Western Canada: B.C. rolling back decriminalization pilot project
The province is in its eighth year confronting the public health crisis from the toxic drug supply that has killed thousands over that time
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The province is in its eighth year confronting the public health crisis from the toxic drug supply that has killed thousands over that time
Defendants included prominent journalists who criticized tweets calling vaccine unnecessary
A new Canadian government report reveals a 300% rise in “unspecified causes” of death from 2019-2022 as unknown causes climbed to the fifth leading cause of death in Canada. Some health experts said the stark increase should trigger an investigation into whether the deaths are linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
The Globe’s health columnist Andre Picard explains the changes and why he thinks they might not fix the issues facing health care in Alberta
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