Ontario inmates at ‘extremely high risk’ of death from opioids, Hamilton doctor tells inquest | CBC News

Ontario inmates at ‘extremely high risk’ of death from opioids, Hamilton doctor tells inquest | CBC News

Incarcerated individuals in Ontario are about 30 times more likely to die of opioid toxicity than people who aren’t imprisoned, an emergency room doctor and researcher told the coroner’s inquest into six drug-related deaths at the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre.  Pointing to a study she helped conduct, Dr. Claire Bodkin told the inquest that between 2015…

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Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says ex-UK ambassador – as it happened

Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says ex-UK ambassador – as it happened

Zelenskyy comments about Russian-held territory ‘a major concession’, says former UK ambassador to Russia Former UK Ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton has said Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is “playing a very sophisticated game” in calling for Ukrainian-controlled territories to come under the Nato umbrella. “He knows that [Donald] Trump is about to descend on…

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‘Excellent conversation’ at Trump Florida dinner, Trudeau says – National | Globalnews.ca

‘Excellent conversation’ at Trump Florida dinner, Trudeau says – National | Globalnews.ca

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after the president-elect’s threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America’s leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City. It was unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada from Florida, whether the conversation…

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