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San Francisco inches closer to adopting drug policy with abstinence as its primary goal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Reeling from drug overdose deaths and scenes of people smoking fentanyl…
New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
British Columbia’s premier says the ongoing toxic drug crisis in the province has led to…
B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
Members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation were at the United Nations headquarters in New York City…
RFK Jr. recounts heroin addiction and spiritual awakening, urges focus on prevention and community
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told a personal story…
Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a…
Ontario reports 95 new measles cases, sending total above 1,000 since outbreak began
TORONTO — Public Health Ontario is reporting 95 new measles cases since last week, bringing…
Brazil former President Bolsonaro’s health has worsened, doctors say
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s health condition has worsened following bowel…
Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
OTTAWA — Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore…
Pope Francis’ doctor says pontiff died ‘without suffering, at home’
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis’ doctor has recounted the pontiff’s final moments in a pair…
Could at-home test strips prevent drug deaths? Experts say yes, but it’s complicated
ST. JOHN’S — Canadians are dying alone from toxic drugs and experts say easier access…
Bluebells and other spring flowers can be nature’s antidote to stressful times
HALLE, Belgium (AP) — Gilles Gui was looking for the magical purple bluebells that raise…
Tina Knowles is tracing the throughline of Beyoncé and Solange’s success
NEW YORK (AP) — Many of Tina Knowles’ fondest childhood memories are of sitting under…
Dialysis patients struggle to get treatment in blockaded Gaza. Officials say hundreds have died
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Twice a week, Mohamed Attiya’s wheelchair rattles over Gaza’s…
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs…
Nebraska bill to ban transgender students from the bathrooms and sports of their choice advances
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska bill that would bar transgender students from bathrooms, locker…