A Canadian Forces veteran who served in Afghanistan says Canada should be a “world leader” on alternative therapies for treating veterans’ post-traumatic stress disorder and other post-combat trauma, including the use of psychedelics. Retired MCpl. Gordon Hurley says psychedelic treatments such as ketamine and psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” can give veterans “a breath of relief”…
There are several ways Canadian consumers can spot fake toonies circulating across the country, coin experts say. The coins’ appearance, their weight, as well as die strike errors and even die misalignments can give them away as counterfeit $2 coins. The counterfeits are suspected of being made in China, the RCMP has said. The cost…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2024 4:40 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Large sections of provincial parks in southern British Columbia remain closed after recent heavy rain and wind storms that caused flooding and damaged trails, campsites and roads. The Ministry of Environment says in…
By Staff The Associated Press Posted November 10, 2024 2:33 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook eastern Cuba on Sunday, after weeks of hurricanes and blackouts that have left many on the island reeling. The epicenter of the quake was located approximately 25 miles…
Ottawa may have to let U.S. president-elect Donald Trump act as the “senior partner” in the Canada-U.S. relationship, even if that makes Canadians “bristle,” a prominent Republican critic of the incoming president says. Jeff Timmer, a longtime Republican official and strategist in Michigan who helped lead efforts aimed at defeating Trump in the past two…
An early Sunday shooting at Tuskegee University in Alabama left one person dead and injured 16 others, 12 of them wounded by gunfire, authorities said. The victim of the shooting, an 18-year-old man, was not a university student, but some of those who were injured were. No arrests were immediately announced. Twelve people were wounded…
Russia is open to hearing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals on ending the war, an official said, as a Russian drone killed one person and wounded 13 in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa and the European Union foreign policy chief held talks in Kyiv after the change in U.S. leadership. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow and Washington were “exchanging signals” on Ukraine via “closed channels.” He did not specify whether the communication was with the current…
The Justice Department unsealed criminal charges Friday in a thwarted Iranian plot to kill President-elect Donald Trump before this week’s presidential election. A criminal complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan alleges that an unnamed official in Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) instructed a contact this past September to surveil and ultimately assassinate Trump. In October, the…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 8, 2024 5:27 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Raptors rookie Ja’Kobe Walter has re-sprained his right acromioclavicular joint. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Toronto’s 122-107 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Related Videos 1:32 Toronto Raptors…
Within hours of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Americans began looking to stockpile reproductive health medications, including emergency contraception and abortion pills, amid widespread fears that his administration could restrict access to these essential resources. The abortion pill mifepristone — sold as Mifegymiso in Canada and Mifeprex in the U.S. — has been flying off the…
