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Community, Indigenous drug-related services groups in Western Canada to get $20M from Ottawa
Money to be shared between 42 local drug-related programs across B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across British Columbia and the Prairies will share $20 million in federal funding to boost the mental health and drug awareness, treatment and rehabilitation services they offer. The money is to be shared between 42 local drug-related programs across B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, Canada’s Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett announced on Thursday. The minister was in Squamish, B.C., where she visited two addiction treatment centres, including one for youth.Read more
Canada’s small airlines are disappearing into WestJet. What does that mean for travellers?
Fewer airlines could mean less choice — but it could also mean better service, experts say Some people are questioning the future of air travel in Canada after WestJet confirmed this weekend that it’s planning to wind down Sunwing Airlines. The news comes on the heels of the airline’s decision to fold its budget subsidiary Swoop into its main operation. Here’s what some experts think WestJet’s moves could mean. What does WestJet’s move mean for travellers? It depends who you ask, and what you value as an airline passenger, such as value,Read more
Canada attends first-of-its-kind UFO briefing at the Pentagon
Amid extraordinary new claims, U.S. office delivers its first briefing to allied nations The Canadian government has confirmed its participation in a first-of-its kind international meeting on unidentified flying objects hosted at United States military headquarters. The gathering at the Pentagon late last month comes amid a burst of activity in Washington and eye-popping news reports related to so-called Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP). It featured a U.S.-led briefing to visitors from nations of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, which includes Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. The Canadian DepartmentRead more
Hundreds of charges laid, 173 guns seized in firearm trafficking operation, police say
42 people arrested, 442 criminal charges laid Dozens of people have been arrested and hundreds of criminal charges laid, police say, in connection with with a yearlong investigation into cross-border gun trafficking. At a news conference hosted by Toronto police Tuesday morning, investigators announced the arrest of 42 people, 442 criminal charges laid and the seizure of 173 guns in Canada and the United States. Three of those arrested are youths, police say. The joint forces investigation was conducted by Toronto police, York Regional Police, Durham Regional Police Service, Ontario ProvincialRead more