Canadian province will make changes to try to stop drug use in public places, premier says


by KIFI

KIFI— VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia provincial government is making changes to its drug discrimination policy to stop drug use in public places. Premier David Eby said the province is asking the federal government to make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. Eby

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