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Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts

Update on psychedelic therapy drugs a positive step in mental-health care: experts

A doctor and a psychologist say Health Canada’s move to allow physicians to request restricted psychedelic drugs for patients as part of their psychotherapy is a positive step toward transforming mental-health care.
CP NewsAlert: Former N.S., federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough dies at 77

CP NewsAlert: Former N.S., federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough dies at 77

Alexa McDonough, the trail-blazing politician who paved the way for women in the field, has died. She was 77.
Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on

Canada's public health leaders navigate choppy waters as pandemic drags on

MONTREAL — The abrupt departure of Quebec’s public health director last week was further evidence of the rocky road being navigated by the country's chief medical officers as the Omicron wave pushes the pandemic fight toward a third year.
YouTuber funds escape from Taliban of 170 Hazara filmmakers, activists to Canada

YouTuber funds escape from Taliban of 170 Hazara filmmakers, activists to Canada

OTTAWA — A YouTuber who gives investment tips helped fund the escape of 170 Afghans from the Taliban to Canada.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly heading to Ukraine over Russian troop concerns

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly heading to Ukraine over Russian troop concerns

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister is heading to Ukraine amid mounting fears of a Russian invasion. Melanie Joly is to depart Sunday for Kyiv on a weeklong trip that will include stops in Paris and Brussels.
No winning ticket for Friday's $17 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Friday's $17 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $17 million jackpot in Friday's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Jan. 18 will be an estimated $22 million. The Canadian Press
City of Iqaluit confirms trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water

City of Iqaluit confirms trace amounts of fuel found in drinking water

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Iqaluit resident Kinguatsiaq Kinguatsiaq says he smelled fuel in his water a couple of days ago but assumed it must be something else. "I figured I was wrong because I thought the situation had been resolved," he said.
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Some Ontario school boards say classes could be cancelled with very little notice if they don't have enough teachers available due to high rates of COVID-19.
Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022

Seventeen-year-old gunned down in Montreal's first homicide of 2022

Montreal police say a 17-year-old boy is dead following a shooting Thursday evening in the city's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.
Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks

Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks

Quebec's seniors minister told a coroner's inquest on Friday she was confident at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that long-term care homes knew how to manage outbreaks.