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‘People will get hurt’: Cyclists protest after Ontario government passes law to remove bike lanes in Toronto 

Lifestyle & Belief

Cities around the globe are looking for ways to improve bike infrastructure, with varying degrees of success. But Toronto is moving in the opposite direction: the government of Ontario has passed legislation allowing the removal of bike lanes in the city, resulting in a showdown between officials and bicycle advocates.

In Canada, university and college officials hope for an end to upheaval for international students

The World's Global Classroom

More people are running marathons than ever before. Why?

Lifestyle & Belief

Toronto is experiencing a car theft epidemic

Business, Finance & Economics
The sun sets over the Toronto skyline during the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games

Canada’s soaring housing prices leave potential homeowners with limited choices. Local and federal govts are trying to help.

Economics
Developing mixed use and mixed income neighbourhoods will help cities recover after the pandemic.

Inclusion, walkability will be key to rebuilding cities after the pandemic

Infrastructure

Income, accessibility, the presence of green space and the availability of amenities are neighborhood features that affect how COVID-19 has spread through cities.

In this April 13, 2010, photo, one gram of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, is seen on a scale at New York University in New York. 

This Canadian company is betting big on the ‘psychedelic renaissance’

Health & Medicine

Psygen, a psychedelics startup in Calgary, predicts that a robust psychedelics industry is right around the corner. But the drugs remain illegal in Canada and the US, both early investment hotspots.

People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan's Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Canada promised to resettle 40,000 Afghans. Many are still waiting for answers.

Afghanistan

Earlier this year, the Canadian government pledged to resettle 40,000 Afghans, but advocates and those with loved ones in Afghanistan say the process must become faster and more transparent. 

A woman holds on to a child's hand and she places flowers at a memorial

After killing of Muslim family in Canada, this advocate calls for a collective plan to fight Islamophobia

Violence

Yusuf Faqiri, director for public affairs at the National Council of Canadian Muslims, spoke with The World’s Marco Werman about rising incidents of Islamophobia in Canada.

A 91-year-old white woman with gray hair, wearing glasses and a pink top, sits on a sofa and reads a newsletter.

A toddler’s newsletter inspires joy for isolated seniors in Toronto

COVID-19

The pandemic hit retirement homes hard. “Fridays with Edison,” a newsletter written in the voice of a 2-year-old, has kept residents at one Toronto retirement home inspired and connected.

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