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Global News uncovers added travel and other expenditures after the Metro Vancouver board said it would stop. A Supreme Court decision that could lead to millions in compensation for damage done by the opioid crisis. And after several violent incidents, why do parents say the system to integrate children with special needs is broken?

Canada continues to grapple with a deadly opioid crisis. But now, one family whose experience with it is all too intimate, is speaking out about their grief. Sarah Ryan has their story.

The B.C. government has won the legal right to take on opioid providers as part of the province’s ongoing illicit drug crisis. The Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday a class action lawsuit can continue. Richard Zussman has more.

A tribal council representing 14 First Nations on Vancouver Island is declaring a state of emergency over the ongoing opioid crisis. As Kylie Stanton reports, the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council needs help to stop further tragedy in its communities.

As the opioid and homelessness crises rage on, a Peterborough grassroots organization is working to make a positive impact. ‘A Right to Heal’ offers outpatient addiction treatment services. Germain Ma visits the space to why the organization’s approach is unique.

On the eve of International Overdose Awareness Day, many families and advocates are commemorating the lives lost and hoping for change. They say more needs to be done to tackle the opioid overdose crisis.

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has released a report concluding more needs to be done for supports for the opioid crisis. Peterborough health officials are applauding the move and now looking to the provincial government for action. Tricia Mason reports.

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is calling for urgent action to address the opioid crisis. As Germain Ma reports, as deaths and overdoses continue in Peterborough, some businesses continue to deal with everything from confrontations to cleanup.

The debate on the opioid crisis in Canada continued in the House of Commons on Tuesday with Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau whether Toronto would be next to decriminalize possession of hard drugs after the city of Vancouver took the measure. Conservative MP Kerry Findlay followed up the...

Provincial data suggests opioid-related deaths continue to mount in Alberta, with a recent report detailing that the crisis is even more pronounced among the province’s First Nations communities. Erik Bay has the details.

A New Brunswick man is taking a unique approach to raise awareness about the open drug use and ongoing opioid crisis that has become prevalent in the region. As Shelley Steeves reports, Derrick May of Saint John, N.B., is writing a children’s book in hopes of educating the youth on the dangers of substance abuse.

Grilling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in question period on Wednesday over his handling of the opioid crisis, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre called Trudeau a “radical idealogue” and said his policies around “safe supply” had led to an increase in drug-related deaths.

Durham Region has launched a new tool that could help combat the ongoing opioid crisis in the region. Lexy Benedict reports.

The opioid epidemic has gripped Canada for nearly eight years now, and the prison system is no exception. A recently answered written question in parliament reveals that nearly one quarter of federal inmates are receiving treatment for opioid addiction, which creates its own challenges in the prison system — both administratively and in trying to...

The opioid crisis in Canada is worsening as it enters its eighth year, with the number of opioid-related deaths showing little sign of decreasing despite promises and investments by both federal and provincial governments. Last week, three provinces came together in the hopes that a new approach will help combat the crisis. Heather Yourex-West reports...

Alberta is joining forces with two other provinces to combat the opioid crisis, a carbon tax protest rolls through Edmonton and 11 scouts are in town to find our future athletes.

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Belleville’s state of emergency is putting Ontario’s opioid crisis on the front page – is the province doing enough to help? Should big rigs be moved to the highway 407 to ease congestion on the 401? – the idea has people talking. And, the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station will be playing an important role in...

Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld discusses the Addiction Recovery Conference in light of Alberta’s mental health restructuring, emphasizing the CPS’s role in aiding addiction and mental health issues, including recent efforts targeting opioid-related crises.