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How victory gardens crop up during times of crisis
Victory gardens, promoted as a way to ease food shortages during the world wars, are seeing a resurgence as more Canadians try to grow their own food amid skyrocketing grocery bills and U.S. tariff threats.
Inside an Ottawa children's hospital battling against rising RSV, COVID-19, flu cases
A surge in respiratory illnesses, shortages of kids’ medications, COVID-19 and the start of cold and flu season have left children’s hospitals straining to meet demand, says the president of an Ottawa children’s hospital.
He was told he'd never graduate. Now this doctor is the CMA's 1st Indigenous president
Dr. Alika Lafontaine is taking over as president of the Canadian Medical Association, becoming its first Indigenous leader. He talks about struggling with learning challenges as a child, working as an Indigenous doctor, and how these experiences motivate him.
6 overlooked risks of falls for seniors and how to prevent them
Falls are the No. 1 cause of injury-related hospitalization for Canadian seniors aged 65 and older, according to a 2014 report by the Public Health Agency of Canada. White Coat, Black Art reached out to fall prevention experts to learn about overlooked risk factors.
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Prescription for Resilience: How Canadians are coping with COVID
Canadians reveal how they’ve coped with loss and isolation during the pandemic, in big ways and small.
What working in an Antarctic station taught this researcher about coping with isolation
Based in Antarctica’s Concordia research station, Dr. Nick Smith shares his experience as one of the “most isolated humans on earth, in one of the harshest environments.”
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How to stay resilient: Advice from a 97-year-old B.C. resident
B.C.'s Sheila White stays active and connected to her community throughout the pandemic.
Toronto woman's path to pandemic resilience goes through her front door
Amid the first lockdown in March 2020, Heidi Tsao started posting drawings and jokes on her front door to help lift spirits in her community. "Finding something little" to do every day has kept her going and helped build her resilience.
'Somebody's got to open that door': Murray Sinclair's path from the bench to the Senate
Murray Sinclair talks about Lynn Beyak’s comments on residential schools, his role in the Senate and minority voices in politics.
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The secret recipe for plant-based vegan burgers | Chef David Lee, Planta
Chef David Lee talks to White Coat, Black Art’s Dr. Brian Goldman about what goes into one of his restaurant’s top seller and what spurred Lee on to plant-based eating.