Alison Northcott

People with disabilities have a higher poverty rate and a lower rate of employment than the overall population. Advocates say it is a longstanding, systemic problem and inflation makes it worse.

A shift in treating childhood obesity in the U.S. focuses on early interventions and can involve weight-loss drugs or surgery. Some Canadian experts say it’s an effective approach, but others worry it could turn attention away from prevention.

Three years into the pandemic, many Canadian teens are still struggling with their mental health, and pediatric centres are reporting increases in hospitalizations and emergency room visits for conditions such as eating disorders, anxiety and suicide attempts.

Jeanne Carrière had been unable to use her hands or lower body after breaking her neck in 2021. In July 2022, she underwent nerve transfer surgery at Montreal’s Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital, regaining some of what she lost — including hope.

Newcomers to Canada often turn to lawyers to help them navigate the ins and outs of the immigration system. But increasingly, in Montreal, people posing as immigration lawyers are taking advantage of immigrants and refugees, which can have devastating consequences.

A Quebec advocacy group for people with disabilities called 94 Quebec clinics that offer mammograms. Nearly half told them they couldn’t accommodate people using wheelchairs.