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Illicit toxic drugs in British Columbia cause more deaths than all other natural causes combined, the province’s chief coroner said Wednesday as she called for an end to old prevention measures that have been "an abject and very costly failure."

Canada's food safety watchdog says the discovery of avian influenza in a commercial poultry flock in Nova Scotia has resulted in international trade restrictions on some Canadian poultry products.

Batters was ejected in November after spearheading a petition for party members to sign in hopes that it would force an early leadership review of O'Toole. 

Many provinces indicated on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, they would not rush to follow the lead of Alberta and Saskatchewan by quickly dropping COVID-19 vaccination passports and indoor mask requirements.

Lawyers for several people arrested for breaching an injunction during protests over old-growth logging in British Columbia argued Wednesday that the charges against their clients and others should be stayed due to "systemic police misconduct."

Alberta RCMP officers were met with anger and chants on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, as they attempted to persuade protesters camped at a United States border crossing to move to another location.

A significant amount of the more than $10 million in donations to the demonstration came from U.S. donors.

Students at York University’s Osgoode Hall law school have written an open letter to the dean regarding sharp cuts coming to its Innocence Project, which seeks to exonerate those who have been wrongfully convicted.

The Liberals are again pushing for changes to Canada's cornerstone environmental law, as Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault announced Wednesday that a bill seeking to update the legislation was introduced in the Senate.

Natural gas has been the choice in many North American homes since the 1940s. But as cities try to lower their carbon footprints, some are fighting to get rid of the fossil fuel in homes and businesses.

“We just have to remember who we are”: In conversation with Aamjiwnaang land protector Vanessa Gray.

A total of 327 people died from toxic street drugs in the Island Health region last year, and while the highest numbers of toxic drug overdoses occurred in urban centres, rural communities such as Port Alberni and Campbell River suffered some of the highest death rates.

Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon says in a statement on Twitter that she tested positive Wednesday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms.

The police also warn that protesters' vehicles and other property may be seized and possibly forfeited and that charges or convictions related to unlawful activity may lead to them being barred from travelling to the United States.

The data showed more than 1.2 million people, or 3.5 per cent of Canadians, lived in the downtown portion of one of the country’s 41 large urban centres in the spring of 2021.