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Heat alert and response systems in Canada: A check-up on preparedness
March 31, 2025
Key messages Context: Extreme heat events are increasing in number, duration, and intensity due to climate change. Heat alert and response systems (HARS)…
Extreme heat
July 28, 2023
Climate change is increasing the frequency, duration, and intensity of the number of very hot days in Canada. During heatwaves, the daytime and night-time average temperatures are…
Cannabis legalization: what can public health do?
October 17, 2018
Given the complexities of the Cannabis Act (2017) , public health communities will face a series of challenges as the Act’s implementation rolls out. Attention to a few key issues may help to…
Hydraulic fracturing for the production of shale gas
December 15, 2016
Hydraulic fracturing (also termed “fracking”) is the process used, along with horizontal drilling, to extract unconventional natural gas (shale gas, tight gas or coalbed methane) and tight oil from…
Nanomaterials as disinfectants in the time of SARS-CoV-2
August 28, 2020
Although the major risk factor for COVID-19 transmission is close personal contact with infected individuals, respiratory droplets and aerosols carrying the SARS-CoV-2 virus may be deposited on…
Climate change, coastal communities, and food from the sea
July 20, 2022
Climate change is predicted to have significant impacts on food globally, with foods grown in the sea affected by changing ocean conditions and more frequent, intense, and prolonged extreme events.…
Climate change impacts on Canada’s food supply cold chain
February 15, 2023
Key Messages Canada faces unique challenges to food supply cold chains that are expected to be exacerbated by climate change. As climate change is expected to…