In collaboration with researchers at St. Michael’s Hospital, The Local has produced the first-ever neighbourhood-level analysis of life expectancy at birth in Toronto. The results are striking. thelocal.to/life-expectanc…

"In Toronto’s Bridle Path, Bayview Village, and Willowdale, the average resident can expect to live past 84 years—higher than even Japan. Meanwhile, in Rexdale, Oakridge, and Moss Park, death comes more than a decade earlier—on par with countries like Tunisia and Nicaragua."

Hurricane Milton's storm surge is expected to reach 15 feet. For perspective here's what 9 feet looks like

Photojournalist Nick Kozak has spent 4 years photographing unhoused Torontonians. Now, with unprecedented in-depth reporting, years of photos & exclusive data, Kozak & Bren Doherty chronicle Toronto’s futile encampment policies through the life of one man.thelocal.to/toronto-encamp…

One of the best features about life in Toronto I’ve ever read thelocal.to/toronto-encamp…

Experts urge streamlined, more compassionate miscarriage care in Canada by Hannah Alberga for Toronto Star Find the articles in this week's issue of CMAJ: ➡️cmaj.ca/content/196/34… ➡️cmaj.ca/content/196/34… thestar.com/business/exper…

Former federal Liberal cabinet minister Jane Philpott on being appointed by Premier Doug Ford to lead Ontario’s new primary care action team: “If I didn't believe it was possible, I wouldn't have said yes to this job.” #ctvpp #cdnpoli Watch more: ctvnews.ca/power-play

“Canadians are not interested partisan politics when it comes to health care. They want health care fixed. It should not be a political issue; it should not be a political football,” Dr. ⁦Jane Philpott⁩ says after Ford government appointment #onpoli theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

An unfolding crisis in home care in Ontario as patients have been unable to get the vital supplies they need after the province changed what is available and how it is provided. Cancer patients, babies and those dying at home have all been affected. thespec.com/news/hamilton-…

It might feel like there's listeria-related food recalls daily. I asked experts about this. Good news is there's not more bacteria infiltrating the food chain. As one expert put it, “the amount of listeria might not change. It’s just our awareness of it.” thestar.com/news/canada/wi…

A WaPo endorsement for president had been written and was ready to publish before Jeff Bezos decided the paper would not endorse.

According to the government's own figures, there were 10 international students (out of 3,833) enrolled in Ontario's medical schools in 2023-24, and 473 from out of province.

'People's lives are on the line': Patients see no end in sight to desperate shortage of home-care supplies thespec.com/news/hamilton-… via @thespec

For Quebec woman with early onset #Alzheimer, choice to request assisted dying in advance offers a sense of relief, by ⁦Ann Hui⁩ via The Globe and Mail #dementia #AMM #MAiD theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

This year, @ProPublica has been looking into the impacts of cities increasingly removing or “sweeping” encampments. We spoke with 135 people who had experienced sweeps. We also distributed notecards so people could write about it in their own words. 🧵

Up to here with "women care about abortion, men care about 'the economy.'" Reproductive justice, balancing family and work, choice in life stage is "the economy," esp in a country w near-zero mat leave. Most women who have abortions are mothers. They know "the economy" deeply.

Something that Tanya Talaga said a couple of weeks ago that hasn’t left me: when you think of Murray, think of the weight of hearing thousands of accounts of untold horror, and the toll it would take on your body. Think of taking that on. cbc.ca/news/politics/…

It's a still a mystery how the B.C. teen caught avian flu. The teen had no links to poultry farms. Pets, including dogs, cats and reptiles, that the teen had contact with have tested negative, Dr. Henry says.

“While some Ontario patients with real medical issues are waiting as long as 99 days on average for an MRI under OHIP, I got an appointment for my medically unnecessary scan in a matter of days after entering my credit card number on a website.”

‘Another universe of pain and suffering’: Patients allege neglectful obstetrical and gynecological care by Toronto doctor Hannah Alberga for The Canadian Press News: thecanadianpressnews.ca/health/another…