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Feature / Deep DiveCanadaAddiction / Mental Health / Neuroscience / Healthcare

What is Ketamine Therapy? How Does it Change the Way We Treat Depression?

Ketamine has emerged as a potential alternative for some people with treatment-resistant depression, producing antidepressant effects more rapidly than conventional medications. But its benefits, limitations and safety requirements remain important considerations.

Sabrina MitrovicOctober 11, 202610 min read

Analysis / ExplainerCanada

Marginalized Women's Systemic Barriers Within Canada's Healthcare System

A 2024 study of Black women in Alberta found that socioeconomic barriers, racism and healthcare system challenges significantly affect access to care, while trusted physicians, positive patient-provider relationships and community organizations helped improve experiences.

Kyiana ChanOctober 9, 20266 min read

OpinionCanada

Stigma Challenges in Mothers with Post-Partum Depression

Many mothers experience postpartum depression in silence, shaped by stigma, cultural barriers, and societal pressure to present motherhood as uniformly joyful. Families have a role to play in changing that.

Kyiana ChanOctober 2, 20264 min read

Analysis / ExplainerCanadaLaw / Policy / Healthcare / Mental Health

Inside Bill C-286: Canada's Proposed Path to Medical Psilocybin Legalization

Conservative MP Corey Tochor introduced Bill C-286 in June 2026 to create a more direct regulated pathway for medical psilocybin access in Canada, drawing on the experience of Saskatchewan resident Thomas Hartle.

Sabrina MitrovicOctober 2, 20267 min read