Source Feed: Global News - Canada
Author: Katie Dangerfield
Publication Date: February 6, 2025 - 13:59
Canada’s fentanyl czar details should clear ‘by end of week,’ minister says
February 6, 2025
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The details for Canada's new fentanyl czar are expected to be finalized by the end of the week, with Canadians likely to hear 'very shortly' after what this new role will entail.
The suspected overdose death of a Lethbridge teen whose body was found on a city street on Boxing Day, and his mom's criminal charges, is putting a spotlight on addiction.
February 6, 2025 - 19:57 | Justin Sibbet | Global News - Canada
Three Ottawa firefighters avoided injury after the ceiling of a burning home collapsed over them on Thursday. Read More
February 6, 2025 - 19:44 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
The fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta., has received two pieces of critical funding from the federal and provincial governments as it attempts to stabilize in the wake of last summer’s devastating wildfire.The federal government announced on Thursday it’s committing $162-million to the recovery in Jasper, Alta. – a portion of which is being dedicated to interim and long-term housing.The funding comes on top of a new $8-million commitment by the Alberta government, also announced Thursday, that’s partly being used to fill a gap in property tax revenues the town was facing as a result of...
February 6, 2025 - 19:33 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
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