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November 11, 2020 by Daniel DePeuter
- COVID-19
- Diseases & Infections
NEVER read the comments section. The comments section is where some like to practice the ancient…
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September 9, 2019 by Ivan Ho
- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Healthy Eating
October 17, 2019 marks another big occasion in the Federal regulations to legalize cannabis. The extended class of cannabis products; edibles, extracts and topicals will be allowed to be sold,…
July 24, 2019 by Daniel DePeuter
- Health Equity
- Mental Health
- Smoking & Tobacco
Let’s talk about cars for a bit. Many of us rely pretty heavily on our car and it’s important to us that they stay in good working condition. We bring them in for regular maintenance, oil changes…
June 12, 2019 by Rosemary Scofich
- Parenting
Father’s Day is coming up and it got me thinking about how around 80% of men will undergo a major life transition and become a biological father. Yet there are limited interactions with service…
May 24, 2019 by Vincent Ng
- Healthy Eating
It has been less than 24 hours and I have had two in-depth conversations about this topic after being asked my opinion on this question: Can we claim to care for the environment and not …
May 13, 2019 by Adena Miller
- Vision
One day, when I was in Grade 2, my Mom and I were out driving around town and my mom pointed out a road sign that had some words on it. I said, “Umm, Mom? I don’t see any words on that sign? What…
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