It was a perfect day for the Kidney Foundation of Canada to celebrate its golden anniversary. On Saturday, over 200 participants gathered in sunny High Park at the annual Kidney Walk, to raise awareness for kidney disease and organ donation in Canada.
On Sunday afternoon, thousands of protestors took to Toronto’s streets for People’s Climate March, a global protest to raise awareness about growing climate issues.
Shisha bars in the GTA could soon be a thing of the past. The Toronto Medical Officer of Health, Dr. David McKeown, released a report showing that the non-herbal tobacco contains carcinogens that are just as harmful as cigarette smoking.
Activist Russell Barth sips a homemade tea that’s been steeping in a cannabis solution for 10 minutes. “It tastes gross,” the 37-year-old says as the preparation cools in a refrigerator. Barth has been using 12…
Elvis tribute artist Roy LeBlanc tells Nicholas Misketi of Toronto Observer TV News why buying locally from pickOntario growers is a great choice for this year’s garden.
Changes to scientific funding at the federal level are taking their toll on the work done in some University of Western Ontario research labs. Christopher Pin — an associate professor in the university’s department of pediatrics, oncology, and physiology and pharmacology — has experienced the repercussions first-hand as grants available through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) shrink.
One year into the project, the music is already making a difference to some people with Alzheimer’s in Toronto. Over the next two years, the Alzheimer’s Society of Toronto intends to bring the music to plenty more.
Who knew that food as simple as rice could be a cause of diabetes?
Everyone knows the key to a successful workplace is happy staff, but not every employer is an award-winner.
Cristina Di Corte shares something with only a handful of other people across the country. The 22-year-old Mississauga woman suffers from mitochondrial neurogastrointestinal encephalopathy (MNGIE), a genetic disorder that only 70 people in Canada have.