B.C. to open ‘highly secure’ involuntary care facilities

B.C. to open ‘highly secure’ involuntary care facilities

B.C. will be opening “highly secure facilities” where people with serious addiction and mental health issues, as well as brain injuries, will receive involuntary care, officials said Sunday. The announcement came at a Sunday news conference with the premier, the attorney general, Vancouver’s mayor, representatives from two First Nations and an expert provincial … Read more

Winnipeg police investigating fire as homicide after two people die in hospital

Winnipeg police investigating fire as homicide after two people die in hospital

A fire that tore through a north Winnipeg building early Saturday morning is being investigated as a homicide. CTV News Winnipeg previously reported three people were hospitalized – two in critical condition – following the fire at a three-storey mixed-use building on Atlantic Avenue. On Sunday afternoon, Winnipeg police said the two … Read more

Ancient Chinese Medicine: Here’s what an Ottawa expert wants you to know about acupuncture

Ancient Chinese Medicine: Here’s what an Ottawa expert wants you to know about acupuncture

Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese technique that has been used for hundreds of years to treat a wide variety of conditions, according to an Ottawa expert. Acupuncturist Michael Perras, from Oaktree Chiropractic and Acupuncture, told CTV Morning Live acupuncture can be used to treat acute or chronic pain, stress and anxiety. “And … Read more

Canada extends ban on senior Iran officials

Canada extends ban on senior Iran officials

The federal government is expanding a measure that bans tens of thousands of Iranian officials from entering Canada.  The change, announced Sunday, means any senior official who served in the Iranian government at any time since June 23, 2003 is now inadmissible to Canada.  Iranian-Canadian photojournalist Zahra Kazemi was arrested on that … Read more

Hundreds of wolves, bears and coyotes killed in attempt to help Quebec caribou

Hundreds of wolves, bears and coyotes killed in attempt to help Quebec caribou

In recent years, hundreds of wolves, bears, coyotes and other animals have been killed under Quebec government programs to help the caribou survive. However, the Environment Ministry does not know whether these controversial measures aimed at controlling cervid predation are effective. In Gaspésie, “168 coyotes were trapped as part of winter trapping in 2023″‘ and … Read more

Czechia flooding: Torrential rains bring mass evacuations as rivers surge across Central Europe

Czechia flooding: Torrential rains bring mass evacuations as rivers surge across Central Europe

PRAGUE, Czechia – Another night of torrential rains pounding Central Europe forced massive evacuations in the hardest hit areas in the Czech Republic, where floods reached extreme levels on Sunday. Meteorologists have warned the situation still might get worse as waters in most rivers are rising, the flood wave made its way through the country … Read more