Opioid-related deaths doubled in Canada between 2019 and the end of 2021, with Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta experiencing a dramatic jump, mostly among men in their 20s and 30s, says a new study that calls for targeted harm-reduction policies.Researchers from the University of Toronto analyzed… Read More »More than 1 in 4 deaths among young people in Canada were opioid-related in 2021, study finds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Fenelon Falls, Ont., woman faces an impaired driving charge following a crash in the City of Kawartha Lakes, Ont., early Sunday. City of Kawartha Lakes OPP around 1:45 a.m. responded to a report of a single-vehicle… Read More »Crash into hydro pole in Kawartha Lakes leads to impaired driving arrest: OPP – Peterborough
Confusion remains about the future of retail stores selling magic mushrooms in Vancouver after city council shot down a proposal to craft a regulatory framework for the businesses. “I think council made the right decision on that,” councillor Mike Klassen told Global News. “It was… Read More »Questions arise about future of Vancouver stores selling magic mushrooms – BC
An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs that stirred controversy this week says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology from the cabinet minister who said the product was not responsibly priced. Earlier this week, Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said the price of the… Read More »‘Load of hate’: Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology
Alberta is looking into the possibility of expanding liquor sales into grocery and convenience stores. While no final decisions have been made, a spokesperson for the minister of Service Alberta said in light of Ontario’s recent decision to change its liquor retail model, “the minister… Read More »Alberta looks into selling liquor in grocery, convenience stores
Earlier this week, the Danielle Smith government performed its latest round of celebrating “red tape reduction.” It pledged to streamline and slash bureaucratic burdens for rural utilities, cannabis vendors and autonomous-vehicle innovators.Two days later, what happened?The premier announced legislation declaring that next year any municipality, school… Read More »Submitted for her approval: Danielle Smith’s new jab at Trudeau hits cities, universities too
Two construction workers separated by more than 60 years along Skaha Lake Road in Penticton, B.C., are now connected through a long-lost personal item. Scott Walls, a pipelayer for Grizzly Excavating, was working in the area back in early March when something caught his eye… Read More »Decades-old wallet found in Penticton, B.C. returned to owner’s family
Vancouver city council has shot down a proposal to craft a regulatory framework for retail stores selling magic mushrooms. The rejection came a month after a hearing panel voted to reinstate the business licence of a retail store operated by drug activist Dana Larsen that… Read More »No magic at city council for Vancouver mushroom dispensaries as retail framework rejected – BC
A murder-for-hire case that shocked residents in Markham, Ont., almost 15 years ago is getting the Netflix treatment, highlighting the decade-long ruse Jennifer Pan undertook to please her strict parents — a plot that eventually left one of them dead. What Jennifer Did is the… Read More »‘What Jennifer Did’: Netflix doc explores shocking Ont. murder-for-hire case
The cabinet minister in charge of Alberta’s liquor industry says he won’t impose floor prices for alcohol on the shelves but is declining to say what other changes might be contemplated. “We’re not looking to get in between the retailer and the consumer in any… Read More »Alberta won’t impose floor prices on alcohol after 4-litre vodka jug controversy