Happening tomorrow!!

Join us for the last event in our climate change and infectious disease speaker series as we have a conversation about the impact of the changing climate on pathogen spillovers, moderated by Kate Allen.

Still time to get tickets! bit.ly/3OIj99E

Ontario is joining the rest of the country in canceling its agreement with the CBSA to hold immigration detainees in provincial jails, according to a letter from Ontario's Solicitor General Michael Kerzner obtained by Jeff Gray, who gets the scoop:
theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

To learn more about how climate change is impacting the pathogen spillover from animals to humans, be sure to tune in to our conversation on June 27 with SMubareka, Nelson Lee, Ian Hamilton and Kate Allen.

Registration is open: bit.ly/3OIj99E

An insightful and important reality check from my colleague Alex Ballingall 🫨

thestar.com/politics/feder…

Happy Clean Air Day in Canada for those who celebrate. canada.ca/en/environment…

Incredible read from Megan Ogilvie on how a group of children with severe neuromotor disabilities are using brain-computer interface technology to play, communicate and explore their environment, a pioneering program at Holland Bloorview. In Toronto Star

thestar.com/news/canada/20…

Join us on June 27 for the third and final conversation in our Climate Change & Infectious Disease Speaker Series! We'll be talking about climate change and zoonotic spillovers with SMubareka, Nelson Lee, Ian Hamilton and Kate Allen.

Register now: bit.ly/3OIj99E

An A+++ read from Ed Yong is not here, as usual

The Toronto Star is hiring for our one-year internship program. We are looking for ambitious and enterprising early career journalists to work in various parts of our newsroom, from podcasts and social media to breaking news and politics. jobs.smartrecruiters.com/Torstar/743999…

A fascinating, helpful and scary primer on why wildfires are getting so bad, by Omar Mosleh

thestar.com/news/canada/20…

It's so neat to write a data-driven climate change feature on a day your kid gets up at 4 a.m., because when you develop a crushing headache, is it from parenting, spreadsheets, or existential dread? Genuinely curious

Join us on May 25 for a conversation about climate change, pandemic risks & population health!

The 2nd part of our #ClimateAndDisease series will feature a keynote by Amy Greer and a panel discussion with Geoff Anderson, David Fisman and Kamran Khan, moderated by Kate Allen.

Canada’s top-rated research university will end all its partnerships with Chinese telecoms giant #Huawei .

“We are disentangling ourselves from this company,” Charmaine Dean, vice-president of research at the University of Waterloo, told me exclusively. thestar.com/news/canada/20…

Less than one week until the first of our climate change and infectious diseases speaker series!

There's still time to grab your ticket to join the conversation with Laura Rosella, Vanessa Allen MD MPH, Shauna Brail and Kate Allen on May 4. Hope to see you there!

Happening in two weeks!

Join Laura Rosella, Vanessa Allen MD MPH, Shauna Brail and Kate Allen on May 4 for a discussion about climate and community health.

Check out the link below to register and learn more about our climate change and infectious diseases speaker series 👇🏽👇🏽

NEW: For years, Ont.'s top pathologist has been silent about his role in a controversial probe of a baby's death. In a court filing, Dr. Michael Pollanen challenges an accusation that he intervened to change the cause of death to child abuse @torontostar thestar.com/news/investiga…