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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.

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 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.

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.

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

The notice of claim alleges the defendants designed Roblox with the core goal of maximizing user engagement, play duration, and in-game expenditure.

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

A committee meeting also heard an extra $194 million is needed to pay for carbon price fuel charges that the provincial government didn't collect.

Dr. Salvador Plasencia was the first to be sentenced of the five defendants who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 'Friends' actor's death at age 54 in 2023.

Saskatchewan's government introduced its involuntary treatment bill Friday on the final day of its fall sitting with critics wondering how it will all play out.

Elias Salomonsson has stirred great interest since being selected by the Winnipeg Jets in the second round of the 2022 draft.

The City of Toronto is reporting an increase in visible drug use in the wake of the Ford government's decision to pull funding for several safe-injection sites earlier this year.

A Calgary police officer now faces a total of eight charges involving the alleged theft of thousands of dollars worth of items from hardware stores in the Calgary area.

Legislation passed Nov. 5 allows people under the influence of methamphetamine and other drugs to be detained for up to 72 hours, up from 24.

Earlier this week, officials at Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) called for First Nations-led policing, citing a lack of police presence in some Saskatchewan communities.

Federal Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne joins SUMA President Randy Gouldin in an armchair discussion focused on the federal budget.

An ER doctor already charged with sexual assault for an alleged incident in a Nova Scotia hospital is facing five more charges.

The contract will see HSAA union members get a 12 per cent wage increase over four years, though some workers will receive a one-time increase on top of that.

A man has been arrested and charged for a series of fires at restaurants, businesses and the constituency offices of two Manitoba cabinet ministers.