New B.C. program to 'track and trace' origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

New B.C. program to ‘track and trace’ origins of illicit drug supply
B.C. officials have announced a new "track and trace" pilot program using technology they say can reveal patterns about the geographic origins and patterns of the illicit drug supply.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/new-technology-tackle-illicit-drugs-bc-9.7168149?cmp=rss

'Food is medicine': New Glasgow health clinic hands out veggies to patients
The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/highland-health-greens-pilot-program-9.7151257?cmp=rss

'Food is medicine': New Glasgow health clinic hands out veggies to patients
The Highland Health Home and Learning Centre in New Glasgow is testing the idea that prevention is cure as it hands out free bags of greens to its patients as part of a 12-week pilot program.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/highland-health-greens-pilot-program-9.7151257?cmp=rss

‘The need is there’: Liberals ask why N.L. government ended Labrador Air Access pilot program
A pilot program aimed at tackling the high cost of flying in and out of Labrador has ended, but the Newfoundland and Labrador government says a new and improved measure is in the works.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/labrador-air-access-program-end-9.7153968?cmp=rss

Before- and after-school care for P.E.I. students is possible, but there are still hurdles
Before- and after-school care for students can leave parents searching for spaces, in need of transportation and grappling with the cost. Prince Edward Island has been floating the idea of a pilot program for a number of years, but rolling it out hasn’t been easy.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/prince-edward-island/pei-before-after-school-programs-9.7143948?cmp=rss

Toronto Board of Health extends pilot program helping unhoused people in downtown core
The Toronto Board of Health has voted to extend a pilot program in which public health nurses work with police to provide outreach and case management services to unhoused people downtown.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-board-of-health-downtown-community-outreach-pilot-9.7148061?cmp=rss

Why city-run grocery stores may help combat rising food prices
As food prices continue to rise, one Toronto city councillor is proposing non-profit, city-run grocery stores as a possible solution. CBC’s Alejandrina Alvarez looks at how the pilot program would work.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.7135253?cmp=rss

Lakehead Social Planning Council marks success of pilot program in Thunder Bay, Ont.
People facing food insecurity in Thunder Bay, Ont., are often dealing with several other compounding challenges that make it hard to meet their basic needs. That was one of the main takeaways from the Lakehead Social Planning Council’s (LSPC) latest pilot project, called “Removing Access Barriers to Food and Essential Services.”...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/lspc-pilot-program-9.7127975?cmp=rss