Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kristy Kirkup
Publication Date: August 1, 2025 - 17:35
Further study is needed on how misinformation may affect contraceptive use in Canada, researchers say
August 1, 2025
When a group of Canadian researchers evaluated B.C.’s universal coverage for contraceptives, they uncovered data they say warrants further study on how misinformation could be affecting use among younger women.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the team found a significant immediate bump in prescriptions per month across all age groups after the province made contraceptives free starting in April, 2023. But the researchers also saw “steep declines” both before and months after the policy was introduced, among women aged 20-29.
Unpublished Newswire
As Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe prepares to go to China next week, he said he would like the federal government to drop its 100 per cent electric vehicle tariff on Beijing.“From Saskatchewan’s perspective, I would say, ‘Yes, let’s remove the EV tariffs,’” he told reporters Tuesday.
August 26, 2025 - 19:53 | Jeremy Simes | The Globe and Mail
The Little Oak Centre in Moose Jaw will provide children who have experienced abuse with a safe and supportive place during the justice process.
August 26, 2025 - 19:31 | Manjot Singh | Global News - Canada
When the large, red-lettered sign that for decades had welcomed visitors to Sauble Beach, Ont. – a popular 11-kilometre stretch of sand on Lake Huron – was changed to read “Welcome to Saugeen Beach” earlier this summer, it was stating a legal fact. But it still rankled some locals in this small cottage community, about three hours from Toronto.After a land-claim battle that dates back to the 1990s, the local Saugeen First Nation won a victory two years ago. It convinced a judge that the area’s official map had wrongly left 2.4-kilometres of the north end of the beach out of the reserve...
August 26, 2025 - 19:11 | Jeff Gray, David Ebner | The Globe and Mail
Comments
Be the first to comment