Safe Injection Site
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Contentious day centre, supervised injection site opens in Montreal neighbourhoodMeasures to appease the fears of Saint-Henri residents, who have been vocal surrounding the supervised injection site, were visible on its first day of opening.HealthApr 15
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Parents’ doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug use site near schoolMany who attended the meeting said they showed up in an attempt to learn more about the supervised drug-use site, while others were there to protest the project.CanadaSep 20, 2023
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Hamilton endorses new safe consumption site on Barton StreetHamilton's council finalized an endorsement of a community organization's application to provide a safe space on Barton Street for drug users.HealthFeb 23, 2023
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First permanent consumption and treatment site in London, Ont. opening soonAfter a temporary safe injection site opened in 2018, an opening date has finally been set for Carepoint, the first permanent consumption and treatment site in London, Ont.HealthFeb 16, 2023
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Hamilton board of health endorses application for new safe consumption siteHamilton's board of health has endorsed a community organization's application to provide a safe space where users can inject drugs in a supervised setting to avoid overdose.HealthFeb 13, 2023
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City receives letters of opposition to east Hamilton safe injection site locationStatistics presented to the board of health on Oct. 19, show Hamilton had Ontario’s fifth-highest opioid-related death rate in 2020 at 29 per cent above the provincial rate.HealthNov 16, 2021
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Two replica pipe bombs found in Vancouver safe injection site: policeAfter receiving a call about a potential bomb threat Saturday, a bomb technician from the Vancouver Police Department safely destroyed two replica devices.CrimeOct 20, 2021
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Kingston marks International Overdose Awareness Day as numbers rise during pandemicFor International Overdose Awareness Day, a Kingston mother who lost her son to an overdose in 2017 says there shouldn't be any stigma.CanadaAug 31, 2021
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London’s supervised consumption site aims to open no later than March 2022The upcoming permanent site at 446 York St. has been in the works since 2018 and survived local opposition, along with a failed attempt to appeal its rezoning.HealthJul 12, 2021
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Federal government to fund safer drug supply pilot project in PeterboroughThe initiative will pilot the use of a nurse practitioner to deliver safer drug supply to 10 patients in Peterborough.HealthMay 17, 2021
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