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Global National: July 11More than 11 million Americans are under flood watches after a summer’s worth of rain fell on Monday in parts of the northeastern U.S., with raging floodwaters shutting down roads and trapping people inside their homes. The weather-induced destruction in hard-hit Vermont, a state once considered a climate refuge. British Columbia’s wildfire season is flaring...Global NationalJul 11, 2023
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First Lady Melania Trump booed at youth summit on opioid awareness in BaltimoreSeveral youth booed First Lady Melania Trump as she took the stage at a summit on opioid awareness on Tuesday in Baltimore. Trump continued speaking despite the boos, calling addiction and drug abuse “universal issues.”HealthNov 26, 2019
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Trump has ‘spoken to Jeff’ Sessions about suing the ‘Opioid companies’Speaking at the end of a day-long opioid summit at the White House Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump revealed that he had spoken to Attorney General Jeff Sessions about suing “the opioid companies” meaning the drug manufacturers.PoliticsMar 1, 2018
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Opioid summit taking place in Ashburnham Ward in PeterboroughAshburnham Ward councillor Keith Riel is hosting a summit on opioids and Peterborough’s opioid crisis June 12. He says the problem needs to be addressed by multiple levels of government.The Morning Show on CHEXJun 12, 2019
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Reaction to Ottawa’s opioid summitMon, Nov 21: Fentanyl has been a factor in a majority of B.C.’s record number of overdose death this year. Last week, heath experts and Primer Christy Clark traveled to Ottawa to pressure the federal government to do more to help with the crisis. Toronto emergency and public health physician Dr. Aaron Orkin attended the...BC1Nov 21, 2016
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Panelists announced for opioid summit in PeterboroughA community forum on the opioid crisis is scheduled for next month at Market Hall in Peterborough.Jun 19, 2019
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Stories told at opioid summit in PeterboroughHeart-wrenching tales told at the city’s first summit to deal with the opioid crisis that’s claimed 20 lives so far this year. Dan Nyznik has the story.Jul 11, 2019