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Category: Health + Wellness

Half of Canadians say Covid-19 has worsened their mental health

We’re now almost seven weeks into life under COVID-19. Most of us are living in some sort of quarantine. Many have lost their jobs. No one knows when this will end, or how life will look after. And it’s having a significant impact on mental health. According to a recent

There is No Rulebook for COVID-19, But Please… Don’t Fight What You’re Feeling

Sometime last week (because really, what are days anymore?), I had every intention of mustering up the energy for an at-home workout. But as my eyeballs glazed over mid-way through another episode of Vanderpump Rules (seemingly my quarantine activity of choice, along with obsessively scrolling through Toronto apartment listings, watching

Canada ranks 13th in global COVID-19 safety ranking

If there’s one thing COVID-19 has conclusively revealed, it’s that some countries are simply better prepared to handle a pandemic. A recent study by the Deep Knowledge Group (DKG) aims to quantify this realization. To date, DKG is most notable for having given artificial intelligence a seat on its board.

1 in 7 Canadians are boozing more than pre-pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic, among many other things, will be known as the era of double same vowels: Zoom, gloom, and booze. I have no doubt that these examples are related. Much of our social life has existed on a screen, it’s getting us a little down, and so we drink

Canada drops out of top 10 in latest happiness ranking

Every year, a little something called the World Happiness Report ranks countries based on how stoked their citizens are on life. The report used data from the Gallup World Poll to score countries based on six factors: GDP, life expectancy, generosity, social support, freedom and corruption income. Canada has been a mainstay in