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Stephanie Bontorin

Stephanie Bontorin is a Vancouver-based writer and editor whose work covers news, lifestyle, travel, and literature. She also writes short stories, zines, and fiction.

Articles by Stephanie Bontorin

• Florida Police Are Showing Up At The Homes of Voters Who Signed Abortion Rights Petition
• Egg Recall After Salmonella Outbreak Affects Dozens Across United States
• The Top 10 Buggiest Cities in America To Avoid
• A Paralympic Athlete in Paris Was Just Stripped of Their Gold Medal After Displaying This Controversial Flag
• Social Security, a Pillar to The Retirement System is Facing a Financing Problem
• A Man in Chicago Charged With Shooting and Killing 4 People Sleeping on Train
• What Is the ‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse and How Can You Safely View It?
• This Everyday Habit Could Double the Risk of Depression in Teens
• Shifting Ground in California Devastates Communities Now Without Power
• New Listeria Fears as Experts Issue Warning About Boar's Head Meat Products
• Popular California Vacation Spot Beloved by Hollywood Stars Now Plagued by Horrendous Stench as 'Toxic dust' Sparks Health Concerns
• This State Lost $1.5 Billion in Taxes Because Parents Can't Afford to Work
• Wild Week of US Weather: Heat Waves, Tropical Storms, Landslides, Flash Floods and Now Snow
• Summer Travel is Fueling California's Covid Surge- Labor Day Will be a Big Test
• A California Beach Community Will Begin Criminalizing Homeless Encampments
• Alaska in Turmoil as Landslides Trigger Deadly Disaster
• California Reaches Groundbreaking Milestone With Clean Energy Once Thought Impossible
• Florida Doctor Who Didn't Wear Hearing Aids During Procedure Couldn't Hear Patient's Screams
• ‘Nowhere Left Untouched’: How Microplastics Got in Our Brains
• Millions of Texans Will Stop Driving To Help Battle High Levels of Pollution
• NASA is Urging Americans to Flee Cities During Meteor Shower This Weekend
• World Health Organization Stresses Mpox is "Not the new COVID"
• Forget Monkey Pox and COVID: What Is Sloth Fever and How Worried Should We Be?
• With Almost 3 Million Deaths in One Year, Why Does Alcohol Use Remain So Normal?
• The Company JD Vance Bankrolled Known For 'nightmare' Work Environment
• McDonalds is Out: Walmart Swaps Fast-Food Giant for Fresh New Partner
• Disney wants NYU Doctor Death Suit Tossed Because of Widower’s Streaming Subscription
• New Proposed California Bill Would Abolish State Fire Hazard Rankings
• Pregnant Women in Distress Are Being Turned Away From ERs Despite Federal Law in Place
• Manila Is “Preparing for the Worst” After Millions of Liters of Oil Spilled in the Ocean
• Oil Giant Chevron is Leaving California After 145 Years
• Arrowhead Bottled Water Ordered to Shut Down California Pipeline
• Alzheimer’s Breakthrough Shows New Treatment for the Disease May Be Laughter
• The Top 10 Worst States for Retirement - You’ll Be Surprised Where California and New York Rank
• Microplastics Are Now in Our Blood, but How Much Will It Hurt Us?
• How a Lack of Commitment to “Third Places” Resulted in Starbucks Losing Revenue
• A Music Festival in California Is Responsible for a Deadly Disease Outbreak
• Officials Hold Their Breath Hurricane Debby Is Expected To Cause Destructed in Florida
• Doctors Share the Worst Foods You Can Eat for Your Cholesterol
• Here’s What’s Going on With the Women’s Boxing Controversy at the Olympics
• Are Bird Flu Cases Going Undetected in Humans?
• The Olympics Forced Triathletes To Swim in E.Coli Infested Waters
• The Real Reason Why Millennials and Gen X-ers Are Getting Cancer So Frequently
• Preventing Dementia Just Got Easier: Scientists Identify 14 Risk Factors To Avoid
• Can Oil Companies Be Charged With Murder During Heat Wave Deaths? These Lawyers Think So
• Despite Being Unpopular With Consumers, These 12 States Are Banning Gas-Powered Cars
• Boar's Head Announced Massive, Multi-State Deli Meat Recall
• California Park Wildfire: Man Saves 100-Year-Old Ranch With Homemade Sprinkler Defense System
• Ground in West Texas Continues To Shake After 100 Earthquakes in Just Over 1 Week
• California Faces Two-Year Summer High in COVID Cases Why ‘Nobody Cares’
• Fast-Moving Wildfire in Colorado Threatens Nearby Homes as Evacuations Ordered
• Rare Double Meteor Shower With Fire Balls Will Be Visible on Tuesday Night
• Inhaling Wildfire Smoke May Be Linked To Increased Risk of Cognitive Disorders
• What a 6-Week Abortion Ban in Iowa Means for Residents
• “No President Is Above the Law” Biden Vows to Reform Supreme Courts and End Immunity
• This Famous Town Beloved by Celebrities Just Burned to the Ground
• Scientists Explain What Caused the Geyser in Yellowstone To Explode and Why It Could Happen Again
• The Secret Danger Lurking Underneath Utah’s Great Salt Lake
• New Study Shows Eating Fruits and Vegetables Grown With Pesticides Is Worse Than Smoking
• E. Coli Outbreak in Montana Leaves One Dead as Health Department Investigates
• California Governor Gavin Newsom Directs Removal of Homeless Camps Across the State
• Preventable Diseases and Sick Kids, Ohio Schools Beg Parents to Vaccinate
• Pain Relief Supplement Recalled Over 'Serious and Life-Threatening' Risks
• Can Sourdough Bread Slow Down Aging?
