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‘Safer snorting’ cocaine pamphlet distributed at Ontario high schoolThe Canadian Mental Health Association says it regrets that 'unvetted materials' about cocaine use were distributed at an Ontario school during Mental Health Awareness Week.CanadaMay 7
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Mental Health Awareness Week has wrapped up, but the conversation continues'Mental health affects everyone from every age group,' says Lumsden Beach Camp program director Avery Stronski.LifestyleMay 11
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Treatment centre outside Halifax designed to help first responders with PTSD, addictionA new facility has opened on Nova Scotia's Eastern Shore that was designed specifically to offer support for first responders and veterans.CanadaMay 12
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Pete Hegseth announces policy to test U.S. troops’ testosterone levelsThe move comes as other Trump administration officials have begun advocating for men to have easier access to testosterone replacement therapies.TrendingJul 16
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Canadian diplomats in U.S. face gun violence, housing woes: auditCanadian diplomats are posted to the embassy in Washington, D.C., and to consulates and trade offices in 15 other cities, from Boston to Los Angeles.CanadaJul 16
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Ontario jail guards appeal for help after report reveals suicide crisisThirty-four correctional workers have died by suicide over the past 15 years, according to a report by the Office of the Chief Coroner.CanadaJun 30
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How some medications and alcohol can make a heat wave riskier for youMedications and heat can interact, leading to potentially severe side effects, the U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) warns on its website.HealthJul 14
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MAID should not be allowed solely for mental illness, committee report saysThe joint committee of MPs and senators studied whether to expand eligibility for assisted dying to people to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.CanadaJun 17
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Murder-suicide investigation underway in Ottawa after 2 children found deadPolice said the investigation is complex and involves multiple scenes in eastern Ontario.CrimeJun 29
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Ottawa police identify father in deaths of 2 boys as homicide investigation continuesOttawa police say the father of two young boys found dead in a home Monday has been identified as 40-year-old Mohammed Al-Lami.CanadaJul 2
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Director Carl Rinsch sentenced to 30 months for $11M Netflix fraudActor Keanu Reeves previously asked the judge that Rinsch's sentence 'be tempered with measures of leniency and mercy as well as justice.'EntertainmentJun 30
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18-year-old man faces murder charge following death of OPP constableCanada's public safety minister is one of several officials offering condolences after an Ontario Provincial Police constable was killed in the line of duty in northern Ontario.CrimeJun 10
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Manitoba inmates placed in solitary confinement can soon seek compensationSome inmates who were placed in solitary confinement in Manitoba-run jails will soon be able to apply for compensation after a settlement in a class-action lawsuit was approved.CanadaJun 5
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Saint John man found guilty of 2 counts of 1st-degree murder in boys’ deathsA jury has found a Saint John, N.B., man guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of two boys aged 10 and 17, who were found violently stabbed in an apartment.CrimeJun 24
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Ottawa unveils plan to ban social media for youth — but not AI chatbotsThe Safe Social Media Act aims to create a 'duty to protect children' for all online platforms, requiring social media and AI chatbots to incorporate age-appropriate measures.PoliticsJun 10
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‘My daughter is gone’: Mother alleges ChatGPT failed her family, files lawsuitIn her final days, both Alice Carrier and her girlfriend turned to the OpenAI chatbot, each seeking guidance and neither were urged to get help.CanadaJun 12
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Online harms bill to include social media ban for children under 16: sourceThe proposed social media ban for youth under 16 would mirror action first taken in Australia, where the measure took effect last December.TechJun 8
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Claude Lemieux’s death sparks renewed focus on CTE as family donates brain to researchThe degenerative brain disease, which can only be diagnosed after death, has been found in several former hockey players, including Henri Richard, Chris Simon and Bob Probert.SportsJun 6
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Child, 3, dies from injuries after bouncy castle swept up by wind in MontrealThe child was one of 11 people injured after a bouncy castle was swept into the air before witnesses say it was then thrown back to the ground.CanadaJun 2
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Canada’s social media ban for kids may narrow. Experts say that’s goodGovernment officials are aiming to use the ban as an incentive for platforms to improve their designs and better protect children long-term, if and when those kids return.TechJun 12