Posts Filed Under: Public Health

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New safe injection sites highlight old problems

“We’ve turned a corner, but we’re still not doing enough,” say front-line workers .

By Will Koblensky Nov. 20th, 4:00 pm

How Stairs Can Improve Public Health

Boston commits to climbing higher.

By Emily Macrae Nov. 22nd, 9:00 am

Here are Some Local Food Projects Doing Things Right

There's been a big shift recently in how the municipal government handles these initiatives.

By Wayne Roberts Nov. 8th, 9:30 am

Why Water Fountains Are a Public Health Opportunity

With ideas from Melbourne.

By Emily Macrae Nov. 8th, 9:00 am

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How Wayfinding Can Reduce Congestion

Colourful signs and consistent maps help tourists and Torontonians alike get around faster

By Emily Macrae Jun. 21st, 12:00 pm

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How One Toronto Woman Changed the Way Canadians View Nursing

Now and Then explores the stories behind Toronto’s historical plaques and monuments.

By Erin Sylvester May. 12th, 11:00 am

Torontoist Explains: How Extreme Cold Weather Alerts Work

It's another frigid day, and the Chief Medical Officer of Health has issued a cold weather alert. Here's what that means.

By Arielle Piat-Sauvé Feb. 11th, 4:00 pm

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Public Health Report Prefers Gardiner Removal

Toronto's Medical Officer of Health identifies eight ways in which removing the eastern portion of the expressway will benefit residents' health.

By David Hains May. 25th, 4:45 pm

Historicist: Toronto’s Dentist Mayor

Dr. Frederick L. Conboy's career as a dentist and public-health advocate leads to four years in the mayor's chair.

By David Wencer Apr. 25th, 12:00 pm

CAMH Recommends Legalization of Marijuana

New Cannabis Policy Framework concludes that legalization with regulation would reduce the drug's health and social harms.

By Sarah Sweet Oct. 9th, 12:50 pm

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Meet a Toronto Mayor: Horatio Hocken

A social reformer who championed an underground transit system decades before the subway was built.

By Jamie Bradburn May. 6th, 4:10 pm

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Historicist: “If It’s City Dairy It’s Clean and Pure. That’s Sure.”

How Toronto's City Dairy became one of the largest dairies in the British Empire.

By Kevin Plummer Nov. 30th, 12:00 pm

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Duly Quoted: Mike Del Grande

"I think if one is politically astute, when one is asking maybe for other things in the future, that you’d want to be on more friendly terms with the province."

By Hamutal Dotan Aug. 24th, 11:00 am

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Polling Booth: Blood Donation by Gay Men

By Marc Lostracco Dec. 10th, 11:15 am

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This Place Is Going to the Chickens

By Todd Aalgaard Mar. 6th, 12:30 pm

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Mixed Messages

By Jonathan Goldsbie Oct. 10th, 3:00 pm

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Strange Culture: Bioterrorism vs. Artistic Freedom

By Marc Lostracco Nov. 18th, 2:29 pm

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BEDBUG EPIDEMIC! Not To Be Alarmist Or Anything.

By Rebecca Pardo Nov. 14th, 7:05 pm