Last month, British Columbia became the first jurisdiction in Canada to make changes to ensure drug users will not be arrested or charged for carrying up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs as of next year.
That is the verdict of a new report from the Canadian Institute for Climate Choices, which found changing climate will worsen pre-existing health conditions and strain the health-care system unless governments take significant action.
A health-care union in Quebec says workers dealing with at-risk patients are going without protective equipment in some cases, sparking criticism of the national emergency stockpile.