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Action must follow budget promises, say mental-health advocates By Rachel Emmanuel. Published on Apr 23, 2021 5:10pm Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Facebook photo)
The federal budget released Monday included millions of dollars for mental-health initiatives.
While not a small amount, actions must swiftly follow in order to save lives, said Conservative MP Todd Doherty.
“Time and time again, we see people are slipping through the cracks,” Doherty told iPolitics on Friday. “We just have to do more.”
On Wednesday, B.C. first responders were called to 138 overdoses in 24 hours nearly double the usual number of calls a day, which is 74.
A poll conducted by the Canadian Mental Health Association’s Ontario division in March found that people’s mental health was worse than ever due to COVID, even before the province entered its third lockdown.
April 22, 2021 · 0 Comments
By Sam Odrowski
The Achill Choral Society is warmly inviting all of you to attend their virtual spring concert titled, “Journeys”, an uplifting performance, celebrating the beauty of our earth.
The show goes online at 7 p.m. on April 28 and will run until May 12, with tickets available for free at achill.ca.
The concert features the choir’s favourite selections from recent spring concerts and their Canada 150 performance of Missa Gaia, with guest soloists, accompanists and Nancy Sicsic on piano. A special virtual piece made with the Eglington St. George’s Choir will be included as well.
Achill Choral Society director, Shawn Grenke, said the concert will be focused on mother earth and the human spirit, featuring the classical sounds of Mozart, Maritime Celtic music, pieces from The Sound of Music, and much more.
Many Ontario police services refuse to enforce Ford government s new random stop laws northernnews.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from northernnews.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Ontario reversed course on sweeping new police powers Saturday, just one day after Premier Doug Ford announced the measures that triggered a swift and furious backlash.
Officers will no longer have the right to stop any pedestrian or driver to ask why they’re out or request their home address, Solicitor General Sylvia Jones said in a written statement on Saturday evening.
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Instead, she said, police will only be able to stop people who they have reason to believe are participating in an “organized public event or social gathering.”