Saskatchewan's average life expectancy is at its lowest level since 1999. Experts attribute the decline to young people dying from drug poisoning and suicide, as well COVID-19 deaths. Spike in deaths of young people from drug poisoning has greatest impact on the average, demographer says When Emily Bryce's mom drafted …
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This entire family died of suspected overdoses. Those left say parents with addictions need more support
In a 6-month span, a 16-month-old baby and both her parents died of suspected drug toxicity in Saskatoon. The surviving family members say they want to see better supports for parents living with addictions, and better protections for their children. In a 6-month span, a 16-month-old baby and both her …
Read More »An overdose prevention site for inmates is coming to this Ontario prison
The overdose prevention service at the Collins Bay Institution will be the third of its kind in Canada and the first in Ontario. Correctional Service Canada says it will save lives, but a union official says it presents staff with a moral dilemma. Advocate says the program isn't condoning drug …
Read More »Spooked by polls, Liberal MPs hope Trudeau hears their concerns as caucus gathers
Some Liberal members of Parliament heading into a national caucus retreat this week say they're facing blowback from voters at the doorsteps — and they hope the prime minister and his inner circle listen to their concerns before it's too late. Caucus members want to settle on strategy to counter …
Read More »Disgraced Victoria mortgage broker found guilty of civil contempt as warrant issued for his arrest
On Monday, Greg Martel's second set of lawyers resigned for"ethical reasons," the same issue cited by his first lawyer who quit in June. Judge takes unusual step of asking that Greg Martel's arrest warrant be posted to police nationwide Alleged Ponzi schemer Greg Martel was found guilty of civil contempt …
Read More »Retired corporal says she’s lost faith in the justice system after sex assault charge stayed
A retired Canadian Armed Forces corporal says she's lost faith in the justice system's ability to prosecute military sexual assault cases after a judge stayed the charge in her case because it took too long for it to get to trial. 'My fear is that these cases are not going …
Read More »Prosecutors lay out case against man accused of killing Muslim family in London, Ont., as trial opens
In their opening statements, Crown prosecutors have laid out the evidence they'll present to the jury during the murder-terror trial of the 22-year-old man accused in the killing of a Muslim family in London, Ont., in June 2021. The trial, expected to last eight weeks, got underway Monday in Windsor. …
Read More »Jury at murder-terror trial sees video of truck that struck Muslim family in London, Ont.
Data from a Dodge Ram pickup truck driven by Nathaniel Veltman on the day members of a London, Ont., Muslim family were stuck shows him veering to the right five seconds before impact, his gas pedal 100 per cent compressed, court heard Monday, the opening day of the 22-year-old's murder …
Read More »B.C. Premier David Eby announces expert task force to better respond to emergencies
As officials tour the province’s Interior, evacuation alerts and orders have been expanded in the central part of the province where wind combined with hot and dry weather are accelerating fires. Eby visiting wildfire-hit areas of Interior as flames surge again in central, northeastern parts of province As wildfire activity …
Read More »Men hospitalized after wave of overdoses in downtown Montreal say they are lucky to be alive
Two men who were hospitalized following a wave of overdoses in downtown Montreal Sunday say they believe they inhaled a drug from a poisoned supply, and that they feel lucky to be alive. 6 people needed medical assistance, unclear what led to intoxications Two men who say they were hospitalized …
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