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The Canadian Mental Health Association says it regrets that “unvetted materials” outlining how to use cocaine were distributed at an Ontario school during Mental Health Awareness Week. The issue came to light after a social media user in Ontario stated that their child was given a pamphlet on safe cocaine …
Read More »Parent creates safer social media; global measles outbreaks making travel risky: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. The CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Join Marketplace live in studio for our season finale (David Abrahams/CBC) CBC’s flagship consumer investigative program Marketplace invites you to a live taping of our …
Read More »Doctor operating safer supply clinics billed OHIP $2.5M last year
A doctor running a network of addiction clinics across Ontario, including an Ottawa location that offers safer opioid supply, is billing public insurance about $2.5 million per year. Dr. Suman Koka is the sole officer and director of Northwood Recovery, which has locations in North York, Hamilton and Manitoulin Island. It …
Read More »Inspired by great-grandfather’s near death, scholarship winner hopes to make life safer for fishermen
Ben Collings-Mackay says he knows how he’s going to spend the $45,000 he received for the prestigious Frank H. Sobey scholarship. Collings-Mackay, a fourth-year business student at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, N.S., and a fourth-generation lobster fisherman, is one of eight recipients this year of the scholarship for Atlantic Canadian …
Read More »Toxic drugs: More access to safer supply needed to prevent deaths, Dr. Henry says
More needs to be done to address the toxic drug crisis, according to B.C.’s provincial health officer, and she has listed some recommendations for the province. Dr. Bonnie Henry said in a report that B.C. needs to expand on its non-prescribed alternatives to the toxic, unregulated drug supply to save …
Read More »Restaurant association head says “immediate action” needed to make workers, customers safer – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With restaurants across the city continuing to deal with safety issues, the head of the Manitoba Restaurant and Foodservices Association says plans to bring in safety measures are moving at an unacceptable pace. Shaun Jeffrey says he’s been involved in meetings with …
Read More »Collaboration and other safety measures a priority, says Winnipeg mayor – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A collaborative effort between the city of Winnipeg and its police service is being looked at as one of the many ways to make the downtown core safer. Other approaches have also been lauded as potential safety measures. Mayor Scott Gillingham said …
Read More »Cyclists call for safer detour after collapse of East Vancouver parkade closed section of major bike path
Vancouver-based Carter Fox usually cycles to work in Burnaby, taking the Central Valley Greenway — a major 24-kilometre bike corridor that connects Vancouver, Burnaby and New Westminster. But for the past month, Fox has avoided the greenway after the City of Vancouver closed off a section adjacent to the site where a rooftop parking deck collapsed …
Read More »‘Open, easy to access and safer’: CTrain riders praise new open concept Victoria Park platform
With only one way on or off the platform at the Stampede/Victoria Park CTrain station, transit rider Jen Hall used to worry she’d be trapped if a fight or worse broke out. This station is now being renovated. But Chinook, Marlborough, the Zoo and many other CTrain platforms have a …
Read More »Going beyond passwords to keep iPhone and iPad safer- The New Indian Express
Express News Service Face ID customises your cell phone security but that alone does not make your iPhone secure. There is more to its safety than just a password or fingerprint recognition. There are apps and device settings that allow a savvy techie to access and operate your iPhone or …
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