Opioid Overdose Deaths Reach Near Four Thousand in Canada
Ottawa reports nearly 4,000 apparent opioid deaths in 2017, led by males and fentanyl. Health officials, including Theresa Tam, push tighter marketing rules for opioid makers to curb overprescribing and curb the crisis. British Columbia and Ontario show highest death counts with rising mortality rates.
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Health Canada
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MPs press for tighter data privacy rules in politics
A Commons ethics and privacy committee urges federal regulation of political parties and players to disclose data use and ad targeting. It cites loopholes in current laws and notes past Cambridge Analytica scrutiny, highlighting calls to prove who funded online ads and to authenticate identities.
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Cambridge Analytica
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Canada
House of Commons
Global refugee numbers reach record highs
UNHCR reports 68.5 million displaced in 2017, with 16 million newly displaced and Canada rising to ninth in asylum seekers at 47,800. The United States becomes top destination for new asylum claims at 330,000, amid U.S. zero tolerance policy and detention controversy. Trudeau shelters cautious stance.
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Man charged in subway homicide case appears in Toronto court
John Reszetnik faces a first degree murder charge after a man was pushed to his death at Bloor Yonge station. Police say the 73 year old victim Yosuke Hayahara of Toronto died Monday morning. The case was adjourned to July 17 with witnesses urged to come forward.
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