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Experts call for free nasal naloxone across B.C., as pilot project outcome uncertain
While the province has explored wider distribution of the spray for free as a pilot program, Health Minister Josie Osborne says it has not completed an evaluation of the program initially set to be completed late this summer. Source link
Justice minister says lack of respect causing issues for global unity
Justice Minister Sean Fraser hammered home the message of strength through global unity and respect at the Halifax International Security Forum. Source link
Ukraine 'coalition of the willing' reportedly planning to meet after confusion, dissension over peace plan
The United States and Ukraine pressed on with talks in Switzerland on Monday to come up with a mutually acceptable peace plan, after agreeing to modify a U.S. proposal that Kyiv and its European allies saw as a Kremlin wish list. Source link
After her study on trans athletes lost funding in the U.S., this Canadian researcher is starting over
Canadian-born researcher Joanna Harper has been studying the ways hormone therapy makes a difference in transgender athletes’ performance for nearly two decades. Her most recent study, which she was working on in the United States, lost its funding bringing her back to Canada. Source link
Suicide bombers kill 3 at Pakistan paramilitary headquarters
Three suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of a Pakistani paramilitary force on Monday, killing three personnel and wounding at least five, authorities said. Source link
A St. John's soldier killed in France 108 years ago has caught the attention of historians
Researchers believe remains found in northern France may be those of a soldier from St. John’s, but a family mystery is hindering the identification process. Source link
Younger-skewing co-op programs aim to spark teen interest in health care
Co-op programs in health-care spaces regularly enlist post-secondary students, but some are skewing younger to target high schoolers. The hope is to spark interest in a broader pool of teens, especially those from under-represented groups, and get more of them thinking about Canada’s health-care system. Source link
Uh oh. The dreaded polar vortex may be making an appearance very soon
In 2014, the term “polar vortex” burst on the scene across Canada and the U.S. as temperatures plunged. In some places, it was colder than it was on Mars. Well, get ready to hear more about it. Source link
The hunt for alleged cocaine kingpin Ryan Wedding
At a press conference last week U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi laid out fresh allegations against Ryan Wedding, a 44-year-old Canadian and former Olympian who has been on the FBI’s most wanted list since March. Wedding is already accused of orchestrating multiple murders, and these new charges add to the drug and conspiracy allegations he’s […]
Critics call on Ford government to begin mandatory Ontario Greenbelt review
A mandatory review of the Greenbelt that was to have started earlier this year has yet to begin, and critics are demanding “substantive guardrails” around the Ford government’s assessment of the protected lands. Source link