Canada

Overdoses from smoking toxic drugs outpace B.C. prevention sites

VANCOUVER - Nearly two-thirds of the overdose deaths in British Columbia this year came after smoking illicit drugs, yet only 40 per cent of the supervised consumption sites in the province offer a sa...

Oct 01, 2023

Save the Children advocate says aid cut hinders Canada's leadership in youth rights

OTTAWA - Save the Children's global advocate says Canada could lead an effort to have youth steer the reform of global institutions to fight climate change, while urging Ottawa to reverse aid cuts. "C...

Oct 01, 2023

Two killed in bear attack at Banff National Park, grizzly euthanized: Parks Canada

Parks Canada says a bear attack in Alberta's Banff National Park has left two people dead. Banff field unit external relations manager Natalie Fay says the agency received an alert from a GPS device o...

Sep 30, 2023

Pierre Poilievre called out for Truth and Reconciliation Day photos with Inuk elder

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre found himself the subject of online criticism after posting photos with an Inuk elder alongside a caption about meeting with Algonquin elders on the Natio...

Sep 30, 2023

'A shared responsibility': quotes from Canada's 3rd Day for Truth and Reconciliation

People donned orange clothing and gathered by the hundreds across Canada on Saturday to acknowledge the systemic oppression of Indigenous people by marking the third annual National Day for Truth and ...

Sep 30, 2023

Quebec seeks to join class-action lawsuit against opioid manufacturers, distributors

QUEBEC - The Quebec government intends to table a bill in the coming days to enable it to join a class action lawsuit brought by British Columbia against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies accused ...

Sep 30, 2023

Mandatory security awareness training among changes since arrest of employee: RCMP

OTTAWA - The RCMP says it has introduced mandatory security awareness training for employees, one of several changes prompted by the 2019 arrest of a senior civilian member for allegedly leaking class...

Sep 30, 2023

Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access

VANCOUVER - Megan McLaren thought her future career was in law enforcement, but her path radically shifted thanks in part to psychedelic drug therapy, she says. McLaren left a civilian position with t...

Sep 30, 2023

Canada marks National Day for Truth and Reconciliation with events across country

OTTAWA - Communities are gathering across Canada today to recognize the third annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. The federal holiday recognizes the legacy of Canada's residential school...

Sep 30, 2023

Epic Games, maker of 'Fortnite' video game, begins $2.75M settlement payout

The maker of the popular video game "Fortnite" has begun compensating claims in a $2.75-million settlement to a Canadian class-action lawsuit over the inclusion of controversial "loot boxes." Epic Gam...

Sep 29, 2023