Mark Berber News Today

Bedbugs are—no exaggeration—everywhere in the city: our libraries, offices, schools, hospitals, hotels, transit and homes. An investigation into the always expensive, often traumatic, probably futile battle to eradicate the bloodsucking parasites that are ruining our lives

Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, might be a myth, but mental health experts say there are plenty of factors that could contribute to the January blues, and plenty of ways to counteract them.

Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year, might be a myth, but mental health experts say there are plenty of factors that could contribute to the January blues, and plenty of ways to counteract them.

Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new national data show that while some mental health impacts have begun to subside, some groups face disproportionate challenges, with more than one in three young adults, Indigenous and LGBTQ2S+ people experiencing symptoms of a mental disorder in 2023.

Three years into the COVID-19 pandemic, new national data show that while some mental health impacts have begun to subside, some groups face disproportionate challenges, with more than one in three young adults, Indigenous and LGBTQ2S+ people experiencing symptoms of a mental disorder in 2023.

The symptoms —emotional blunting, apathy, sexual dysfunction — often lead people back to the medication they’re trying to kick.

The symptoms —emotional blunting, apathy, sexual dysfunction — often lead people back to the medication they’re trying to kick.

  TORONTO -- While many Canadians have been able to breathe a sigh of relief over the COVID-19 vaccine, there are some people who look at the shot with a sense of impending doom. Those with needle phobias, one of the more common phobias people tend to have, are being exposed to images and depictions of needles more than ever. And while it may be a comfort to know you’re not alone, being faced with having to get the COVID-19 vaccine may still cause deep anxiety for some. “One of t...

  TORONTO -- Weve been hearing for months now that once vaccines begin rolling out and more people are protected against COVID-19 we can start living our lives a little bit more normally. But even though 25 per cent of Ontarians have their first shot - along with 21 per cent of Canadians - the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) isnt issuing any new post-vaccine guidance at this point. In a statement to CTV News, PHAC says, that with the uncertainty of variants and the crushing third wave...