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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 inPolitics & Policy
Canada criminalizes coercive control. Can the system deliver?Â
A new law recognizes abuse does not begin with violence. Advocates say the real test is whether police and courts are properly trained
Posted inProfessional
Your job may shape your overdose risk: report
Researchers found fatal overdose rates varied significantly by occupation, with workers from three industries being most at risk
Posted inHealth
Quebec had to allow more private health care. Here’s what happened
More than 20 years ago, the Supreme Court set Quebec on a different health-care path than the rest of Canada. Here’s what followed
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Is climate finance really development aid?
Wealthy countries hit their $100-billion climate pledge three years running, but experts say much of it may be displacing traditional development aid
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Norway’s development aid minister on what aid leadership looks like
Norway is increasing foreign aid as other countries cut back. Their minister explains how and why the country is stepping up
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Carney government overhauls pesticide laws with little scrutinyÂ
A new law enables cabinet to override regulators’ decisions about pesticides. Many scientists are concerned
Posted inDevelopment Aid
‘Starvation diet’: The United Nations’ race to bankruptcy
The UN is facing a major cash crunch. Experts say the storied institution is unlikely to disappear, but is at risk of being hollowed out
Posted inDevelopment Aid
Canada’s ‘shadow aid’ policy
Ottawa’s approach to foreign aid has shifted in a way that is hard to reconcile with our aid laws, experts say
Posted inDrugs
Psilocybin bill takes centre stage at Toronto psychedelic screening
Momentum for legalizing psychedelic therapy grows as politicians, physicians and media convene to urge reform