
Canada is turning its back on Afghan women facing death and despair
We made a promise to the Afghan people of our dedication to equality and justice; so why has Canada simply watched as gains in women’s rights have unravelled
How Scotland kicked its alcohol problem — and what Ontario could learn from it
Drinkers might delight in Ontario’s booze bonanza, but Scotland’s strategy is saving lives.
Stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, this mother could send her children to Canada. But she may never see them again
Samia's Canadian children are in danger of dying or becoming victims of violence, but she faces an impossible choice.
What went wrong with drug decriminalization in British Columbia? Those on the streets have a message for Toronto
On the streets of Victoria, addicts and those who care about them have mixed feelings about the return of criminalization, and they have a warning for Toronto.
A kingdom of shocking pain and suffering: How this country is trying to escape a deadly epidemic and its history
Eswatini has the most serious HIV/AIDS problem in the world, and has put serious effort into reducing it. But longstanding beliefs and sexual behaviours, including those of the king himself, stand in the way of progress.
Black South Africans lose hope as they wonder when they will share in the wealth
In shantytowns in and around Soweto, democracy has failed to materially transform residents’ lives, 30 years after Nelson Mandela’s triumph.
Journey Beyond Tradition
How women are redefining pilgrimages in the Ukrainian heartland of Jewish history
Education as an alternative to child marriage for Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Desperate to give daughters a safe life, some refugees marry them off early. One organization in Lebanon is showing girls that there is an alternative.
This 16-year-old’s building crumbled, killing her neighbours. It’s a tragedy becoming common in Havana
With many buildings condemned or collapsed, residents squat in dangerous structures near grand hotels that host a shrinking number of tourists.
‘I will never teach anything but the truth’: Meet the impassioned defiers of Florida’s ‘anti-woke’ laws
A teacher, a writer and an historian present a small but determined community of resistance toward Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’s culture war against “woke” ideology.
What an AI image of a Holocaust survivor can teach us about remembrance
A project racing against time to preserve memories shows potential for artificial intelligence in preserving history.