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Eight years after B.C. declared a public health emergency, Premier David Eby says the toxic drug crisis has had a "catastrophic impact" on communities.

Experts said opioid and addictions concerns from Belleville, Ont., and Quebec City are linked — and that both indicate a worsening crisis and more overdoses.

'The crisis is alarming,' one expert said as new data shows nearly one in four federal inmates in Canada are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, more than double since 2016.

A quarterly report says paramedics responded to more than 900 suspected opioid overdose calls in 2023.

Greg Wilson, the director of government relations for B.C. for the Retail Council of Canada, told Global News that they support the government's goal of protecting residents.

The class action includes everyone in Quebec who was diagnosed with opioid use disorder after being prescribed opioid medications between 1996 and the present.

One study found the program was associated with a reduced risk of death, while the other concluded the strategy was associated with an increase in opioid overdose hospitalizations.

The Sask. Party maintains its lead among Saskatchewan voters, according to Angus Reid polling, but the numbers show its approval rating could be wavering.

Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis is hosting a couple of events coinciding with International's Women's Day on Friday. Among them include a presentation featuring keynote speaker.

The father of Montreal teenager Mathis Boivin is speaking out after his eldest child fatally overdosed after buying what he believed was oxycontin.

The Quebec City regional public health authority warned the compound, protonitazepyne, presents a high risk of overdose, which may require several doses of naloxone.

Across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults, a study found.

Belleville declared a state of emergency after crews were called to 17 overdoses in just 24 hours

Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit alerted community partners and first responders about a spike in suspected opioid drug poisonings.

If created, the site would provide people with a safe place to use substances in Richmond, B.C., and connect them with treatment or counselling services.

From October 2022 to October 2023, there were 26,154 visits to the site run by Sunshine House, a drop-in and resource centre, the report released Thursday said.

The goal of the drug strategy is to 'facilitate a collaborative, evidence-based approach to minimize the risks and harms associated with substance use.'

Peterborough Public Health says the suspected drug is orange and green with sedative effects. Naloxone is unable to reverse the effects of sedatives.

Mayors of nine Southern Interior cities and towns are calling on the province to continue in its efforts to ban illegal drug use in many public settings.

Since the province declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency in on April 14, 2016, over 14,000 deaths have been recorded as a result.