Calgary man charged with manslaughter in death of toddler

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow says the debate over her city’s application to decriminalize small amounts of hard drugs has distracted from the urgent need for provincial and federal governments to address the overdose crisis and spend more on supportive housing and addiction treatment programs.Her city has a two-year-old application before Health Canada for an exemption from federal drug laws on what is known as simple possession – possessing drugs for trafficking or production would remain illegal – similar to the one Ottawa granted B.C. last year. But B.C.’s provincial government, just 15...