Alberta scientists want to shift view of climate change on health
Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper.
Lyme disease
Climate data saves lives. Most countries can’t access it
As climate-driven deaths rise, a report finds only 23 per cent of countries use climate data to inform their public health strategies.
New Montreal clinic to study long COVID, Lyme disease
A new clinic opened on Monday, October 31, 2022, in Montreal to treat patients and help researchers better understand two conditions with different origins but similar symptoms — long COVID and Lyme disease.
Montreal-area city approves crossbow hunt to control deer in park
The deer population in Michel-Chartrand Park must decrease and be controlled to prevent the situation from deteriorating, Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier told reporters Wednesday.
Ticks carrying Lyme disease expand range in Canada
Vett Lloyd, a researcher and director of the Lloyd Tick Lab at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, says that as the impacts of climate change progress, each tick season will likely be worse than the last.
Waging a climate war on Wall Street
Casey Harrell, the 43-year-old co-founder of BlackRock’s Big Problem, knows he may not have long to live thanks to the neurodegenerative disease ALS. But that won’t stop him from holding the U.S.’s biggest investors to account.
Climate change is battering farmers with a new plague — ticks
Experts warn cases of Lyme disease could become more common as climate change puts farmers, foresters, and others who work the land at greater risk of tick-borne illnesses.
Disease-bearing ticks thrive as climate change heats up US
Blood-sucking ticks can spread Lyme disease and are extending beyond their traditional north-eastern range
Opinion: Let's bring wildlife policy into the 21st century
On issues like deer population control, state agencies are prioritizing hunters over public health and the environment.
Youth file lawsuit against federal government for lack of climate plan
A young plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government says she has suffered the debilitating consequences of Lyme disease because climate change has expanded the habitat of disease-carrying ticks.
'Most critical problem we're facing:' Medical groups urge climate change action
Canada's medical professionals are presenting a solid front during the federal election campaign to urge political parties to take climate change seriously as a public-health issue.
New Brunswick extends bow hunt to control deer population in populated areas
As roaming deer become a growing problem in New Brunswick municipalities, destroying gardens and even confronting pedestrians, the New Brunswick government is planning a controlled bow hunt within the city of Saint John this fall to deal with the nuisance.
Medical journal calls on Canada to ramp up climate action, curb air pollution
A new report from one of the world's most prestigious medical journals says Canada's failure to cut greenhouse-gas emissions isn't just killing the planet, it's killing Canadians.
Climate change drives disease-spreading arthropods into new territory
According to an African proverb (and the Dalai Lama), “If you think you’re too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito. Climate change is causing diseases to spread in areas where they were previously seldom seen.
Federal government announces funding for Lyme disease research framework
The federal government is hoping a new research framework will help doctors better diagnose and treat the ballooning number of Lyme disease cases across Canada.