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manitoba first nations disproportionately hit by covid 19 with 11 deaths 625 cases in past week
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Manitoba First Nations disproportionately hit by COVID-19 with 11 deaths, 625 cases in past week

COVID-19 continues to disproportionately affect First Nations people in Manitoba, with 625 new cases and 11 deaths related to the illness in the past...

canadian youth sports groups are losing millions of dollars to fraud and theft
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Canadian youth sports groups are losing millions of dollars to fraud and theft

For the Corner Brook Minor Hockey Association, it was like being on the receiving end of an open-ice body check.  It was in...

case challenges horrific prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement
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Case challenges ‘horrific’ prison surveillance some consider harsher than solitary confinement

Advocates for women in prison are heading to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Truro, N.S., on Monday, aiming to end a practice...

conservative mp calls for nationwide three digit suicide hotline
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Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline

As health professionals warn that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on many Canadians’ mental health, a Conservative MP is calling on the federal...

canadas opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018 prevention report shows
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Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows

About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a...

patients launch lawsuit over pending closure of alberta opioid treatment program
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Patients launch lawsuit over pending closure of Alberta opioid treatment program

Shane Monette describes his addiction to opioids as an obsession, a fatal attraction. A survivor of childhood abuse, he began using drugs and...

a nova scotian is saved from an opioid overdose by paramedics almost every other day
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A Nova Scotian is saved from an opioid overdose by paramedics almost every other day

Eight years ago, Matthew Bonn watched his friend turn blue and become deathly quiet as fentanyl flooded his body. Bonn jumped in, performing...

seth maclean died in july authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family
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Seth MacLean died in July. Authorities buried him weeks later without telling his family

Seth MacLean’s family spent the last part of this summer pounding the pavement in downtown Toronto desperately searching for a loved one who...

as covid 19 curve flattens indigenous leaders call on federal government for more support
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As COVID-19 curve flattens, Indigenous leaders call on federal government for more support

While the federal government says the COVID-19 curve is continuing to flatten in Indigenous communities, their leaders and allies are keeping pressure on Ottawa...

camh survey shows pandemic affecting mental health but anxiety levels may be easing
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CAMH survey shows pandemic affecting mental health, but anxiety levels may be easing

Findings from a new survey by Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) indicate the pandemic has had a significant impact on...

pandemic worsens canadas deadly opioid overdose epidemic
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Pandemic worsens Canada’s deadly opioid overdose epidemic

An epidemic of fatal drug overdoses across Canada is on the rise amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions that harm-reduction workers and doctors say exacerbates...

time to defund the police outrage over brutality racism in u s casts new light on torontos police budget
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Time to ‘defund the police’? Outrage over brutality, racism in U.S. casts new light on Toronto’s police budget

Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet still be alive if a mental health nurse had turned up when her family called 911, instead of just police officers? What...

ben affleck i dont have any more room for failure after halloween relapse
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Ben Affleck: ‘I Don’t Have Any More Room for Failure’ After Halloween Relapse

Ben Affleck: ‘I Don’t Have Any More Room for Failure’ After Halloween Relapse, Coming to terms. Ben Affleck revealed how he felt after...

billie lourd posts christmas tribute to carrie fisher and debbie reynolds
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Billie Lourd Posts Christmas Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds

Billie Lourd Posts Christmas Tribute to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds A moment of reflection. Billie Lourd posted a heartbreaking Christmas tribute to...

kristen bell reveals her first impression of dax shepard this guy can talk
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Kristen Bell Reveals Her First Impression of Dax Shepard: ‘This Guy Can Talk’

  Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell at The 76th Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Sara De Boer/startraksphoto.com...