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CANADA: Supreme Court to examine minimum sentences for fentanyl trafficking

CANADA: Supreme Court to examine minimum sentences for fentanyl trafficking

The high court has agreed to jointly hear the appeals of two men who received stiffer penalties when Alberta's Court of Appeal ruled that convictions for wholesale fentanyl trafficking should carry a minimum sentence of nine years
COVID-19: Bank of Canada deputy warns of long-lasting pandemic 'scars' on economy

COVID-19: Bank of Canada deputy warns of long-lasting pandemic 'scars' on economy

Senior deputy governor Carolyn Wilkins urges more discussion about the post-pandemic recovery
COVID-19: Advocate says second wave has inmates locked down in 'atrocious' conditions

COVID-19: Advocate says second wave has inmates locked down in 'atrocious' conditions

Advocacy group calling on federal government to release some offenders, allow easier physical distancing behind bars as 'toxic relationship between correctional officers and inmates conflicts with guards' de facto role as caregivers during the pandemic'
COVID-19: Pandemic highlights lack of access to public washrooms during winter months

COVID-19: Pandemic highlights lack of access to public washrooms during winter months

Experts and advocates say the long-standing issue should be seriously looked at as residents prepare for colder months during the pandemic
CANADA: Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought

CANADA: Study finds climate-changing methane emissions from oilpatch twice as high as thought

Eight years worth of data from four points in Alberta and Saskatchewan shows three megatonnes, nearly twice the estimated amount of 1.6
CANADA: Researchers tout 'game-changing' method to treat alcohol poisoning

CANADA: Researchers tout 'game-changing' method to treat alcohol poisoning

Breathing alcohol out of the body by hyperventilating 'up to three times faster than relying on the liver alone,' researchers say
BEYOND LOCAL: How insects rise from the dead and transform corpses into skeletons

BEYOND LOCAL: How insects rise from the dead and transform corpses into skeletons

The process of turning a newly dead animal into a bony skeleton relies on an explosion of life that ushers in decomposition
CANADA: Assisted-dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities

CANADA: Assisted-dying bill sparks ferocious debate among Canadians with disabilities

Steven Fletcher, a former MP and cabinet minister who lives with quadriplegia, says all the talk about protecting the vulnerable is insulting and condescending
CANADA: Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021

CANADA: Trudeau says he expects trade deal with UK can be done before 2021

Trudeau said he and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believe the two countries are ready to have a new deal done before Jan. 1, 2021
CANADA: COVID may have reversed decline in Canadian trust in scientists, survey says

CANADA: COVID may have reversed decline in Canadian trust in scientists, survey says

People seem more willing to consider scientific evidence with open minds