War on Drugs

• Is the ‘War on Drugs’ over? Canada is seeing a ‘shift’ in its approach to drugs, experts say

  "The war on drugs has been a failure," said a professor. Now, amid rising overdoses, lawmakers across Canada are shifting their stance on opioids, magic mushrooms and other drugs.

  Canada

  Dec 8, 2021
  
• Saskatoon on track to see more emergency room visits due to meth than last year

  There were nearly 1,000 emergency room visits due to meth usage in 2020. Saskatchewan Health Authority said this year's numbers are on track to be the same -- if not worse.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2021
  
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• Philippines’ Duterte threatens to jail those who refuse COVID-19 vaccine

  President Rodrigo Duterte offered citizens a stark choice: get the jab or go to jail.

  Trending

  Jun 22, 2021
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• Fact or Fiction: Will decriminalizing and regulating illegal drugs save lives in Ontario?

  As COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, a silent epidemic armed with an unregulated poison has been killing Ontarians at a horrifying rate.

  Cannabis

  Jan 13, 2021
• ‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the Downtown Eastside alive

  "If I fell down, I was going to get back up": Guy Felicella battled addiction for decades on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside and won.

  Health

  Aug 10, 2020
• Philippine police had ‘permission to kill’ tens of thousands in war on drugs: UN

  The report said that some statements from the highest levels of government had "risen to the level of incitement to violence" and "vilification of dissent is being increasingly institutionalized."

  World

  Jun 4, 2020
• Sri Lanka interviews 47 potential executioners as rights groups slam return of death penalty

  Sri Lanka began advertising the grim career opportunity in newspapers in February. The ad called for applicants with "excellent moral character" and "mental strength."

  Crime

  Apr 3, 2019
• U.S. Senate passes criminal justice reform bill, hands Trump a bipartisan win

  Senate passage of the bill gives President Donald Trump a signature policy victory, with the outcome hailed by scores of conservative and liberal advocacy groups

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2018
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• Sea turtle rescued after becoming tangled up in 26 bales of cocaine

  A U.S. Coast Guard anti-drug smuggling ship made a surprise discovery: a sea turtle, tangled up in $53 million worth of cocaine bales.

  World

  Dec 20, 2017
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• Philippines’ Duterte says he stabbed someone to death as a teen, then proposes hosting human rights summit

  Duterte used the story to defend his violent crackdown on drug dealers and users in the Philippines.

  World

  Nov 11, 2017