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B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion

B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion

VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced a major revamp of its safer-supply anti-addiction program, converting it to a "witnessed-only" model in which users are watched as they consume opioids they have been prescribed.
Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

Old-growth logging was 'goal' of Interfor: B.C. Forest Appeals Commission decision

British Columbia-based forestry giant Interfor reaped an estimated $1.8 million in net profit from logging in old-growth areas that were meant to be preserved, a decision by the province's Forest Appeals Commission says.
Man, youth arrested in quadruple homicide on First Nation in Saskatchewan

Man, youth arrested in quadruple homicide on First Nation in Saskatchewan

REGINA — A man and a boy have been arrested in the shooting deaths of four people on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan.
Trudeau says democracy at stake as Ukraine is kept away from peace talks

Trudeau says democracy at stake as Ukraine is kept away from peace talks

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Ukraine must have a seat at the table in any peace talks, now that negotiations between Washington and Moscow have left Canadian and European leaders grappling with how to respond.
Implementing guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO says

Implementing guaranteed basic income could cut poverty rates up to 40%, PBO says

OTTAWA — The government's fiscal watchdog says a guaranteed basic income program at the federal level could cut poverty rates in Canada by up to 40 per cent.
Montreal pleads with residents as it struggles to clear record-breaking snowfall

Montreal pleads with residents as it struggles to clear record-breaking snowfall

MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante pleaded for patience and urged caution on Wednesday as the city's snow removal trucks and plows struggled to clear the record-shattering snowfall from back-to-back major storms.
Health Canada warns of unauthorized sex enhancement products seized from stores

Health Canada warns of unauthorized sex enhancement products seized from stores

Health Canada is warning people in at least three provinces against using unauthorized sexual enhancement products that may pose serious health risks.
Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

Poilievre calls Carney's fiscal plan a 'sneaky accounting trick'

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is slamming Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney's plan to split the federal budget, calling it a "sneaky accounting trick" to avoid balancing the books.
Canadian Armed Forces says it's on track to meet this year's recruitment goal

Canadian Armed Forces says it's on track to meet this year's recruitment goal

OTTAWA — More Canadians have expressed an interest in joining the military since U.S. President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 — but the Canadian Armed Forces isn't attributing that spike to Trump and his talk of annexing Canada.
Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight

Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.'s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight

VANCOUVER — Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in the Lower Mainland, this time in the Vancouver Coastal Health region.
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