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An Alberta man, whose legal case against the government’s closure of the Red Deer supervised drug-use site was dismissed, is asking the province’s highest court to fast-track his appeal after he suffered a near-fatal overdose. Aaron Brown, 41, recently recovered from an overdose, which led to seizures, after spending weeks at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. His lawyer Avnish Nanda said Mr. Brown was discharged last month but his life is still at risk without access to a drug-use site, where people can consume substances under medical supervision. In a letter sent to the Alberta...
January 5, 2026 - 19:38 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
Costs of other goods like food and transportation are set to increase as energy rates increase across the province in the coming months, according to an expert
January 5, 2026 - 19:20 | Vanessa Tiberio | Global News - Canada
By chasing shadows in the farthest reaches of space, a team led by astronomers at the University of British Columbia has discovered that the early universe can be a hot mess.More specifically, the researchers measured the energy of hot gas within a remote group of galaxies – the most distant such measurement ever made. The result reinforces the importance of giant black holes in galaxy formation and shows that in at least some cases the process was energized to a degree that computer simulations do not predict.
January 5, 2026 - 18:59 | Ivan Semeniuk | The Globe and Mail
Quebec students, at all levels of learning, are now required to use formal language when addressing teachers and staff members. With this gameplan in place, the Legault government is trying to build a framework for civic responsibility, from elementary school straight into high school. Can these rule changes achieve the desired outcome? Kristy Cameron picks the brain of Julie Blais-Comeau, an Ottawa-based business etiquette specialist. She believes that the usage of formal language in the classroom will be beneficial, arguing that it also serves as an important life skill.
January 5, 2026 - 18:35 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As they head back to the classroom, Quebec’s students are going to have to get used to a brand-new rule change. Students at both the elementary and high school levels are now required to use formal language when addressing teachers and staff members. Introduced by the Quebec government, these regulations are intended to ‘establish a framework for civic responsibility’. Heidi Yetman, the President of the Quebec Provincial Association of Teachers, is skeptical that these changes are going to deliver a significant shift. She joins Kristy Cameron on today’s Ottawa Now...
January 5, 2026 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Ontario Premier Doug Ford renewed his vow to take popular Crown Royal rye whisky off the province’s liquor-store shelves next month if its maker, global alcohol giant Diageo PLC, follows through on plans to close a Windsor-area bottling plant and throw about 200 people out of work.Last September, Mr. Ford dumped a bottle of Crown Royal out in front of TV cameras to protest the planned shutdown of the plant in Amherstburg, Ont. − months after banning all U.S. booze from the province’s liquor stores in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
January 5, 2026 - 18:26 | Jeff Gray | The Globe and Mail
