Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Jennifer Yang
Publication Date: August 11, 2025 - 00:01
Obesity Canada’s updated medication guidelines say weight-loss drugs are safe and effective, lead author says
August 11, 2025
When Obesity Canada first released its treatment guidelines in 2020, the chapter on medications included three drugs and six recommendations for their use.
On Monday, the health charity published its latest chapter update in the Canadian Medical Association Journal – and the number of drug options and recommendations have both doubled.
B.C. is appealing the landmark decision of its Supreme Court that granted a group of First Nations on Vancouver Island title to riverside land in the mainland suburb of Richmond, saying the judgment raises questions about private-property rights.Attorney-General Niki Sharma announced the appeal at a news conference Monday, saying the Cowichan Tribes v. Canada judgment must be reconsidered by a higher court because it could have significant, unintended consequences on the province’s system of real estate ownership, known as fee-simple title.
August 11, 2025 - 21:51 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
Christine McNeil has spent the past several days helping feed the crews responding to an out-of-control wildfire in Newfoundland and Labrador that is just seven kilometres away from her restaurant.She and her three employees at The Mess Tent Poutinerie, located in the small community of Lower Island Cove on the Bay de Verde Peninsula, sprung into action to help feed firefighters, many of whom are volunteers who have put their day jobs on hold. Ms. McNeil said her previous job as a supply tech in the military prepared her for the work she’s been doing over the past week.
August 11, 2025 - 21:31 | Claire McFarlane | The Globe and Mail
Homeowners in an east Edmonton neighbourhood say they've lost thousands of dollars to a fly-by-night paving company that demanded cash and did poor work.
August 11, 2025 - 21:04 | Kabi Moulitharan | Global News - Canada
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