• The Air Quality Is So Bad in California That Officials Have Banned Barbecuing
• Two Deaths in Massive Listeria Outbreak Linked To Sliced Deli Meat
• What a Kamala Harris Presidency Would Mean for Reproductive Rights
• How To Stop Humans From Dying as the Avian Influenza Affects Millions
• The EPA Handed Down More Than $64 Million in Fines for Company That Polluted Small American Towns
• The Biden Administration Just Went Back on Its Plans To Reduce Tailpipe Emissions From Cars and Trucks
• Dermatologists Share the Unknown Warning Signs of Skin Cancer
• Heatwave in Southern Europe Sparks Wildfires and Record Power Consumption
• Where Does Trump’s New Running Mate Stand on the Biggest Issues
• Experts Share the Best Way To Remove All Pesticides From Your Store-Bought Fruit
• Ever Heard of Sleep-Eating? Experts Say It’s More Common Than You’d Think
• Almost Half of All Cancers Can Be Avoided With Just a Few Lifestyle Changes
• Evacuations Ordered in California as a Large Fire Threatened Nearby Ranches
• Sausage Recall Issued Over Fears of Unlabelled Allergens
• This Reporter Experienced the 130 Degree Heat in California’s Death Valley
• FDA Updates the Risk Level for Recall on Contaminated Ice Cream
• Scientists Share the Ultra-Processed Foods To Avoid for a Long Life
• Dengue Virus Is Sweeping through New York and New Jersey
• Can Hot Dogs Shorten Your Life Span?
• The Top of Mount Everest Is Covered in Garbage: Here’s How It Got That Way
• FDA Updates Recent Cheese Recall to the Highest Risk Level
• Dozens of Heavy Metals and Toxic Chemicals Found in This Common Feminine Hygiene Product
• Toxic Chemical Present in American Soda’s Finally Banned by the FDA
• Health Officials in Colorado Confirm First Case of the Bubonic Plague
• New Studies Show Even a Light Consumption of Alcohol Has Detrimental Effects on Health
• Leprosy Cases on the Rise in Florida: How To Avoid The Deadly Disease
• Deadly Storm Warning in Texas as Hurricane Beryl Reaches the State
• Botulism Outbreak in California Shows the Danger of Food at Family Events
• Does Ozempic Cause Blindness? New Global Alert Raising Alarms of Long-Term Use of the Weight Loss Drug
• Greece Implements a Six-Day Work Week To Boost Productivity Amid a Failing Economy
• A Florida Woman Is Facing Jail Time After Leaving a Baby in a Hot Car
• Thousands Without Power on July 4th in California as Wildfire Risk Grows
• Biden’s Post-Debate Crisis Calls His Mental Fitness Into Question
• Chocolate Recall: 4 Million Pounds of Chocolate Recalled Due to Salmonella
• Texas A&M University Will No Longer Offer Gender-Affirming Care to Students
• Extreme Temperatures Force US Government To Roll out New Safety Precautions for Outdoor Workers
• Massive Nationwide Pet Food Recall Leaves Owners Concerned
• The 12 Least Expensive States Residents Are Running to Amid the Cost of Living Crisis
• Several Major Pharmacies Close Thousands of Stores as Profits Plummet
• Urgent Coffee Recall: FDA Warns of Potentially Fatal Food Poisoning Risk In Over 300 Types of Canned Coffee
• Pandemic-Era Logistics Problems Cause a Large Shipping Company to File for Bankruptcy
• Cracker Barrel Restaurants Are Suffering: Here Are the Reasons It's Struggling To Stay Relevant
• The WHO Shows a Third of Adults Are at Risk From a Silent Disease
• An American Man Among Those Killed in Deadly Greece Heatwave
• A New Climate Tipping Point Discovered in Antarctica: How Warm Water Spells Disaster
• Healthcare Workers Get $25 Minimum Wage Amid California Budget Talks
• Mask Bans Proposed in North Carolina and New York Worry Health Experts
• Patients Are Now Discovering Ozempic’s Hidden Psychological Effects
• New Research Reveals That Cheese May Be the Secret to a Long and Happy Life
• Los Angeles Goes Into $150 Million of Debt as Homelessness Crisis Worsens
• Residents in California Are Told To Stop Burning Candles After the Wildfire Season Began
• Former Hotel Staff Reveal What Foods at the Continental Breakfast Could Make You Sick
• Surgeon General Recommends Adding a Warning Label to Social Media Apps To Curb the Youth Mental Health Crisis
• Florida's On Going Flooding Puts DeSantis' 'Delusional' Climate Agenda in Focus
• Trans Swimmer Lia Thomas Barred From Olympics After World Aquatics’ Transgender Policy Holds Up
• Recent Pet Product Recall Sparks Concern As More Pet Owners Are Put at Risk
• Debt Restructuring Plan Will Eliminate Medical Bills From Credit Reports
• First Fatal Black Bear Attack on a Human Reported in California
