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Mental health, addiction, suicide prevention standards introduced in Canada

Mental health, addiction, suicide prevention standards introduced in Canada

An Ottawa-based non-profit that helped develop Canada's long-term care standards now wants to set national guidelines for mental health and addictions treatmentand suicide prevention.
Urgent care clinic to open at site of shuttered Minden, Ont., ER

Urgent care clinic to open at site of shuttered Minden, Ont., ER

MINDEN, ONTARIO — An urgent care clinic is set to open at the site of a closed emergency room in Minden, though for just a few hours a week at first.

Phoenix man charged with sending threatening email to Maricopa County supervisor after 2022 election

PHOENIX (AP) — A Phoenix man has been indicted for allegedly sending a threatening email to Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates after the 2022 general election, state prosecutors said Tuesday.
Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon's safety practices and asks workers to share stories

Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon's safety practices and asks workers to share stories

NEW YORK (AP) — Vermont Sen.
Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after southern Alberta floods

Government commemorates 'sombre anniversary' 10 years after southern Alberta floods

CALGARY — Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz says it's a "sombre anniversary" for many Albertans. It has been 10 years since the floods in southern Alberta.
Cape Breton-based employment organization mismanaged $1 million: auditor general

Cape Breton-based employment organization mismanaged $1 million: auditor general

HALIFAX — A Cape Breton-based employment services organization mismanaged more than $1 million in government funds in what Nova Scotia's auditor general says was a "perfect storm" of deliberate, systemic actions that benefited select managers and sta
IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

IMF applauds Canada's climate action, warns of 'race to the bottom' with subsidies

OTTAWA — The International Monetary Fund warns that Canada's green subsidies could stoke an international race to the bottom, even as it credits the country for a "multipronged" approach to addressing climate change.
Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre

Call public inquiry first, then Tories will suggest who can lead it: Poilievre

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should make the first move and call a public inquiry before the Conservatives suggest people who could lead it, Pierre Poilievre says.
Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

Billions at stake as Ontario takes public sector workers to Court of Appeal

TORONTO — Billions of dollars are at stake in a three-day hearing at Ontario's highest court that got underway Tuesday over the province's controversial wage-limiting law for public sector workers.
Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

Ukraine downs Russian drones but some get through due to gaps in air protection

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian air defenses downed 32 of 35 Shahed exploding drones Russia launched early Tuesday, most of them in the Kyiv region, officials said, in a bombardment that exposed gaps in the country’s air protection after almost 16 mon