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When Kalpit Sharma started smoking high-THC weed several times a day, he thought he was just “living his life” as a university student. But then he started hearing voices. ER visits in Ontario for cannabis-related psychosis rose 220% from 2014-21: study. When Kalpit Sharma started smoking cannabis, he thought it …

Photo Credit: BBC KYIV, Ukraine – Russia said Saturday it had taken “full control” of the eastern Ukrainian city of Avdiivka, hours after Kyiv said it had pulled out of the former stronghold to save soldiers’ lives. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu had informed President Vladimir Putin of the advance, …

Poll after poll shows Donald Trump ahead of President Joe Biden, nationally and in swing states. But doubters of these polls insist that what matters is results. By that standard, Democrats are enjoying a hot streak. Biden’s party has racked up a series of electoral wins in recent years. The …

Hostile drones have been winding their way across the Russian landscape this winter, striking refineries and related oil and gas infrastructure all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Ukraine showing increased ability to strike targets deeper inside Russia, analysts say. Russian energy infrastructure under attack from …

More than six million Canadians report that they do not have regular access to primary care physicians. It’s a crisis the experts say has caused untold harm and preventable cases of death and disease — and it’s expected to get worse before it gets better. Family doctors play a crucial …

About 50 people gathered at the Russian Embassy to remember opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who symbolized hopes of a Russia without Putin.  At vigil to remember opposition leader, dreams of returning to Russia feel distant. Yara Kadulina left Russia more than a decade ago, but fear followed her across the …

A reporter takes a video over Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea on Feb. 16, 2024. (AFP / Jam Sta. Rosa)  MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) revealed that Chinese fisherfolk have been using the deadly chemical compound cyanide to damage Bajo de …

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri  Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Friday he will sign the subpoena against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy in connection with the chamber’s ongoing probe on the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) leader’s alleged human trafficking and sex-related crimes. “I have been told by my staff that …

This screengrab from AFPTV aerial video footage taken on February 7, 2024 shows the site of a landslide in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island in the southern Philippines. At least five people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide engulfed two buses and houses in a …

Denies final appeal by gov’t agencies for exploration deal The Supreme Court has affirmed with finality its January 10, 2023 decision on the unconstitutionality of a tripartite partnership with Chinese and Vietnamese state-owned firms to explore a portion of the West Philippine Sea for oil and gas. In a resolution …