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Building back equitably: 4 ways to address mental health inequities magnified by the pandemic, and ensure access to care

You don’t need statistics to appreciate the profound effects that COVID-19 restrictions limiting social connections and access to services have had on our collective mental health. And yet, statistics — paired with qualitative data that offer in-depth descriptions of what people are experiencing — are essential for monitoring improvements, or…

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2022

Speeding driver on wrong side of road was 11-year-old boy, Canada police say

Police initially believed they had intercepted a drunk driver as they chased car traveling at 93mph on the wrong side of the road

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2022

Canada orders Peter Nygard extradited to U.S. after Canadian charges addressed: justice minister

Canada's justice minister said on Tuesday he had ordered fashion designer Peter Nygard be surrendered for extradition to the United States, where he is accused of using his businesses to lure women and girls.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Ford recalls F-150 pickups, SUVs to fix brake fluid leak

Ford is recalling nearly 215,000 pickup trucks and large SUVs in the U.S. and Canada because brake fluid can leak and cause longer stopping distances

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Canada's Trudeau strikes deal to keep Liberals in power till 2025-source

Canada's ruling Liberal Party and opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) political parties have reached a tentative agreement that would see the NDP support Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to keep it in power until 2025, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Canadian Pacific Reaches Agreement With TCRC To Enter Binding arbitration, End Work Stoppage

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (NYSE:CP) and union Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have arrived at an arbitration agreement, paving the way to resume operations. The company's trains were halted on Sunday after a dispute between the company and its workers over contract negotiations. The impasse threatened to amplify the already elongated supply chain snarls.…

Benzinga · Mar 22, 2022

End of an era as Canada’s oldest ‘prairie castle’ to be dismantled

Grain elevator built in 1897 that towered over Elva in Manitoba symbolic of western Canada’s history and heritage

The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2022

Ukraine war imperils wheat, but farmers in no rush to pivot

Farmers worldwide are weighing whether to change their planting patterns and grow more wheat this spring as Russia's war in Ukraine has choked off or thrown into question grain supplies from a region known as “the breadbasket of the world.”

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022

Liberals, NDP reach tentative deal to support Trudeau govt until 2025, CBC reports

Canada's Liberal and New Democrat (NDP) political parties have reached a tentative agreement that would see the opposition NDP support the Liberal administration to keep it in power until 2025, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp reported late on Monday.

Reuters · Mar 22, 2022

Tentative deal to keep Canada's Liberals in power until 2025

A senior government official in Canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party and the opposition New Democratic Party have reached a tentative agreement that would see Trudeau’s Liberals keep power until 2025

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2022