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The addictions crisis is seeping into every corner of the province, including in remote and isolated communities in northern Manitoba.

Vancouver fire said due to the exposure to "extreme levels of human suffering", firefighters are limited to 81 shifts at Firehall 2 to try and limit compassion fatigue.

Hundreds of pages of contraband reports paint a picture of a jail system where illegal drugs, from cocaine to MDMA or fentanyl, are regularly found.

A constitutional challenge by founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" who were found guilty of drug trafficking is expected to begin today at the British Columbia Supreme Court.

The B.C. government announced last week that if passed, the bill's current language around involuntary care would make it clearer and more concise.

A Yaletown resident filed a lawsuit in June 2023 over the overdose prevention site at Seymour and Helmcken streets, which opened in 2021.

The deal overseen by a U.S. bankruptcy judge would require members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion and give up ownership.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills into the region.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government created the framework for cities to introduce automated speed cameras in 2019, but is now pushing to have them eliminated.

Morgan's Warriors provides outreach support to the vulnerable people in Winnipeg three days a week, in memory of Morgan Harris.

He was a perfect example of what health officials have long called "frequent flyers": patients, usually homeless, who visit the hospital an inordinate number of times. 

From January to May, 68 per cent of opioid deaths in Alberta involved carfentanil — up 10 per cent from 2024 — and in Edmonton, carfentanil deaths jumped from 17 to 78 per cent.

Nanaimo councillor Ian Thorpe plans to ask council to formally request Island Health close the supervised drug use site near city hall amid concerns over local disorder.

Ahead of International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31, the group, Moms Stop The Harm, gathered at the site of the billboard.

Demonstrators placed a long line of photos memorializing some of the thousands of British Columbians whose lives have been lost to drugs on the steps to the B.C. legislature.

The City of Saskatoon has been dealing with numerous drug overdoses this year. Another recent spike in the area — 84 cases since Aug. 17 — has organizations sounding the alarm.

Flash Pharmacy and Medical Centre has been given approval to open at 66 West Hastings, and will be the sixth in a tight geographic area.

Between 2017 and March 2025, Health Canada says it funded $126 million through its Substance Use and Addictions Program, money it stopped providing this spring.

Venture Academy has faced years of sexual abuse and assault allegations over its host parents, according to court and child welfare documents, and interviews with former residents.

Venture Academy markets itself as therapeutic care for struggling teens. But a six-month Global News investigation found dozens of allegations of psychological and emotional harm.