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Paramedics state that this number could have been much higher if not for the easy access of Narcan kits which are available to residents.

Troy Davies, with Medavie Health Services West, said, “A paramedic in 2019 might have given Narcan twice a year, now we’re giving it multiple times a shift.”

Medavie Health Services West communications director Troy Davies said on Thursday, “The inclusion of Narcan kits, treat and release programs for patients with issues like diabetes, and the increase of student capacity will help improve service across Saskatchewan.”

New numbers from the Saint John Fire Department show record numbers of Narcan uses for 2022. As Zack Power reports, it comes as the city tries to grapple with a tainted drug supply and overdoses.

SARCAN Recycling’s director of collections Sean Collins spoke about Saskatoon’s new recycling and sorting facility on Monday. Collins said that he expects the facility will be able to offer a quicker turnaround between collecting material and compensating victors customers.

Northway Pharmacy Brothers Pharmacy Manager Brett Roland unpacked a Naloxone kit on Friday. Kits are provincially-funded through Street Connections and are available at pharmacies for overdose prevention. Naloxone kits generally contain a snap-able glass capsule for Naloxone to be administered with a retracting needle syringe to prevent accidental poking. Narcan kits contain nasal sprayers with...

An RCMP staff sergeant is blasting the tactics used by a specialized unit in Surrey. In an email sent to members of the South Community Response Unit — a screenshot of which was obtained by Global News — Staff Sgt. Jag Saran wrote “South CRU members have demonstrated their inability to perform the basic foundations...

Ryan Sneath, deputy chief of Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, spoke on Wednesday about the importance of supplying emergency personnel and first responders with Naloxone kits to counteract the effects of an opioid overdose. Sneath said that recently a man believed to be experiencing the effects of a drug called ‘down’, responders administered 4 doses of...

After nearly three months, Saskatchewan’s 73 SARCAN locations are preparing for reopening to the public on June 15.

There is a growing concern about the fentanyl overdose crisis on the lower mainland. Narcan, what was once thought of as the life saving antidote is increasingly becoming less effective. John Hua has more.

Sheriff’s deputy uses Narcan to revive woman’s beloved pet after dog eats her legally prescribed pain medication.

A look back into the Global Okanagan archives. Our coverage of the 2010 memorial where dozens gathered in downtown Vernon to remember the nine victims of the Gakhal-Saran murders.

Asked by U.S. Representative for Maryland John Sarbanes about a ‘sinking feeling’ he’s experienced during the coronavirus outbreak, whistleblower and federal scientist Rick Bright on Thursday pointed to a January email he received informing him that the N-95 mask supply was “completely decimated, and he said we are in deep sh*t, the world is.”

Saskatoon paramedics responded to a record number of overdose calls requiring the use of Narcan in the past week, Medavie Health Services West reported on Tuesday.

SARCAN has launched a new program, pushing recyclers to think beyond cans and bottles.

Video posted to social media appears to show dozens of people partying in close proximity at the King Street bar. Catherine McDonald reports.

About 11 U.S. jail employees needed to be treated with Narcan after being exposed to Fentanyl after it was mailed into the prison.

Ohio parents charged with felony child endangerment after 18-month-old revived with Narcan. WSAZ’s Dan Klein reports.

U.S. Representative of Maryland John Sarbanes reacted to the shooting at the office housing the Capital Gazette on Thursday and said the important thing now is to reunite families impacted.

A Peterborough woman is sharing an experience she had outside Walmart on Lansdowne Street, an experience she wishes never took place. Saran Barnard parked her car in an accessible spot, her valid blue permit in the windscreen. But as Dan Nyznik reports, someone took exception and left a nasty note that left her in tears.