Cristina Howorun

2 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Cristina Howorun

Most guns used in crimes are coming from the U.S., illegally sourced and smuggled over the border, primarily via land.

2 days ago | toronto.citynews.ca | Cristina Howorun

More than five million commercial trucks crossed into Canada last year, and more than 53 million passengers in cars, presenting just as many opportunities for criminals to smuggle in drugs, guns and other contraband. But over the past year, the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) has increased its intelligence gathering and sharing skills, and its physical searches of targeted vehicles to help combat smuggling.

2 weeks ago | torontolife.com | Cristina Howorun

My father was 50 when he died of complications from kidney disease in 2003, after spending years on dialysis and getting a transplant in the ’90s. The condition is genetic, so I had a nephrologist—a kidney specialist—before I was a year old, got regular blood work and ate a kidney-friendly diet: no cream, limited nuts, and low protein and sodium. Every specialist I saw thought I would be spared by the silent yet deadly disease that lingered in my genes.