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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.
ONTARIO: Boards set virtual learning plans as interest drops

ONTARIO: Boards set virtual learning plans as interest drops

Enrolment in virtual learning has dropped, and not all boards are able to offer a full virtual school option
COVID vaccination proof no longer required in House of Commons on Monday

COVID vaccination proof no longer required in House of Commons on Monday

A motion was put forward this afternoon to end the mandate and the House unanimously agreed
CANADA: Privacy bill would set out rules on use of personal data

CANADA: Privacy bill would set out rules on use of personal data

Legislation would give Canadians more control over personal data and introduce new rules for the use of artificial intelligence
USA: Man who shot President Ronald Reagan freed after decades

USA: Man who shot President Ronald Reagan freed after decades

John Hinckley Jr., who shot and wounded Reagan in 1981, was acquitted by reason of insanity