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Canada

Sask. expands intensive court program that helps people address substance use

The latest numbers from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service show it could be another grim — potentially record-setting — year for…

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Sports

Curler Briane Harris faces 4-year suspension after testing positive for banned substance, plans to appeal

Four-time Canadian women’s curling champion Briane Harris has been provisionally suspended for up to four years after testing positive for the…

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia gets F on access to mental health, substance use services: poll

Nova Scotia received Fs across the board when it comes to its mental health and substance use services, according to…

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Politics

Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance

The federal government is planning to appeal a court decision that quashed an order-in-council listing manufactured plastic items as toxic.…

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Canada

Police lay 12 new charges against Mississauga, Ont., man accused of selling deadly substance

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. An Ontario man accused of sending a lethal substance to those at risk of…

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Health

Kids who go hungry more likely to access care for mental health, substance use: Ontario study

Toronto resident Rhonda Miller knows how difficult it can be to afford the basic necessities. The 52-year-old lives in an…

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