Under The Influence

• Hit-and-run in Montreal’s Ville-Marie borough leaves one man in critical condition: police

  A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a car on René-Lévesque Boulevard near Rue de la Visitation in Montreal early Friday morning.

  Crime

  Nov 4, 2022
  
• SGI, police remind drivers about Sask. zero tolerance policy with cannabis

  Since 2019, the number of people who have received driving offences for being impaired by drugs including cannabis has increased almost seven-fold in Saskatoon.

  Cannabis

  May 3, 2022
  
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• Tainted water, Canadian ISIS prisoners, money laundering: Global News investigates 2019

  From a groundbreaking investigation into the safety of drinking water to Canadians held in ISIS detainee camps in Syria, Global News took an in-depth look at a wide range of issues in 2019.

  Investigations

  Dec 25, 2019
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• Big pharma paid $151M to doctors, hospitals in 2017-18, but we don’t know who got paid or why

  There are a number of ways drug companies can pay doctors for work, including delivering speeches and participating in clinical trials.

  Features

  Aug 19, 2019
• What are medical schools’ policies on pharma interaction?

  Medical schools across Canada have their own policies on pharma donations and industry interaction. Here's what they are.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2019
• Big pharma pours millions into medical schools — here’s how it can impact education

  The opioid crisis has highlighted the power of drug manufacturers when it comes to swaying physicians' prescribing habits, but exposure to industry starts much earlier on.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2019
• ‘Manipulating physicians’: How drug reps pitch your doc

  Drug reps are swaying the prescribing habits of Canadian doctors — and their patients are often unaware.

  Health

  Aug 5, 2019
• Doctor-prescribed addiction: How these Canadians got hooked on opioids

  "I had a fentanyl patch on my left arm, I was taking 20 Percocets a day, and 160 milligrams OxyContin at the same time."

  Canada

  Jul 29, 2019
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• Peel police union boss, York Region cop charged with impaired driving: OPP

  Ontario Provincial Police said Const. Adrian Woolley of Peel Regional Police was stopped Saturday evening for speeding on the QEW in Burlington.

  Crime

  Feb 11, 2019
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• Woman harasses elderly tenant of apartment building, spits in officer’s face: Kingston police

  A Kingston woman was arrested over the weekend for allegedly harassing several tenants of an apartment building and then spitting in a police officer's face.

  Canada

  Jun 4, 2018