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Toronto is experiencing a car theft epidemic

Business, Finance & Economics

Residents of Toronto, Canada, are scrambling to protect their cars from an epidemic of car theft. Many are simultaneously installing tire clamps, steering locks, burglar alarms and steel bollards in their driveway, but have their cars stolen anyway. Thefts increased by 40% last year as Anita Elash reports from Toronto.

The sun sets over the Toronto skyline during the opening ceremony for the Pan Am Games

Canada’s soaring housing prices leave potential homeowners with limited choices. Local and federal govts are trying to help.

Economics
Developing mixed use and mixed income neighbourhoods will help cities recover after the pandemic.

Inclusion, walkability will be key to rebuilding cities after the pandemic

Infrastructure
In this April 13, 2010, photo, one gram of psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms, is seen on a scale at New York University in New York. 

This Canadian company is betting big on the ‘psychedelic renaissance’

Health & Medicine
People walk while vehicle move through historical Khyber Pass in Jamrud, the main town of Pakistan's Khyber district bordering Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021.

Canada promised to resettle 40,000 Afghans. Many are still waiting for answers.

Afghanistan
A woman holds on to a child's hand and she places flowers at a memorial

After killing of Muslim family in Canada, this advocate calls for a collective plan to fight Islamophobia

Violence

Yusuf Faqiri, director for public affairs at the National Council of Canadian Muslims, spoke with The World’s Marco Werman about rising incidents of Islamophobia in Canada.

A 91-year-old white woman with gray hair, wearing glasses and a pink top, sits on a sofa and reads a newsletter.

A toddler’s newsletter inspires joy for isolated seniors in Toronto

COVID-19

The pandemic hit retirement homes hard. “Fridays with Edison,” a newsletter written in the voice of a 2-year-old, has kept residents at one Toronto retirement home inspired and connected.

A massive protest of women wearing colorful head wraps and masks with signs supporting Karima Mehrab Baloch.

Canada urged to investigate the death of Baloch human rights activist 

Human rights

Karima Mehrab Baloch, 37, advocated for Balochistan’s regional independence from Pakistan. Her death in Canada has sparked an international outcry.

A man stands in front of the Skogafoss waterfall in Skogar, Iceland, March 8, 2020.

2020: The year of the primal scream — and other pandemic remedies 

COVID-19

The pandemic pushed our collective mental health to the breaking point with unprecedented stress, anxiety and fear. From screaming and baking to writing and singing, here are just some of the ways people around the world coped under lockdown.

Several rows of outdoor seating are shown with cars in the distance and a movie project shining bright in the distance.

The pop culture that got us through 2020

Arts, Culture & Media

In 2020, we leaned on pop culture more than ever for moments of levity, distraction — and sometimes even clarity — during a chaotic year. Looking back, here are some of the pop culture moments that stuck with us.

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