The Shifting Conversation Around Canada’s Opioid Crisis

[ad_1] The conversation we’re having about opioids in Canada is starkly different from one year ago. Where Canadians were once squarely focused on health policies to reduce the high number of opioid deaths — especially last spring, amid British Columbia’s drug decriminalization rollback — our attention has lately shifted, from the people who use drugs…

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Futures Point Upward to End Week

[ad_1] Futures for Canada’s main stock index rose on Friday, buoyed by optimism around the first trade deal between the United States and Britain, as markets await the upcoming U.S.-China meeting, which could influence global trade dynamics. The TSX Composite Index gained 92.88 points to close Thursday at 25,254.06, a five-week high. …

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European Leaders Visit Kyiv in a Show of Solidarity for Ukraine

[ad_1] The leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrived together in Kyiv on Saturday for their first-ever joint visit to Ukraine, pledging to intensify pressure on Russia until it agreed to a full, unconditional 30-day cease-fire. Ukraine’s foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, released a photograph of President Volodymyr Zelensky and the four other European leaders…

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