Canada is relaxing its pesticide laws just as the EU is considering tightening pesticide residue limits on food imports
Author Archives: Alexandra Keeler
Alexandra Keeler is a Toronto-based reporter focused on covering mental health, drugs and addiction, crime and social issues. Alexandra has more than a decade of freelance writing experience.
Posted inHealth
Beyond veterans: The overlooked communities seeking psychedelic therapy
Psychedelic therapy can work best when people heal alongside others with shared experiences. But many groups lack access
Posted inPolitics & Policy
What news headlines reveal about the Alberta separatism debate
A Canadian Affairs analysis of more than 3,600 news headlines show outlets focus on very different sides of Alberta’s separatist movement
Posted inTech
‘Algorithm sickness’: How youth get funnelled toxic content
A new campaign aims to ‘inoculate’ boys and men from toxic online content and shift the onus to social media companies
Posted inEnergy & Environment
The trees remember: Making Indigenous fire a part of wildfire prevention
Canada used to ban Indigenous peoples from managing Canada’s forests. Now, governments are making room for their practices to return
Posted inDrugs
Contingency management can treat stimulant addiction. So why isn’t it used in Canada?
Despite its effectiveness, contingency management has had limited to no adoption across all 10 provinces
Posted inThe Interview
Canada’s farmland is worth $760B. Investors want in
The organizer of an inaugural Canadian agriculture investment forum says new capital could help with farm succession and productivity
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Canada seeks go-betweens with Russia to bring Ukrainian children home
Most returned Ukrainian children come home through civil society groups. But Canada is pushing for new diplomatic channels with Moscow
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Ottawa proposes new cell tower rules that would limit public input
Ottawa says its proposed cell tower rules would streamline approvals. Critics say they limit public input and ignore possible health risks
Posted inEnergy & Environment
‘We can’t just put them out anymore’: On the front lines of Canada’s new fire reality
Award-winning photojournalist Jesse Winter on how Canada needs to shift from trying to prevent wildfires to learning to live with them