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A new three-digit telephone number for Canadians in need of mental health and suicide prevention will be in place by November 2023, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced on Wednesday.
The CRTC says starting at the end of November 2023, Canadians will be able to call 988 to be connected to a mental health crisis or suicide prevention service, free of charge.
After taking part in a ride-along with Belleville Police, Bay of Quinte MP Ryan Williams said it is clear that a new program to defuse mental-health related calls for assistance is working.
Local restaurants continue to face a number of shortages, from saltine crackers to bamboo cocktail skewers. Food columnist Andrew Coppolino looks at how local restaurants and food service companies are making due.
Canada must make good on a long-standing promise to implement a centralized mental health crisis lin...