Author Archives: CBC News Canada

Opioid deaths skyrocket, mental health suffers due to pandemic restrictions, new federal report says

[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on Canadians suffering from mental illness, opioid addiction and other substance abuse [...]

New Zealand’s Ardern wins 2nd term in election landslide

[ad_1] New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern won a second term in office Saturday in [...]

Black and Indigenous entrepreneurs struggle for traction in Canada’s cannabis industry

[ad_1] Ashley and Michael Athill, the brother and sister team behind a new Black-owned craft [...]

Democrats face limited options to prevent confirmation of Trump’s Supreme Court pick

[ad_1] With the U.S. election just over four weeks away and U.S. President Donald Trump announcing his pick [...]

The Greens roll out some big policy ideas — and expect other parties to steal them

[ad_1] Among its members, it’s a running joke: the Green Party of Canada comes up [...]

Aurora Cannabis reports $3.3 billion loss for full year, $1.86 billion for Q4

[ad_1] Miguel Martin has his work cut out for him just weeks into his new [...]

The latest on the coronavirus outbreak for Sept. 8

[ad_1] Students attend the first day of school in Valencia, Spain, on Monday. Spain will require all [...]

Watchdog lifts lid on investigation reports raising red flags about RCMP actions

[ad_1] The RCMP’s watchdog has flagged a number of ways in which the RCMP has [...]

‘I have a brother who’s an addict’: Emotional mayor highlights personal toll of northern B.C. overdose crisis

[ad_1] A B.C. mayor teared up during a council meeting Monday, revealing the impact addiction [...]

‘I have a brother who’s an addict’: Emotional mayor highlights personal toll of northern B.C. overdose crisis

[ad_1] A B.C. mayor teared up during a council meeting Monday, revealing the impact addiction [...]