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The Flu Shot Is *Essential* This Year—But Doctors Worry It Might Be Hard To Get

The Flu Shot Is Essential This Year—But Doctors Worry It Might Be Hard To Get

In a pandemic, getting the flu shot is more important than ever. But Ontario paediatricians say a wide-scale vaccination plan is needed immediately.

Claire Gagne, Today's Parent

My Disastrous, Day-Long Ordeal To Try To Get A COVID Test In Ontario

My Disastrous, Day-Long Ordeal To Try To Get A COVID Test In Ontario

Shannon Proudfoot: Line-ups start at the crack of dawn. Wait times stretch for days. As schools reopen and demand soars, prepare for a new kind of lockdown purgatory.

Shannon Proudfoot, Maclean's

My Kids Are Back At School. Can They Still See Their Grandparents? COVID Questions, Answered

My Kids Are Back At School. Can They Still See Their Grandparents? COVID Questions, Answered

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Ilan Schwartz on playing sports, the performative aspects of 'deep-cleaning' and whether you should steer clear of exhaling smokers.

Aaron Hutchins, Maclean's

The Long Shadow Of Elizabeth Wettlaufer

The Long Shadow Of Elizabeth Wettlaufer

Years before the devastation of COVID-19, Ontario knew that long-term care was in crisis. The danger of prioritizing profit over people was made clear when a wave of elders died at the hands of someone they trusted

Katherine Laidlaw

I Pull My Hair Out—This Is What It’s Like Having Trichotillomania

I Pull My Hair Out—This Is What It’s Like Having Trichotillomania

And it's gotten more severe during COVID-19.

D'Loraine Miranda, FLARE