‘Not putting up with this’: VPD directing drug users to overdose prevention sites
Following pushback, B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne said on May 27 that VCH would not proceed with the overdose prevention site at 900 Helmcken Street at this time.
#Health #OverdosePreventionSite #vancouverpolice
https://globalnews.ca/news/11890821/vancouver-police-directing-drug-users-overdose-prevention-sites/

Most drivers speeding at 8 former camera sites, city data shows
New City of Ottawa data shows that fewer than half of drivers are complying with posted speed limits at eight former speed camera sites in May, months after the province banned automated speed enforcement.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/most-drivers-speeding-at-8-former-camera-sites-city-data-shows-9.7223260?cmp=rss

Looming closure of Ottawa's supervised drug consumption sites driving some to Gatineau
With the looming closure of Ottawa’s two remaining supervised consumption sites, some people who use drugs and want help ingesting them safely are heading across the river to Quebec.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/looming-closure-of-ottawa-s-supervised-drug-consumption-sites-driving-some-to-gatineau-9.7220155?cmp=rss

U.S. bombs Iranian military sites as Kuwait hit by drone and missile fire
The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest exchange of attacks amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-u-s-war-kuwait-9.7218733?cmp=rss

U.S. bombs Iranian military sites as Kuwait hit by drone and missile fire
The U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites over the weekend and Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Monday it had targeted a U.S. base in response, the latest exchange of attacks amid negotiations to end the three-month-old war.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-u-s-war-kuwait-9.7218733?cmp=rss

Survivors in Manitoba urge feds not to let up on reconciliation 5 years after suspected graves found in B.C.
Crowds in Winnipeg and Sioux Valley Dakota Nation marked the fifth anniversary of the discovery of potential graves at a former residential school site in B.C. by calling on the federal government not to pull back on the search for similar sites.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/national-day-of-action-winnipeg-9.7213952?cmp=rss

U.S. says it carried out strikes in southern Iran, including on missile sites
Further details were not immediately available, including more specifics on the threats from Iran and what this means for negotiations
#World #DonaldTrump #Iran
https://globalnews.ca/news/11864347/us-strikes-southern-iran-missile-sites/

Preparations underway for 2 of 3 approved designated encampments in Thunder Bay
The Thunder Bay City Council has finalized approval for all three designated encampment sites recommended by city staff: Freedom Park, Simpson Street and Current River Park. The city council voted and passed each site separately with support from a significant majority at May 19’s meeting.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/designated-encampment-approval-9.7207952?cmp=rss

As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t survive
For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.
#Politics #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851121/ontario-consumption-sites/

As clock ticks down for Ontario consumption sites, users fear they won’t survive
For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.
#Politics #Ontariopolitics
https://globalnews.ca/news/11851121/ontario-consumption-sites/