Overdose deaths pass COVID deaths in British Columbia

Drug overdose deaths outpaced deaths from COVID-19 in Canada’s British Columbia in 2020 with a 74 percent increase from 2019.

Province's Chief Coroner Lisa Lapointe suggested urgent changes on decades of criminalization, the increasingly toxic illicit drug market, and insufficient evidence-based treatment with recovery services.

74 day fund raising walk for charity

A Melbourne man has completed a 74-day walk from Melbourne to Brisbane to raise funds for the Indigenous Marathon Foundation.

27 year-old Domenic Moore travelled the equivalent of 56 marathons, walking until midnight on most nights.

He arrived in South Bank on 11 February and has raised over $3,000 for the Indigenous Marathon Foundation.

$36,000 spent in travel for Home Affairs Minister

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has spent more than $36,000 of taxpayer money in travel to make an announcement about a Department grant.

Mr Dutton chartered the Royal Australian Air Force jet from Canberra to Tasmania to make a grants announcement for CCTV systems for two councils during the 2018 Braddon byelection campaign.

Gas Tanker explosion in Afghanistan

More than 17 people have been injured at a customs post in Afghanistan after a gas tanker exploded.

The tanker exploded in Islam-Qala and set off an enormous fire that spread to more than 100 other tankers, Afghan officials reported. However, the cause of the explosion has not been determined.