A team from @SingTaoDaily won the Special Topic Award on Friday, becoming the first journalists in the 75-year history of the National Newspaper Awards to be recognized for work done in a language other than French or English. nna-ccj.ca/sing-tao-makes… via NNA/CCJ #journalism

B.C. backs off drug #decriminalization pilot project following outcry. Premier David Eby rolls back some measures, saying ‘we do not accept street disorder,’ by ⁦Mike Hager - Also at mikehager.bsky.social⁩ via ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/british…

Arresting people for simply using drugs won’t make anything better

What You Really Need to Know About Antidepressants. Facts and common misconceptions about some of the widely used drugs, by Christina Caron nytimes.com/2024/04/25/wel… via NYTimes Well #MentalHealth #SSRIs #SSNIs

Transit 🚇 trips up among seniors since Montreal introduced free fare program for those over 65, city says via ⁦The Globe and Mail⁩ ⁦NeglectedNoMore⁩ theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

Probably not going to be an issue but there’s isn’t a HUGE supply of measles vaccine in Canada.

- I’d suggest targeting to exposed contacts if eligible and catching up high risk in areas with outbreaks will reduce need for more doses.
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“We support a comprehensive review of governments’ pandemic responses, including public-health measures. This should include the lived experience of a range of people, be grounded in good data and the best possible evidence, and explicitly balance competing priorities.”

Agree.

Ontario to issue tougher policies for cellphone📱use and #vaping in schools, by Caroline Alphonso theglobeandmail.com/canada/article… via The Globe and Mail

Agony over ecstasy: U.S. drug regulator FDA bid shows it’s hard to test #psychedelics . An independent analysis of clinical studies of MDMA-assisted therapy raised doubts about the results, by David Ovalle Daniel Gilbert washingtonpost.com/health/2024/04… via The Washington Post

there’s something really interesting going on at the moment with partnerships in news and I love to see it, when we can combine resources (and talent) we are stronger than ever 💪🙏✨

The Landlady: Inside the ‘industrial’ labour trafficking ring run by a seemingly ordinary mom and what it shows about Toronto’s pipeline of exploited labour, by Sara Mojtehedzadeh @RachelMendleson thestar.com/interactives/t… via Toronto Star NNA/CCJ

Congratulations to Max Fawcett 🇨🇦 for winning the Best Columnist award at this year’s National Newspaper Awards! 🎉

What Would Jesus Do? Tackle the Housing Crisis, Say Some Congregations. The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam, by Conor Dougherty nytimes.com/2024/04/27/bus… via The New York Times #homelessness #WWJD

An ode to independent Canadian bookstores. 📚 Forget Amazon. Go wander the aisles and browse the offerings at your favourite independent bookstore, by ⁦Marsha Lederman⁩ via ⁦Globe Books⁩ theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over benzene levels, by Katie Nicholson cbc.ca/player/play/vi… via CBC News: The National #cancer