Nov 3, 2016
Canadian post-secondary students literally going hungry for an education
Adam van der Zwan
A new report reveals that out of over 4,000 students surveyed from five universities across Canada, a surprising 39 per cent are food insecure.
Food & Health
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Nov 2, 2016  Hunger Free Manitoba calls on government to raise food allowanceLynda Trono Eight faith traditions have formed Hunger Free Manitoba to bring attention to the difficulties facing Manitoba's most vulnerable citizens. |
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Nov 1, 2016  Katell Quillévéré on 'Heal The Living,' science and mystery and the rituals of deathface2face Katell and David Peck talk about her new film "Heal The Living," science over mystery, living for our loved ones, taking care of others and the rituals of death. |
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Oct 28, 2016  Never mind the evidence! An expert unpacks Alberta's unending experiment in health-care staffingDavid J. Climenhaga Alberta Premier Ralph Klein's massive reduction in nursing hours in the early 1990s created a new Alberta deficit -- a deficit in nursing care. |
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Oct 27, 2016  That 'am I pragnent' video can fuck right offArielle de Pagter Why is it that the Internet seems to find misspelled questions about female reproductive health so damn amusing? |
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Oct 27, 2016  Landlords and tenants to fight out right to grow medical marijuana under new regulationsWhile new regulations governing the growth of medical marijuana provide a quick solution for the issue of reasonable access, they leave the tough questions for tenants and housing providers. |
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Oct 25, 2016  Science bears out Muskrat Falls protesters' demands. Governments should listen.Protesters at Muskrat Falls are demanding that Nalcor Energy clear away vegetation and the surface soil layer from the area to be flooded in order to reduce poisoning by methyl mercury. |
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Oct 19, 2016  A prescription for better medicine -- why Canadians need a national pharmacare programMichael Butler Today the Council of Canadians released a landmark report on universal pharmacare. |
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Oct 19, 2016  Food security is important for humans and other animalsDavid Suzuki Globally, social justice organizations such as Oxfam note that human hunger is not and need never be inevitable. It's caused by poverty and inequality, not scarcity. |
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Oct 18, 2016  Top 10 books to celebrate World Food DayWorld Food Day has Lois Ross opening her bookshelf to share good reads about food, agriculture and communities. Here are our farming columnist's top 10 resources this harvest season. |
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Oct 14, 2016  Food security is more complicated than producing more and wasting lessDoreen Nicoll Improving individual, national and international food security requires a complex set of solutions addressing the intersecting causes that can be quite unique to each individual and country. |
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Oct 14, 2016  Putting patient food in the hands of corporations reveals the trouble with normalIt's amazing what we gradually accept as normal -- even admirable -- in how we treat each other in Canada. As Bruce Cockburn's song suggests, the trouble with normal is it always gets worse. |
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Oct 13, 2016  The 'Pink Ribbon' campaign should be for all women, not just the non-disabledBonnie Brayton "Pink madness" began showing up on football fields across North America on Sunday night and it will soon be in full swing. Are all women included in the campaign against breast cancer? |
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Oct 13, 2016  Harvesting freedom and sowing resistance: Migrant workers in Canada demand permanent immigration statusBinish Ahmed Navjeet Sidhu A historic caravan of migrant agricultural workers undertook a 1,500-kilometre journey to Ottawa to rally for permanent immigration status. |
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Oct 11, 2016  Real health care would be maintaining wellness, not treating illnessEd Finn Our entire medicare apparatus is fixated on the treatment and (if possible) cure of illness rather than its prevention. It's a system that assumes we'll get sick, and even depends on our getting sick. |
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Sep 30, 2016  Why is the U.S. Big Pharma lobby sponsoring a conference on the future of health care in Canada?Michael Butler One of the sponsors listed is the largest pharmaceutical lobby group in the U.S. |
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Sep 29, 2016  Toronto Pig Save 'bears witness' to animal suffering and seeks to inspire changeMaya Bhullar Anita Krajnc, founder of Toronto Pig Save, talks about her ongoing trial and the Save Movement. |
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Sep 28, 2016  Brian Day's court challenge threatens universal health careRedeye On September 6, the B.C. Supreme Court began hearing Cambie Surgeries Corp's constitutional challenge to the Medicare Protection Act. Colleen Fuller says the case poses a grave threat to our system. |
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Sep 28, 2016  Migrant farm workers demanding justice from OttawaTalking Radical Radio Gabriel Allahdua talks about journeying to Ottawa to demand justice for migrant farm workers as part of the Harvesting Freedom caravan. |
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Sep 27, 2016  'Gold with yield': A primer on land-grabbingLand use, access to agricultural land, and who stewards land, are key issues in food production. Land-grabbing is a growing concern because it determines not only access but also how land is used. |
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Sep 22, 2016  Mad Room: Black artist lays bare struggle with depression, anxietyTangled Art Gallery in Toronto is opening its first-ever installation, featuring the work of local artist Gloria Swain and focusing on her experience as a Black woman in the mental health system. |
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Sep 21, 2016  'Yes, logging introduces mercury!' New revelations from Grassy NarrowsMark Calzavara Stunning revelations came to light last week that top environment officials in the Ontario government knew that clearcut logging in Grassy Narrows territory would increase mercury levels in fish. |
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Sep 21, 2016  Wild Pacific salmon face an upstream battle for survivalDavid Suzuki A weak provincial climate plan that fails to meet emissions targets and acceptance of new ocean-based fish farm applications won't help wild salmon. |
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Sep 15, 2016  Sugar industry's massive deception proves once again the free market has no consciencePenney Kome JAMA charges Big Sugar paid off scientists and distorted health data to increase sugar sales. |
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