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We Have a Long Way to Go: Indigenous Treatment in Canada

A few weeks ago, I got my first COVID-19 vaccine.  My family and I are Indigenous, meaning we were part of the first phase of vaccine rollout in Ontario. Our vaccines were administered at Auduzhe Mino Nesewinong (“Place of Healthy Breathing”), an Indigenous-led COVID-19 assessment and vaccination clinic.  After getting

Canada expects to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas

Canadians can brace for a Christmas miracle. The federal government announced today the country will be COVID-19 vaccine-ready before December 25th. Work is already underway to have the logistics and infrastructure in place to roll out four COVID-19 vaccines. “We’re not going to wait until the end of December …

Canadian teens are consuming way less weed since legalization

When marijuana was legalized in October 2018, critics wondered, Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the children??? Well, the children are fine. The teens, anyway. According to a study led by St. Thomas University criminology professor Michael Boudreau, Canadian teens are smoking considerably less marijuana these days. Before legalization, 20% of

Provinces getting ready to roll out 5-minute COVID-19 tests

Two weeks ago, Canada received a shipment of 100,000 rapid tests. The tests can detect COVID-19 in less than 13 minutes and in as short as five minutes. They are administered via nasal swab. Yes, that’s the one where they stab your brain. Joking – kinda. It is now up