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The addictions crisis is seeping into every corner of the province, including in remote and isolated communities in northern Manitoba.

A 36-year-old massage therapist has been charged in an alleged sexual assault involving a client at Massage Addict in the southeast Calgary community of Mahogany.

A letter signed by more than 40 senators urges Prime Minister Mark Carney to work towards banning sports betting ads in Canada, which highlights the health and safety risks.

Saskatchewan's fall legislative sitting is set to wrap up with Premier Scott Moe's government set to table a bill that aims to help those battling drug addictions.

A Quebec program is being described as the only one of its kind in the province: a treatment centre that allows mothers to keep their children with them while they recover.

A Winnipeg judge is recommending improved addiction supports after examining the overdose death of a man living in a tent who had faced barriers in accessing treatment.

Saskatchewan's official Opposition has unveiled a plan it says will help tackle the province's ongoing addiction crisis and experts say it may help.

The U.K.'s Crown Prosecution Service said the new charges against Brand, who is already facing similar charges involving four women, were in relation to two additional women.

Police said a 43-year-old man was arrested Monday at Toronto Pearson International Airport after arriving on a flight from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Saxophone player Billy Harper said he 'would never even consider performing in a venue bearing a name (and being controlled by the kind of board) that represents overt racism.'

Police in Surrey are appealing for additional victims after a child exploitation investigation led to two arrests. Investigators say the case remains ongoing.

A Winnipeg man already facing charges for a spate of arsons throughout the city has now been linked to three additional incidents, police say. 

Police in Kelowna have their hands full recently responding to property crime, business break-ins and thefts and violent assaults.

City Council has passed the 2026 balanced budget update and several new amendments have been added to what was initially proposed last month.

In the months leading up to his death, Lee Earnshaw tried to access treatment on five different occasions but was turned away.

A new report shows that even though the COVID-19 pandemic ended several years ago, the increase in issues around mental health and substance use still continue.

A man accused of grabbing a student in an elementary school bathroom has been rearrested and charged with additional incidents at Winnipeg schools, police say.

Researchers argue that more investment in smoking prevention and cessation programs would drive down health-care costs in the long run.

John Olubobokun received a second conditional sentence of five additional months Thursday for historic assault case at Christian Centre Academy.

The Alberta government has confirmed its plans to close Calgary's controversial supervised consumption site, located in the Sheldon Chumir Centre, in early 2026.