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Drug policy advocacy group Moms Stop the Harm wants meeting with Poilievre

Drug policy advocacy group Moms Stop the Harm wants meeting with Poilievre

OTTAWA — The co-founder of a network of mothers whose children died of drug overdoses says she wants to speak with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre about his opposition to prescribing a safer supply of opioids to those living with addiction.
Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut

Auditor general calls for immediate action to protect children and youth in Nunavut

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Canada's auditor general says early findings in a review of child and family services in Nunavut were so alarming that her office immediately raised concerns with the territorial government.
North Carolina senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight

North Carolina senator pushing medical marijuana bill describes smoking pot during cancer fight

RALEIGH, N.C.
UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry

UK government fights demand to hand over Boris Johnson's messages to COVID-19 inquiry

LONDON (AP) — As Britain’s prime minister, Boris Johnson established an independent public inquiry into his government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic . Now the inquiry wants to see, in full, what Johnson wrote to other U.K.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, The Carter Center says

ATLANTA (AP) — Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia, her family announced Tuesday. Carter, now 95, remains at home with former President Jimmy Carter, 98, who has been at home receiving hospice care since early this year.
Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

Sick workers tied to 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says

Food workers who showed up while sick or contagious were linked to about 40% of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks with a known cause between 2017 and 2019, federal health officials said Tuesday.
Humanitarian group MSF calls for support for refugees in Kenya affected by cholera crisis

Humanitarian group MSF calls for support for refugees in Kenya affected by cholera crisis

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly, a humanitarian charity said Tuesday.
Pregnant people should be especially vigilant when wildfires pollute the air: doctor

Pregnant people should be especially vigilant when wildfires pollute the air: doctor

Smoke from wildfires in parts of Alberta, British Columbia and now Nova Scotia has doctors warning pregnant people to take extra precautions against breathing in toxic particles. Dr.
Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs

Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has failed to persuade the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government's approach to fighting drug addiction. In a vote of 209-113 Monday, MPs defeated a motion presented by Poilievre.
Manitoba politicians set to pass a host of new laws before heading into an election

Manitoba politicians set to pass a host of new laws before heading into an election

WINNIPEG — Manitoba politicians are working to pass many bills into law by Thursday — the last scheduled sitting before the summer break and the provincial election slated for Oct. 3.