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Opinion: Fracking is bad health policy – Montreal Gazette
April 26, 2017 Concerns about the health effects of ‘fracking’ — formally called hydraulic fracturing — are high, and Maryland has just become the third U.S. state to ban the practice. Yet…
Federal health minister says provinces, territories not providing OD death data – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 26, 2017 By Camille Bains THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER _ Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says she’s aiming to release statistics on overdose deaths in Canada but is…
BR Overcrowded Hospitals – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 26, 2017 HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s health minister says he will ask hospital officials and his department to look into the death of a man…
Roots of opioid crisis run deep, with fentanyl an ‘epidemic within an epidemic’ – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 25, 2017 By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ Canada is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid use and abuse _ involving both prescription and…
The healing journey – Prince Albert Daily Herald
April 25, 2017 At the low points in her life, Jorgina Sunn never thought she would be where she is today. From her time in foster homes, to the racism…
Inside the history of Canada’s opioid crisis – Macleans.ca
Canada is in the midst of an epidemic of opioid use and abuse. How did we get here? April 25, 2017 TORONTO – Canada is in the midst of an…
Income pilot project delays action: poverty groups – Northumberland Today
April 25, 2017 NORTHUMBERLAND – A spokesperson for the Northumberland Coalition Against Poverty has spoken out against Ontario’s basic-income pilot projects announced Monday by the Kathleen Wynne government. Deb O’Connor…
BR Trudeau Pot Legalization – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 25, 2017 TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his younger brother, Michel, was able to avoid a criminal record after he was caught with…
BR Fentanyl Heroin – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Apr 25, 2017 VANCOUVER – A drug policy activist in B-C says Health Canada’s proposal to loosen regulations on importing prescription heroin to treat opioid addiction…
Family of young boy with Leukodystrophy trying to find cash to go to U.S. for treatment – APTN
April 21, 2017 A Manitoba family is hoping for a miracle after an incurable disease has left their young boy fighting for his life. The genetic disorder is rare –…
