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Club Med to open all-inclusive ski resort in Quebec's Charlevoix region

QUEBEC — Club Med is opening an all-inclusive ski resort in Quebec in what the company calls its first such facility in North America.
Post-secondary groups call for beefed-up mental health services for students

Post-secondary groups call for beefed-up mental health services for students

TORONTO — A coalition of Ontario student groups, colleges and universities wants the province to significantly boost services for young people struggling with mental health issues as they pursue post-secondary education, with what's being described a

NDP says documents show health care impact ignored in Saskatchewan bus shutdown

REGINA — Government documents show health officials in Saskatchewan raised questions about shutting down the provincial bus company, saying it had been used "almost exclusively" to ship chemotherapy drugs and blood to hospitals across the province.
Alberta accepts call from experts to bolster programs to reduce opioid deaths

Alberta accepts call from experts to bolster programs to reduce opioid deaths

EDMONTON — Opioid experts are recommending Alberta bolster programs that aim to reduce the growing number of people who are dying from drug overdoses.
Baby gene therapy study offers hope for fatal muscle disease

Baby gene therapy study offers hope for fatal muscle disease

WASHINGTON — A first attempt at gene therapy for a disease that leaves babies unable to move, swallow and, eventually, breathe has extended the tots' lives, and some began to roll over, sit and stand on their own, researchers reported Wednesday.
Family testifies about pain of searching 24 years for missing Aboriginal woman

Family testifies about pain of searching 24 years for missing Aboriginal woman

MEMBERTOU, N.S. — The 78-year-old Mi'kmaq elder cradles the grainy photo of his lost daughter laminated on his smart phone — a reminder of his hope to find her one day.
New Brunswick sets 19 as the minimum age for marijuana consumption

New Brunswick sets 19 as the minimum age for marijuana consumption

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is setting 19 as the minimum legal age for cannabis use. Health Minister Benoit Bourque said Wednesday it's the right age to make an informed decision, and matches the province's minimum age for alcohol use.

Winnipeg councillor against addiction treatment centre, wants residents' views

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg city councillor is raising objections to a proposed addition treatment centre.
Feds spending $36.4M over five years on campaign about perils of legalized pot

Feds spending $36.4M over five years on campaign about perils of legalized pot

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government on Tuesday rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.

Industry group warns Ottawa that excessive cuts to drug prices could be harmful

OTTAWA — Canada's drug developers recognize that pharmaceutical prices need to come down but they fear the Trudeau government will push too hard in a regulatory review by Health Canada, the head of an industry association said Tuesday.
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