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CANADA: Growing pains, compromises define first year of legal cannabis

CANADA: Growing pains, compromises define first year of legal cannabis

Legal sales have tripled, but illegal sales remain the majority, study says
BEYOND LOCAL: Increased demand for student mental health care straining university resources, reports say

BEYOND LOCAL: Increased demand for student mental health care straining university resources, reports say

Mental disorders are treatable, but a key stumbling block towards positive campus responses in health care has been a lack of systematically collected data
BEYOND LOCAL: Decision to deploy genetically modified mosquitoes not made responsibly, researchers say

BEYOND LOCAL: Decision to deploy genetically modified mosquitoes not made responsibly, researchers say

Mosquitoes are one of the deadliest creatures because they are carriers for many lethal viruses
CANADA: How photos can influence public perception, especially during election season

CANADA: How photos can influence public perception, especially during election season

Controlling a leader’s image via campaign-sanctioned photographs is an age-old practice in politics
BEYOND LOCAL: Survey suggests Canadian girls have more friends online than in real life

BEYOND LOCAL: Survey suggests Canadian girls have more friends online than in real life

The research also suggests that young Canadian girls may be spending more time online than previously thought
CANADA: Doctors and patients have very different views on how to treat obesity

CANADA: Doctors and patients have very different views on how to treat obesity

Diet and exercise are important parts of obesity treatment, but they’re often not enough on their own, new report says
BEYOND LOCAL: Here's where Canada stands on overseas aid

BEYOND LOCAL: Here's where Canada stands on overseas aid

Canadian aid has moved through new policies and new priorities over the decades, but coherence has long been lacking, historian says
CANADA: Why do Canadians feel they can’t get ahead financially?

CANADA: Why do Canadians feel they can’t get ahead financially?

Between housing and childcare costs, many Canadians are struggling to keep up
BEYOND LOCAL: The role parents play in fostering a love of reading in children

BEYOND LOCAL: The role parents play in fostering a love of reading in children

Reading books with your child means children learn to connect reading with feelings of warmth and sharing
CANADA: National Chief urges First Nations members to vote (5 photos)

CANADA: National Chief urges First Nations members to vote (5 photos)

Chief Bellegarde says he is embracing his 'dual citizenship' by voting in Canadian elections