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The stats behind date-rape drug detectors
A detection kit for the most common date rape drugs is going on sale throughout Canada shortly, according to the Montreal Gazette.
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Impaired driving up 12% in Regina
Impaired driving rose for the third straight year in Canada and increased significantly by 12 per cent in Regina, according to 2009 statistics released this week.
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Impaired driving up 12% in Regina
Impaired driving rose for the third straight year in Canada and increased significantly by 12 per cent in Regina, according to 2009 statistics released this week.
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Drunks force Winnipeg business to close: owner
The owner of a restaurant in downtown Winnipeg is calling it quits, claiming a growing number of drunks on the street are scaring off customers.
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New Downtown Eastside vision: Homes, decriminalized drugs, treatment
Vancouver could lead the world by transforming the Downtown Eastside into a community where everyone has a home, drug treatment is available on demand and drugs are decriminalized, according to a vision created by the Carnegie Community Action Project.
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Revelstoke teens battle IHA over drug/alcohol program
Some high school students from Revelstoke are making the trip to Kelowna, in a last ditch effort to speak to the Interior Health Board on Wednesday.
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Hike in impaired-driving charges ‘alarming,' Solicitor-General says
More drunks on the road, and not stepped-up enforcement, are to blame for a “troubling” surge in impaired-driving charges in the province, says the B.C. Solicitor-General.
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Abbotsford police bust bush parties with Facebook
Police in Abbotsford, B.C. are using Facebook and other social networking website to crack down on youths drinking at bush parties.
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Winnipeg welcomes Assembly of First Nations AGM
The Province of Manitoba promised the gathering that it will begin consultations to improve health services in the Island Lake region. Talks will focus on adding new services to the region including birthing, mental health, chronic disease and addiction services.
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AFMC and Norlien partner to create e-learning resources
The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada joins with the Norlien Foundation to identify existing medical education e-learning resources on addiction.