Does Canada’s food processing industry face death by regulation?
The food sector has claimed for years that overregulation is killing jobs and overwhelming innovation in Canada. Perhaps, but our pursuit for convenience as consumers has now pushed both industry and regulators to the precipice of a battle to be recognized as the most ethical.…
Are 23 million missing female births enough to raise concerns?
These parents didn’t want daughters. It’s misogyny in one of its most explicit forms…
Stretching out our work lives as lifespans extend
Authors describe an evolving economy that includes people working into their 80s, based on a life expectancy of 100 years…
Use of cannabis balloons in Canada
An estimated 13% of Canadian workers who are cannabis users consumed the drug before or during work: StatsCan…
Growing number of seniors lack support of family, friends
Unbefriended,’ these isolated seniors require more help to safeguard their access to basic daily needs, including companionship, and improve their quality of life…
Weight gain common side effect of some psychiatric medications
Lack of energy, lack of motivation and sedating medications are all contributing factors…
The plant-based invasion takes over the barbecue
Beyond Meat is heading to Canadian grocery stores. It's the leading edge of a shift in how we consume proteins…
Using genes to attack disease with precision
Pharmacogenomics, a mixture of the pharmaceutical and genetic sciences, holds vast potential for health care…
Lack of vaping product marketing regulations endangers kids
Vaping comes with serious health risks, just like other tobacco products, but the Ontario government doesn't seem to care…
The Senate at its best – and worst – in the fight to protect children
How Canada's upper house can work across party lines and stop the marketing of junk food to kids…