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When a profession apologizes
In 2024, the Canadian Medical Association apologized to First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples for the harms caused by medicine.
ReadWhen the device doesn't see the skin
Pulse oximeters can overestimate blood oxygen in people with darker skin. A bias hidden in an ordinary object.
ReadBreathing next to Chemical Valley
In 2024, benzene spikes led Aamjiwnaang, near Sarnia, to declare a state of emergency, then to a pilot project against environmental racism.
ReadIn whose shade?
In Montreal, tree shade is unequally shared between neighbourhoods; new plantings now target the hottest areas.
ReadJuly 2018, the heat that isolates
The 2018 heat wave caused 66 deaths in Montreal, mostly among people who were alone or ill: neighbourly solidarity saves lives.
ReadTap water, a right for whom?
Dozens of First Nations still live under long-term water advisories; a historic settlement shows that change is possible.
ReadThe community freezer
In Nunavik, nearly eight in ten people experience food insecurity. Yet almost everyone gives or receives food: here, game is shared before it is sold.
ReadThe river that gives life
At Grassy Narrows, mercury dumped upstream poisoned fish and families; decades of struggle have won commitments to repair.
ReadJordan first: when the child comes before the paperwork
Jordan River Anderson died in 2005 while two governments argued over who would pay for his care; his name became a simple principle: the child first.
ReadThe day Quebec apologized
After the Viens Commission, the Premier of Quebec apologized to First Nations and Inuit in 2019. The real work was just beginning.
ReadGrowing old far from your language
Nearly one Canadian senior in five feels lonely. For those who immigrated as adults, loneliness often has the accent of a language no one around them speaks anymore.
ReadHolding the door
Holding a door, smiling at the cashier, offering a coffee: research shows these small gestures matter far more than we think, for others and for ourselves.
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