WARNING: This story discusses substance use and the toxic drug crisis. Amid the ongoing toxic drug crisis, an informal network of support has emerged among drug users. Part of this network are individuals referred to by their clients as “doctors” — everyday people with no formal medical training — who …
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Philippines earthquake leads to landslides, raising death toll to at least 32
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Several people were killed in a southern Philippine province Monday mostly due to a landslide set …
Read More »Including personal health numbers on driver’s licences raises risk of fraud, privacy commissioner says
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Alberta’s privacy commissioner says putting personal health numbers (PHN) and citizenship markers on driver’s licences pose …
Read More »Iran says it’s done with latest round of strikes, but warns Israel to stop attacking Lebanon
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Iran’s military announced on Monday that its first wave of attacks on Israel since a ceasefire …
Read More »Conservationists hope black bear’s death in B.C. park ‘not in vain,’ call for change
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A B.C. wildlife protection organization is calling on the province for more transparency and change after …
Read More »Scott Pelley alleges political bias at CBS in post-firing interview
In his first interview since being fired from 60 Minutes, veteran journalist Scott Pelley detailed his allegations of political interference and bias from CBS management. News Source link
Read More »Edmonton sues Canadian snowboarding body, says $120K still owing from 2023 Big Air event
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A high-flying snowboard competition that took place in Edmonton two years ago has been sued by …
Read More »Facebook is paying people overseas promoting Alberta separatism
You might think, based on the volume of her Facebook posts, that Nieta Aqila is an Albertan who supports separation. “I signed the Alberta independence petition” because “Canada is not a great country anymore,” an account in her name wrote in a popular Facebook group called Alberta Independence that promotes …
Read More »Alberta students say changes to provincial loan program create ‘financial barrier’
Recent changes to Alberta’s student loan program could be problematic for many students in the province, advocates say. For the upcoming academic year, Alberta Student Aid recipients will have to contribute double the previous minimum — $3,000 per loan year, up from $1,500. Parental and spousal income will also be …
Read More »Pope’s Mass in Spain features iconic procession along flower-carpeted route
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Hundreds of thousands of people poured into a central Madrid plaza on Sunday for Pope Leo …
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