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CANADA: Governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

CANADA: Governments OK settlement with Purdue Pharma over opioid addictions

It’s the largest settlement of a governmental health-care cost claim in Canadian history, according to BC's attorney general
BEYOND LOCAL: Toddler dies after being left in hot car outside Bancroft school

BEYOND LOCAL: Toddler dies after being left in hot car outside Bancroft school

A small central Ontario town is rallying around the family of a young child who died after he was mistakenly left in a hot car, the mayor said today
COLUMN: Discovery of 'funny purple flower' a real treat

COLUMN: Discovery of 'funny purple flower' a real treat

Looking at wildflowers is a simple delight and reaction to recent 'discovery' on social media was a highlight for 'new environmentalists'
Learn from reconciliation efforts in Canada, Prince Charles urges Commonwealth

Learn from reconciliation efforts in Canada, Prince Charles urges Commonwealth

Though the heads of the 54 Commonwealth governments haven't met in four years because of the COVID-19 pandemic
BEYOND LOCAL: Experts explain why decriminalizing small amounts of drugs could help

BEYOND LOCAL: Experts explain why decriminalizing small amounts of drugs could help

Solving the opioid crisis by decriminalizing access to opioids might seem counterintuitive
CANADA: Airlines must be held accountable for problems: minister

CANADA: Airlines must be held accountable for problems: minister

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says airlines have a duty to keep their end of the bargain on flight cancellations, missing baggage
MPs may get panic buttons after minister reports death threats

MPs may get panic buttons after minister reports death threats

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he received a number of death threats on Instagram after introducing gun control bill
BEYOND LOCAL: Iceberg Alley may be under threat

BEYOND LOCAL: Iceberg Alley may be under threat

While the Newfoundland iceberg sightseeing tourism industry may well have benefited from a succession of exceptional iceberg seasons, its future is less certain.
CANADA: AFN suspends National Chief RoseAnne Archibald pending probe

CANADA: AFN suspends National Chief RoseAnne Archibald pending probe

In a statement, Archibald says she's being "undermined, discredited and attacked" for trying to clean up corruption in the Assembly of First Nations
BEYOND LOCAL: The ocean is not a quiet place

BEYOND LOCAL: The ocean is not a quiet place

The sound of the marine environment has been underestimated, mainly because it is not audible to the human ear.