Overdose deaths in Canada fell in 2024, still higher than pre-pandemic
June 25, 2025
National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Evacuees from Leaf Rapids banding together in Winnipeg and wondering what's going to be left of their tight-knit community when wildfires recede.
July 24, 2025 - 23:01 | Teagan Rasche | Global News - Canada
The five hockey players who were acquitted Thursday of sexual assault arrived at a courthouse in London, Ont., to a crowd of protesters holding signs and chanting slogans.Most of the several dozen protesters were there to support the complainant in the case, known publicly as E.M. because of a publication ban. They held signs saying they believed E.M. and calling for justice, and someone had written “believe” in chalk in the sidewalk.
July 24, 2025 - 22:29 | Sophia Coppolino | The Globe and Mail
Advocates for survivors of sexual violence warn that Thursday’s verdict in the Hockey Canada case could discourage victims from going to police.Five former junior hockey players were acquitted of sexual assault after a trial that included seven days of gruelling cross-examination of the complainant by different defence lawyers. In delivering her ruling, the judge said the woman was not credible.
July 24, 2025 - 21:49 | Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
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