B.C. overdose deaths in January drop 30 per cent to 152, continuing downward trend
March 14, 2025
The British Columbia coroner says 152 people died of toxic drug overdoses in January, marking four consecutive months that the toll was under 160.January’s figure was down more than 30 per cent from the same time last year when there were 219 deaths.
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The Kebaowek First Nation is celebrating a second court win in the last month in its battle against the building of a nuclear waste dump at Chalk River.
March 17, 2025 - 18:18 | | CBC News - Ottawa
The claim alleged a 'widespread practice of Black employee exclusion' in hiring and promotion within 99 federal government departments and agencies
March 17, 2025 - 18:06 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
Rain and record warm weather sent several southern Quebec rivers spilling over their banks on Monday, forcing residents from their homes and leading officials to close roads and cancel classes.Municipal officials in Drummondville, Que., partway between Montreal and Quebec City, asked residents in flood zones to evacuate because of the rising St-François river, which was moving about five times its average speed.
March 17, 2025 - 17:59 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
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