WorldNews Posted November 18, 2016 Share Posted November 18, 2016 http://www.offtopic.forum/data/MetaMirrorCache/fb2e2540c8ce0bc2883583a90641bcf2.jpgDeaths from opiate overdoses in Canada have become a "public health crisis" that could prompt the government to declare a national health emergency, the Canadian Health Minister said Friday. If such a measure is found "appropriate and helpful," then "we will use all the tools available," Jane Philpott said in Ottawa at the opening of a national summit on the crisis. An estimated 2,000 Canadians died from opioid overdoses in 2015, said Don Davies, spokesman for the left-leaning New Democratic Party. Continue reading... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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