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 …
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Byelection win fuels ongoing U.S. debate: Are Democrats in better shape than polls suggest?
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 …
Read More »What continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries could mean for war with Ukraine
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 …
Read More »Meet some of the 6 million Canadians without a family doctor
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 …
Read More »Bill Cunningham, CBC reporter who covered Vietnam War and coined The National, dead at 91
Bill Cunningham, the Canadian broadcast journalist who covered the Vietnam War for the CBC and helped name its flagship program, has died. He was 91. Native of Yarmouth, N.S., spent decades working at Canada’s major broadcasters. Bill Cunningham, the Canadian broadcast journalist who covered the Vietnam War for the CBC …
Read More »Wallet lost at sea 8 months ago found washed up on B.C. beach
After months of beachcombing, a Tofino, B.C., woman found her lost wallet washed ashore, filled with all her cash and cards in perfect condition. ‘I had a feeling it was going to happen all along … but I have been looking for eight months.’ After months of beachcombing, a Tofino, …
Read More »Snow squall warnings for parts of southern Ontario through Sunday
Click here to view the video The near-complete lack of ice on the Great Lakes this month is paying dividends in the snow department as chilly winds sweeping the region give rise to snow squalls this weekend. A threat for dangerous driving conditions will persist Sunday as winds shift direction …
Read More »On the 10th anniversary of her husband’s death, she got a letter from the person who received his lungs
On the 10th anniversary of her husband’s death, Joan Fisher opened her mailbox to find a special letter from a man she’s never met. When her husband John died suddenly 10 years ago, several of his organs were donated including his liver, kidneys, eyes and lungs. This most recent letter …
Read More »She was run over by a snowmobile but didn’t qualify for medevac. Getting help was a ‘horror story,’ says mom
Wilma Jenkins comforting her crying daughter, Kaysha, who had been in a snowmobile accident that left her pelvis broken. Kaysha didn’t receive medevac, despite her mother’s pleas to doctors and nurses. (Submitted by Wilma Jenkins) Wilma Jenkins’s daughter, Kaysha, was run over by a snowmobile in Nain, N.L., an incident …
Read More »The mighty benefits of ‘tiny forests’
In vacant lots, neglected parks and patches of land along busy stretches of road, residents are gathering to plant trees — lots of them, close together. Here’s a look at what’s behind the trend. A tree-planting method that originated in Japan is taking root in many communities. In vacant lots, …
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