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As losses mount in toxic opioid crisis, Ontario cities memorialize overdose victims'We need to memorialize what these folks, our friends and family members, have gone through, and their tragic passing in this crisis we're all facing.'CanadaSep 18
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Peterborough health officials applaud AMO stance on opioid crisisA report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario calls for more action from the province to tackle the opioid crisis that saw 2,300 people die in 2023 alone.HealthJul 10
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First annual Fentanyl Awareness Day Walk in Manitoba honours those lost to overdoseA year and a half after losing his son to a fentanyl overdose, grieving father is working to keep his memory alive and prevent the same thing from happening to others.CanadaSep 13
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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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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency due to toxic drug deaths in communitiesThe council is now calling on the provincial and federal governments and health authorities to resource strategies that take swift and meaningful action to combat the drug crisis.HealthSep 19
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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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UBC cites privacy reasons, won’t comment further on professor’s Trump shooting postIn an X post on Saturday, UBC Medical School professor Karen Pinder wrote "Damn, so close. Too bad” -- AND “What a glorious day this could have been!” during the Trump rally.WorldJul 15
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Faith leaders call on Ford to reverse move to shutter supervised consumption sitesA number of religious organizations came to Queen's Park on Tuesday and said they were hopeful they could reach Ford's 'humanity.'PoliticsSep 17
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Purdue Pharma asks for freeze of lawsuits after U.S. Supreme Court rulingThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 27 that Purdue Pharma's bankruptcy settlement can not shield the Sacklers over their role in the nation's deadly opioid epidemic.U.S. NewsJul 9
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‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closuresThe 35-year-old weeps as he speaks about the Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre, which houses the supervised consumption site he uses. It is one of 10 such sites to close.CanadaSep 3
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B.C. drug deaths down again in July, but death toll remains grimChief coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan says the current rate equates to about 6.2 people dying every day in the province from the drug toxicity crisis.HealthAug 30
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First Nations life expectancy in B.C. plunges by 6 years: reportA British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017.HealthAug 21
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Group overdose at Vancouver Island beach leaves 2 dead, 2 criticalTwo women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area.HealthAug 30
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‘Unfit for office’: 10 times JD Vance criticized Trump before landing VP nodDonald Trump has a new running mate in the race to become America's next president: a man who has previously criticized him, even once referring to him as an "idiot."U.S. NewsJul 16
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‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessnessOntario's Big City Mayors are calling on the government to create a co-ordinated response to the province's homelessness crisis, with the creation of a new minister and ministry.PoliticsAug 8
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‘Unfair’: Ontario city drops safe consumption bid over years-long delayWith no end in sight to the delay in supervised consumption site approvals, organizers have made the difficult decision to withdraw their application for the Barrie site.HealthJun 27
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B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% so far in 2024B.C.'s Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an around six people are still dying every day.HealthJul 30
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Debate goes long on Saskatoon Housing Accelerator FundFurther discussion continued Friday around the Housing Accelerator Fund in Saskatoon.CanadaJun 28
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Poilievre ‘perpetuating myths’ about supervised consumption sites: Prairie Harm ReductionPrairie Harm Reduction is responding to federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's comments on supervised consumption sites, arguing they're not based on research.HealthJul 30
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Diversion of safe supply drugs makes up majority of seized opioids: London policeA major issue that police and community health prescribers are tackling is the diversion of Dilaudid from prescribed safe supply programs.CrimeJul 15