Lockdown ordered after fatal shooting in northern Manitoba First Nation – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Pimicikamak Cree Nation, a  First Nation community in northern Manitoba, has been placed under lockdown after a fatal shooting prompted an ongoing RCMP investigation. Chief David Monias posted about the lockdown early Saturday, saying one person has died following what he described as a “serious incident” involving…

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Doctors warn of ‘exponential’ rise in serious e-scooter injuries among kids

Doctors at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children say they are seeing a growing number of children seriously injured in e-scooter crashes, with some suffering traumatic injuries and complex fractures. “It’s been exponential really,” Dr. Suzanne Beno, a pediatric emergency physician and co-medical director of SickKids’ trauma program, said about the influx of children with injuries….

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Wildfire crisis eases in western Europe but worsens in Greece as winds drive blazes – National

Europe’s wildfire emergency eased across much of western Europe on Saturday, with major fires in France and Spain no longer advancing and Portugal’s main blaze under control. But the crisis worsened in Greece, where gale-force winds drove flames through a seaside resort and triggered fresh evacuations. In southwestern France, firefighters held a vast wildfire within its perimeter,…

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Sections of B.C.’s involuntary care rules found unconstitutional

The B.C. government is facing another major setback from the courts. The latest ruling finds sections of the Mental Health Act that allowed for “involuntary care” for people with severe mental health and substance issues are unconstitutional. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities challenged B.C.’s approach to involuntary psychiatric treatment, arguing it violated charter rights….

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