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Study finds cannabis use during pregnancy increasing in United States

The usage occurs most often during the first trimester.

Donald MacPherson and Scott Bernstein: We can stop the overdose epidemic—why aren’t we?

The numbers are in, and they are shockingly tragic: 11,577 Canadians—your friends, your families, your loved ones—died from apparent opioid-related overdoses between January 2016...

Meera Nair: Remembering June 23 and the 329 people who lost their lives in the bombing of Air India Flight 182

The Air India Memorial in Stanley Park commemorates the worst mass murder in Canadian history.

Katrina Chen: Standing up for our coast

A B.C. NDP MLA makes a case that the B.C. Liberals should be speaking out more vociferously against Alberta's "turn-off-the-taps" legislation.

New study suggests low levels of THC in blood do not increase risk of car crash

Researchers say Canada’s drug-impaired driving laws may be too harsh for cannabis consumers.

Amir Bajehkian: Iranian Green Movement—a legendary generation that changed lives forever

Ten years after student activists were brutally suppressed, an Iranian Canadian believes that every citizen can be a media outlet and use their power to raise awareness and stand...

Sarah de Leeuw and Margo Greenwood: Apprehensions of Indigenous children linked to misperceptions around neglect

Two B.C. academics make a case for all of us familiarizing ourselves with Indigenous peoples and with Indigenous world views.

Alex Boston and Gregor Robertson: Cities and states can tackle the climate crisis together—here’s how

A climate crisis is upon us and cities are stepping up to tackle it—but they can’t do it without support at state, provincial, and national levels.

Jorge Julian Prieto: Forum will bridge divide between economists and citizens over causes of unaffordable housing

The mathematician and former school board candidate says the city's abnormally inelastic housing-supply curve is poorly understood by the public.

Data finds Canadians in New Brunswick reluctant to buy pot with credit cards

Canadian cannabis consumers are opting for cash and debit over credit. It’s a smart move, privacy officials say.