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Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate

Street drugs poisoned with benzos can lead to 'catastrophic' overdoses: advocate

VANCOUVER — A drug policy adviser to the City of Vancouver is warning of a dangerous drug saturating British Columbia's illicit supply in much the same way fentanyl did several years ago.
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Canada's oldest residents higher than for flu shot

COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Canada's oldest residents higher than for flu shot

OTTAWA — Seniors are getting vaccinated in higher numbers for COVID-19 than they did for the flu, Health Canada data suggest. Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr.
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'Great champion of Indigenous Peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies

'Great champion of Indigenous Peoples,' B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies

VANCOUVER — Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died of cancer at the age of 88.
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Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain

Alberta, B.C. caribou lose twice as much habitat from fire and industry as they gain

Threatened caribou herds in Alberta and British Columbia have lost twice as much habitat as they've gained over the last twenty years and the pace of loss is picking up, new research says.
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Transat AT reaches $700-million aid deal with federal government

Transat AT reaches $700-million aid deal with federal government

MONTREAL — Travel company Transat AT Inc. says it has reached a deal with Ottawa to borrow up to $700 million, nearly half of which will go toward refunding travellers for flights cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Newfoundland and Labrador backs off plan to rename Red Indian Lake after criticism

Newfoundland and Labrador backs off plan to rename Red Indian Lake after criticism

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The Newfoundland and Labrador government is walking back its plan to rename Red Indian Lake following an uproar from nearby residents who said they weren't consulted and don't agree with the new Mi'kmaq name.
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O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015

O'Toole defends Conservatives' handling of Vance allegation in 2015

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he acted appropriately after hearing a "rumour" about Jonathan Vance months before the general took over as Canada's top military commander in July 2015.
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Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal

Union denounces federal back-to-work legislation to reopen Port of Montreal

OTTAWA — The spokesman for a union representing striking dockworkers at Montreal's port called on Thursday for an end to contentious scheduling practices before the workers are forced back on the job.
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Conservatives say record $8.47M raised so far in 2021 as election possibility looms

Conservatives say record $8.47M raised so far in 2021 as election possibility looms

OTTAWA — The Conservative Party of Canada says it raised a record $8.47 million in the first three months of 2021. The party says that breaks the record it set back in the first quarter of 2019 when it pulled in $8.01 million.
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Former UN human rights chief Louise Arbour tapped to review military sex misconduct

Former UN human rights chief Louise Arbour tapped to review military sex misconduct

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is tapping former Supreme Court justice and UN high commissioner for human rights Louise Arbour to lead what it is billing as an independent review of the military’s handling of sexual assault, harassment and o
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