Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks says B.C.'s application to recriminalize public drug use is still under review and maintains addictions is a health crisis.
The move comes amid a raging debate over the province's approach to the ongoing deadly toxic drug crisis, including decriminalization and "safe supply."
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A proposal by BC Conservative Leader John Rustad to use "biological sex" to classify participants in publicly funded sports didn't get to first base.
It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis. Brittany Graham, the executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users, said though she hasn't seen the specifics, the proposed change currently only seems to affect those who have no home and are living in poverty. "They are...
An argument on a Metro bus led to a stabbing in the University Park area, not long after the transit agency's Board of Directors declared a public safety emergency.
The emergency declaration was issued after storms spawned multiple tornadoes across Oklahoma on Saturday, from the mid-morning hours through overnight hours into Sunday.
He contracted COVID-19 in January 2021, when he was immunocompromised by the chemotherapy he was receiving for non-Hodgkin lymphoma. After five months in the hospital, he recovered.
Madonna has repeatedly credited her children for seeing her through her shocking health crisis last year, when she underwent a stint in the ICU and nearly lost her life after contracting an infection.
The singer, 41, has a new album coming out called All Born screaming, which is set to be released on April 26.
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