A mission to train health care workers in Yemen to use portable ultrasound devices was disrupted by COVID and the ongoing war between government forces and Houthi rebels, so doctors in Canada and the U.S. decided to conduct the training from thousands of kilometres away with the help of some tablets and a satellite internet connection.

From simple upgrades you can buy at the hardware store to expert advice on tree health to stricter building codes, much can be done to prepare cities to cope with the new environmental reality.

Demonstrations popped up across the country ranging from the hundreds to the thousands of protesters this week. A vocal minority cited the erosion of rights and freedoms in their opposition to COVID-19 vaccine certificates and mandatory vaccinations as a condition of employment.

Ontario's official opposition is pushing the Ford governmentto implement a tax on empty homes and real estate speculatorsto increase the stock of affordable housing in the Greater Toronto Area and beyondas real estateprices soareven in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As more residents and staff get vaccinated, Ontario is loosening pandemic restrictions on long-term care homes, so communal dining and indoor events and other safe activities can resume for the fully immunized.

A University of Toronto panel has heard that homicide disproportionately affects racialized populations and that service providers and policy makers need to identify systemic issues to develop better mental health and survivor support for BIPOC communities.

Peel Regional Police have set up a 48-member unit to deal with intimate-partner violence. But Det. Const. Katherine Kulbak and her colleagues won't work out of a police station. Instead, they'll be located in a community centre with a group of non-profit organizations that help families deal with abuse and violence.