Mental health centre to be built in Ontario for first responders with post-traumatic stress injuries

A few weeks ago, dangerous thoughts raced through Kevin Doherty's mind. The district chief with Toronto Fire was off work after getting his hip replaced and pain reverberated through his body. He stared at two hydromorphone pills, weighing how he might ...

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/mental-health-centre-first-reponders-ontario-1.6371099

These 10 cities are the happiest places to live in America

WalletHub ranked these locations after examining the depression rate in each U.S city, a resident's income growth rate, the amount of leisure time they spend per day and other factors. Here are the top five U.S. ...

source https://www.today.com/money/travel/2022-happiest-places-live-us-california-cities-dominate-rcna18332

New calf spotted in southern resident killer whale pod that frequents BC waters

A new calf has been born to a pod of endangered southern resident killer whales that frequent British Columbia waters, the Center for Whale Research confirms. The Washington-based group said Wednesday that a youngster has been born to J37, ...

source https://globalnews.ca/news/8656872/new-calf-southern-resident-killer-whale-pod-bc/

Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Reach New Deal With States Over Opioids

If Judge Robert Drain, who has presided over the bankruptcy proceedings in White Plains, N.Y., approves the agreement, the Sacklers will pay as much as $6 billion to help communities address the damages wrought by the opioid crisis.

source https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/03/health/sacklers-purdue-oxycontin-settlement.html

Biden's dilemma: CO2 cuts or more gas?

The decisions by President Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to block shipments of Russian gas through the new Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline at the start of the crisis last month tightened Western Europe's constricted energy supplies, making U.S. LNG ...

source https://www.eenews.net/articles/bidens-dilemma-co2-cuts-or-more-gas/

Jury in Brett Hankison trial handed case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - Closing arguments in the trial of former Louisville Metro Police Department Officer Brett Hankison were given Thursday in Jefferson County Circuit Court before the case was handed over to the jury. Hankison is on trial for ...

source https://www.fox19.com/2022/03/03/jury-brett-hankison-trial-handed-case/

Gov. Whitmer Continues to Fix the Damn Roads as Work Begins on 12.5 Miles of US-127 in Ingham County

LANSING, Mich. - Governor Gretchen Whitmer today announced the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) will begin work on the US-127 resurfacing and bridge repair project in Ingham County, a $62 million investment which will support 800 jobs.

source https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499-578067--,00.html