Unpublished Newswire

10 supervised consumption sites in Ontario must cease operations at their current locations by the end of this month. Last year, the Ford government passed a law that banned consumption sites who were deemed to be too close to schools and daycare centres. Earlier today, an Ontario courthouse was hearing a slew of arguments that challenged this controversial law. And here in Canada’s Capital, a site at the Somerset West Community Health Centre has already shuttered its doors. Kristy Cameron chats with Rob Boyd, the CEO of Ottawa Inner City Health, in Hour 2. Meantime, as our country...

A Vancouver Island author’s picture book about a puppy at a Pride parade is among several works at the centre of a U.S. Supreme Court challenge over whether parents have the constitutional right to opt their children out of lessons involving books with LGBTQ characters.Robin Stevenson’s Pride Puppy!, a rhyming alphabet book, features a dog that goes to a parade with its family and breaks loose. Colourful illustrations by Julie McLaughlin depict the puppy bounding through celebratory scenes that include rainbow and transgender pride flags and characters featuring a range of ages, races,...