Animal Protection and Environment Groups Denounce Emergency Use of Strychnine in Alberta and Saskatchewan

CALGARY, Alberta, April 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In a shocking decision made on March 30th, Health Canada reversed its previous ban on the notoriously cruel poison strychnine, granting Alberta and Saskatchewan emergency use permits to kill ground squirrels until November 2027. In response, a coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups across the country […]