• An Erupting Volcano in Hawaii Caused Closures of a Nearby National Park
• Uncompliant Homeowners Left This Small Florida Town Unprotected From Hurricanes
• Millions of Birds Set To Be Destroyed After Bird Flu Was Detected on a Farm in Iowa
• Environmental Groups Sue the California Government Over a Proposition To Widen Interstates
• Deadly Wildfire in California Spreads to 12,500 Acres Amid Extreme Heat Warnings
• The Reason Why Killer Whales Attack Boats Has Been Revealed
• These 11 Things Will Get You Kicked out of National Parks
• Florida Governor Removed the Phrase “Climate Change” From State Statutes To Make Big Changes on Energy Decisions
• ‘Doomsday Glacier’ the Size of Florida Is Melting Faster Than Anticipated, Raising Concerns of Global Warming
• Popular Company Recalls Crab Cakes for Potentially Deadly Contamination
• Veterinarians Warn Dog Owners of Deadly Bacteria Spreading Across the Country
• Violent Hurricanes Expected in the Gulf Coast After the Wettest Year on Record
• The EPA Announced Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
• How Rising Sea Levels Threaten Millions of Septic Tanks in the South
• America’s Ability To Grow Food Is in Trouble if This Resource Continues to Disappear
• A Cybersecurity Warning Caused the EPA to Issue a Nationwide Drinking Water Warning Over Concerns for National Security
• Environmental Pushback Is Forcing a Controversial Fracking Company to File for Bankruptcy
• California Officials Have Approved $20 Billion in Funding for Controversial Water Tunnel
• More Than 1 Million Without Power and 4 Dead After Dangerous Storms Blast Through Houston
• Oil Spill and Trapped Students, Barge Hits and Damages Bridge in Galveston Causing Mayhem
• California is Going to Sneak a 'Secret' 50-Cent Gas Increase Over the Next Two Years
• Squatters Forced an Elderly Woman in Houston to Tear Her Home Down
• California Adds $3.3bn in Funding for Mental Health Care and Homelessness Amid Massive Deficits
• Electric Vehicle Manufacturer Tesla Accused of Violating Major Environmental Laws in California
• The Worst Solar Flare in 20 Years Could Cause Widespread Failure Throughout Power and Communication Networks
• Safety Concerns Forced a Popular Lake To Close in Houston
• New Natural Gas Plant in Tennessee Planned Despite Failing Environmental Laws
• Oil Companies Will Not Face Any Punishment After Illegally Drilling, Destroying a Family Farm
• Maryland Officials Are Paying Residents to Remove Invasive Fish Wrecking the Ecosystem
• Drought Concerns in California Cause State Regulators To Impose Huge Fees on Farmers Pumping Water
• An Atmospheric River in California Will Bring Two Feet of Snow to May in Unprecedented Snow Storm
• Data From a Third of Americans Have Been Compromised in Healthcare Hack
• Sea Level Rise on the Shores of Texas Have Made the State More Vulnerable to Hurricanes
• Walmart Will Close All 51 Health Centers Leaving a Gap in Care Access
• Biden Administration Cracking down on Over 200 Businesses Over Toxic Pollution
• Special Storm Alert Threatens Widespread Power Outages in California
• Whooping Cough Outbreak Has Officials in Hawaii Urging Vaccinations
• Department of Health Advises Public to Stay Away From CA Beaches Due to Dangerous Water Quality
• Broken Glass Bottles Leads To Massive Cooking Oil Recall
• Massive Drought in Texas Causes Receding Water Levels in Major Lake
• Houston Doctor Denied Patients Liver and Kidney Transplants Who Later Died
• Southwest States Face Dramatic Water Shortages Due To Damage on the Glen Canyon Dam
• Social Scientist Explains Why Kids Have Gotten "Dumber" Since 2012
• Erosion and Sea Level Rise Causes Luxury Waterfront Homes To Sell at a Fraction of Their Price
• A Case of Measles in Chicago Has Been Identified at a Sam’s Club
• Ozempic Babies Are the Newest Side Effect From the Popular Weight Loss Drug
• The Who Has Warned That Bird Flu Spread to Humans Is a Huge Threat
• Deadly Infections From Rat Pee Increasing to Record Levels in New York City
• Health Risks Linked to ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Hotspots Around the U.S.
• Woman Describes Partial Blindness She Incurred From Staring at an Eclipse
• CWD-Infected Venison Kills a Number of Hunters Who Ingested the Meat
• Biden Expands National Monuments in CA to Strengthen His Conservation Record Ahead of Election
• Water Bills To Double in California Following Tax Spike
• U.S. Braces for New Wave of Bird Flu After CDC Finds Second Human Case in Texas