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💊$4M worth of prescription opioids disappeared from an Ontario pharmacy

The loss of more than 245,000 hydromorphone tablets, all eight milligrams and sold under the brand-name Dilaudid, was reported to Health Canada in May 2023 by a pharmacy in Ontario. Whether they disappeared from the pharmacy itself, or even whether they made it there at all, is not known.

They would be worth about $4 million if sold on the street.

Does anyone doubt that they ended up on the streets?

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🦷Smith tells Trudeau Alberta will opt out of federal dental plan

Alberta is opting out of the federal dental plan, the premier told the Canadian government. In a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Danielle Smith said the Canadian Dental Care Plan infringes on provincial jurisdiction.

If a new health program was to be developed by the federal government, it should be done in full collaboration with provinces and territories, and discussions should have occurred before these intentions are announced. Unfortunately, this did not occur.

#Alberta #healthcare
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🏠💰Average down payment gift for first-time homebuyers soars into six digits

Family gifts to provide or enhance a down payment have kept getting larger and more common among young homebuyers, according to a new analysis by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

The study, which represents an update from a 2021 report, found that nearly a third of first-time buyers now rely on such financial aid, with the size of their average parental cash injection now past the six-figure mark. And a growing share of existing homeowners are also tapping their parents’ purse to be able to upsize to a larger property.

#housing
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💸🌱When asked if the Liberal government is ready to listen to Canadians and repeal the carbon tax, Environment Minister Stephen Guilbeault says it will continue with the tax so people can get more money.

This concept was flawed from the start.

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Liberal MPs say Trudeau needs to meet with caucus after surprise byelection loss

A growing number of Liberal MPs say the national caucus needs to meet as soon as possible to discuss the fallout of this week's tough byelection loss in Toronto and that the gathering can't wait until the retreat scheduled for the end of the summer.

#Trudeau
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Head of the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg stepping down

The head of Canada’s top infectious-disease laboratory in Winnipeg is resigning to take on a new role at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba, while the RCMP continues to investigate the activities of two scientists fired from his facility for covertly working with China’s military.

Philippe Guillaume Poliquin will step down from the National Microbiology Laboratory on Aug. 2 to become the assistant registrar for the complaints and investigations department at Manitoba’s medical oversight body on Aug. 6.

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Navy facility in Canadian Arctic 'could be finished this season,' a decade overdue

Nearly a decade behind schedule, the Canadian military’s long-promised naval refuelling station in the High Arctic could open as early as this summer, albeit with restrictions on the facility's operations and serious questions about its long-term viability.

The Department of National Defence says contractors at the $115-million Nanisivik Naval Facility are still fixing valves, painting buildings and replacing pipes before the maritime outpost on the northwestern coast of Baffin Island can operate.

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📝Two-thirds of Canadians express pride in being Canadian, with only 11% indicating otherwise. Interestingly, there is a notable generational difference in this sentiment.

Specifically, 81% of Canadians aged 60 and older state they are proud to be Canadian, whereas 49% of those aged 18-29 and 58% of those aged 30-44 share the same sentiment.

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🇨🇦🇮🇳Indian passenger, 24, with ties to human trafficking disguises himself as senior citizen in attempt to board Canada-bound flight

Officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport detained Guru Sewak Singh after they noticed multiple discrepancies in his appearance.

Singh, who was heading for an Air Canada flight, had dyed his facial hair white as he tried to replicate the passport photo of Rashvindar Singh Sahota, a 67-year-old from Punjab.

#India
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0️⃣ Failed candidate makes history in Canada with zero votes in federal election: ‘I am the true unity candidate’

Félix-Antoine Hamel, 45, made history this week when he received zero votes in a recent Toronto-St. Paul’s by-election.

When I saw the result, I was like, ‘Well, I am the true unity candidate. Everyone agrees not to vote for me.

He is the first federal candidate to get no votes in a contested race in Canada’s history.

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Trudeau says he is 'committed' to staying as PM after byelection loss

Justin Trudeau says Monday he is "committed" to staying on as prime minister after the Liberals' shocking Toronto-St. Paul's byelection loss one week ago.

There's always going to be lots of reflection after a tough loss, but there's also so much to do.

🤡

#Trudeau
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❗️Afghan Sikh sponsors donated to Sajjan’s riding association during Kabul airlift campaign

Directors of a charitable foundation that struck a deal with Ottawa to sponsor the immigration of Afghan Sikhs to Canada made political donations to then-defence minister Harjit Sajjan’s Vancouver South Liberal riding association around the same time as Canadian special forces soldiers were instructed to rescue and airlift the group from Kabul.

Elections Canada records show that between them, these directors made thousands of dollars of personal donations to the Liberal Vancouver South Liberal riding association in August 2021. Canada was in the midst of a general election campaign that had begun August 16 and Mr. Sajjan was seeking re-election in the Vancouver South riding.

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🪖Michael Higgins: Retiring defence chief says buckle up, Canada, we’re on cusp of war

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre warns that the world has entered a “pre-wartime security environment” with multiple threats and opportunities for countries to violently clash.

If you’re in uniform, you learn to be pessimistic about the security situation because you’re trained for the worst case. Given the indicators and the trends that we see, I am pessimistic about the security situation.

After three years as the defence chief, Eyre will step down sometime in the summer. His replacement has not yet been named.

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Watch the light leave Trudeau's eyes.

#Trudeau
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Trudeau no longer going to Calgary Stampede

Shortly after the Liberals’ shocking loss in the Toronto-St. Paul’s by-election last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s attendance at the Calgary Stampede was cancelled, according to sources with knowledge of his schedule.

Trudeau has attended every year since becoming Liberal Party leader in 2013 except for the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The Stampede runs from July 5 to 14 this year.

#Trudeau
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Immigrants used Canada Day to whine about their problems and ask for more help from the government.

The timing is not accidental.

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🪖'Large proportion' of military disliked relaxed rules on personal grooming, survey finds

The Canadian military has tightened up regulations on personal grooming after getting an earful from members who were not happy with the relaxed standards introduced almost two years ago.

The revised rules on hair and beard length come into effect today.

The country's soon-to-retire top military commander, Gen. Wayne Eyre, has championed the relaxed rules on personal grooming. He said no one should make too much of the revisions.

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