Marcus Gee

Toronto is still a safe place to live and the odds of suffering a random attack are tiny. But the perception of danger is real

The disorder that is so visible on city streets is the product of a system that is failing to care for those suffering from addictions, mental illness and other disadvantages

Drug overdoses are a regular occurrence in the city’s historic core and overdose rates have hit record levels in the past few years

Concern about lawlessness in our cities is becoming a big political issue

Created by a brilliant, well-intentioned Belgian chemist, the potent opioid now kills 20 people a day

The killing of Ken Chopee has filled an Ontario community with grief, and some rancorous debate about the micro-home complex where he died

Leaders of an embattled Ontario community describe their frustrations battling a crisis of drug addiction, mental illness and homelessness

It hastened the inflow of foreign students and undermined Ontario education

A new conservation project is preserving one of the last undisturbed, privately held tracts of native grassland in North America

Starting later this year, people in dire need can find a place to stay with more freedom than conventional shelters – but not all Londoners are sold on the plan