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Nick Reiner allegedly switched schizophrenia medication one month before he was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents.

A Statistics Canada report shows mood disorders among seniors are on the rise, and advocates say loneliness is playing a role.

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.

New details are emerging about a homeless man with previous ties to al-Qaida who is charged with allegedly threatening to bomb public transit in Montreal.

Mayor Scott Gillingham had made a motion for his office to work with a consulting firm to explore how an emergency service line for mental health could operate.

Regina's newest fashion outlet — Turning Point — supports mental health and suicide prevention in its designs. The brand celebrated the grand opening of its store on Sunday.

Winnipeg's mayor is pushing forward to create a fourth emergency response service in the city that would respond to mental-health crises. 

This guidance is to help clarify for physicians when young people can be admitted under the Mental Health Act at the request of parents or guardians.

A Manitoba organization that focuses on helping children and youth in crisis was created in memory of a teen who died 10 years ago.

A 27-year-old man who stabbed a stranger on the TTC in Toronto awaits sentencing as court hears he refused mental health treatment.

The Nova Scotia government says it's making progress on improving mental health care access, but advocates say the province is falling short.

The B.C. government is seeking changes to the wording of the provincial Mental Health Act to provide better protections for staff involved in involuntary care.

The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts.

Some 20 years after her husband was killed in a roadside bomb while serving in Afghanistan, Amanda Anderson says she feels abandoned by Veterans Affairs Canada.

Winnipeg police have also voiced support for an approach that would see mental health groups take the lead on non-violent calls. 

It's OK to not be OK.

A Winnipeg mother is reflecting on progress being made in mental health services in Manitoba a decade after the death of her son.

Keel Digital Solutions, which was approved for more than $35 million in government funding, has been accused of 'misleading' the province in an attempt to gain more funding.

The man was convicted in the stabbing a fellow TTC passenger in July 2023 and received a five-year sentence and three years of probation by a judge.

Dillon Hobson, a father of five, died by suicide less than a year after a massive house fire on Hathway Road stripped the family of their home.