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Jane’s Addiction cancels Canadian show, reunion tour after onstage fightJust hours before they were to take the stage in Toronto, Jane’s Addiction have cancelled the remainder of their Imminent Redemption tour.EntertainmentSep 16
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‘I loved him’: How one Regina group is making a difference preventing overdosesThe Regina Overdose Outreach Team began as a pilot project in 2022, providing access to counselling and addiction programs. Some hope it will become permanent.CanadaSep 13
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‘This can happen to anyone’: A grieving N.S. family on addiction, loss and hopeJustin Surette was just 21 when he died from an accidental overdose. Now, his mother and brother have put his story into video, with the message that 'no family is immune.'FeaturesSep 5
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Eby pledges involuntary care for people in B.C. with severe addictions who are mentally illDavid Eby pledged the NDP would change the law in the next legislative session.PoliticsSep 15
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Complex needs shelter wins praise from Regina police, addiction expertsRegina police say the city's new complex needs shelter is making an important difference for people dealing with addiction and mental health issues. Community workers agree.CanadaSep 15
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‘Ride for Recovery’ supports addiction treatment in AlbertaHundreds of motorcycles paraded through the streets in and around Calgary Saturday in support of addiction recovery. It's the 16th year Fresh Start Recovery has hosted the event.FeaturesAug 24
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B.C. government launches opioid treatment line but critics say the focus is still wrongThe B.C. government launched an Opioid Treatment Access Line on Tuesday to help people access life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and connect to same-day care.HealthAug 27
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Patient claims he was treated like addict and denied care for deadly infectionA Winnipeg man nearly died in emergency room where he says staff mistook him for a drug addict with kidney stones when he actually had a severe staphylococcus infection.HealthSep 16
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Alberta launches new mental health and addictions agency, Edmonton marks Overdose Awareness DayWhile families remember loved ones lost to toxic drug overdoses, they question whether the province's new health agency called Recovery Alberta will be the change that is needed.HealthSep 1
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Ford government addiction hubs will open before supervised consumption sites closeOntario is planning a rapid application and approval process for its new HART hubs, but some worry the locations can't make up for closing supervised injection sites.CanadaAug 27
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Addiction recovery centre opens west of EdmontonYears after the government closed a facility west of Edmonton that supported homeless men with addiction issues, the province has reopened a new treatment centre at the site.HealthAug 15
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Municipal leaders ask Ontario to appoint minister for housing needs, addictionLeaders from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario kicked off its annual conference in Ottawa today with a news conference to lay out their priorities for the summit.PoliticsAug 18
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People with drug addictions living in B.C. long-term care homes raises red flagsThe number of people suffering acute brain injury due to drug use that are being housed in residential care homes has risen, and this is a cause for concern in smaller facilities.HealthAug 15
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Ontario philanthropists donate record-setting $25M to IWK Health CentreThe IWK Foundation says the gift from Myron and Berna Garron will support a "reimagined therapeutic environment" for mental health and addictions support.HealthSep 10
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B.C. mayors, officials issue ‘urgent call to action’ on bail reform, public safetyA coalition of B.C. mayors and other elected officials is calling for urgent action from governments to combat issues of public safety, mental health and addictions.PoliticsSep 16
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Freedom’s Door expands recovery programs in Kelowna, B.C.Behind the blue door on Kelowna's Centennial Crescent is a second chance. It's where hundreds of men have made the choice to join the addiction recovery program.LifestyleSep 11
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LGBTQ2 addiction recovery program secures funding, opens intake in WinnipegThe Rainbow Outpatient Addiction Recovery Program, or ROAR, is Winnipeg's first free recovery program specifically for people in the LGBTQ2 community.HealthAug 6
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‘Not just numbers’: Manitoba recognizes victims, front-line workers in ongoing overdose crisisHousing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith said the province is seeing too many deaths from drug poisoning — 171 between January and April of this year alone.HealthAug 30
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Montreal wants to move day services from homeless shelter, citing ‘difficult’ cohabitationMaison Benoît Labre, located in the city's St-Henri neighbourhood, serves vulnerable clients who are either unhoused or dealing with addiction issues.CanadaAug 21
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Saskatchewan MP blames federal government for crime, homelessness and addiction problemsSaskatoon West MP Brad Redekopp wrote a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau blaming his government's policies for issues like crime, homelessness and addiction.PoliticsAug 6