Unpublished Newswire
Fewer Ontarians are heading south, according to U.S. data that shows land border crossings are on a steady decline, likely due to tariffs, rising costs and economic concerns.
April 15, 2025 - 17:27 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
Fewer Ontarians are heading south, according to U.S. data that shows land border crossings are on a steady decline, likely due to tariffs, rising costs and economic concerns.
April 15, 2025 - 17:27 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Ottawa
In the face of a drug crisis that’s killed more than 1,000 Albertans annually for years, the provincial government is poised to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to force drug addicts into treatment, holding them in secure facilities for up to three months at a time or mandating that they complete six months of treatment in the community.
If Bill 53, introduced Tuesday afternoon by Dan Williams, Alberta’s minister of mental health and...
April 15, 2025 - 17:26 | Tyler Dawson | National Post
The Alberta government has introduced its involuntary drug treatment act, the first bill of its kind in Canada that would grant parents, police and health care workers the power to refer people with severe addictions into care against their will.Addictions Minister Dan Williams tabled what the United Conservative government is calling the Compassionate Intervention Act in the provincial legislature on Tuesday. If passed, adults and youth could be mandated into treatment if they are deemed a risk to themselves or others.
April 15, 2025 - 17:26 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
OTTAWA — A new study shows that, not only has the pace of homebuilding failed to keep up with Canada’s record post-COVID population growth, its been stuck at early 1970s levels.
The study, released on Tuesday
by the Fraser Institute
, shows that annual housing starts from 2022 to 2024 almost perfectly mirrored starts from 1972...
April 15, 2025 - 17:10 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Bill 53, the Compassionate Intervention Act, lays out the criteria, guidelines and process for a family member or guardian, health-care professional or police officer to get someone into treatment. The legislation was introduced Tuesday.
April 15, 2025 - 17:06 | | CBC News - Canada
