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As Saskatoon still grapples with an overdose crisis, Saskatchewan universities are making sure staff and students have the help they need.

A U.S. settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family came days after a B.C.-led lawsuit against McKinsey for its alleged role in Canada's opioid crisis was certified.

The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 per cent of which were in just three provinces.

After shutting down for a few weeks in response to the overdose crisis, two Saskatoon libraries are set to reopen soon after a complete refresh.

As Saskatoon continues to struggle through an overdose crisis, the Broadway Business Improvement District is offering tools to help those in the community stay safe.

The Canadian Mental Health Association in British Columbia said existing evidence shows that forcing people into treatment actually increases risks.

Saskatoon has faced an alarming increase in overdoses over the last month, but how are the city and province addressing the issue?

Despite the province saying support is on the way for Prairie Harm Reduction, Saskatoon's safe drug consumption site says they are yet to receive any help.

An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday, a 27 per cent drop from 2023.

The debate around cohabitation continues following the tabling of Bill 103, which aims to limit the distance between supervised drug consumption sites from schools and daycares.

With an overdose crisis looming over Saskatoon, the Frances Morrison Central and Dr. Freda Ahenakew libraries have closed their doors until April 13th.

"The sirens were endless," one harm-reduction expert said.

The $7.4 billion payment to 55 U.S. states and territories is intended to resolve claims that the drugmaker's pain medication OxyContin caused a nationwide opioid addiction crisis.

More than 2,200 Ontarians died from opioids last year, a 15 per cent decrease from 2023, newly released data from the Office of the Chief Coroner shows.

This week the province implemented the provincial emergency operations centre in response to the overdose crisis and those on the front lines are grateful for this action.

Four people have been arrested and millions of dollars worth of drugs are off the street in what London police are calling the largest fentanyl seizer in the force’s history.

It has been one year since the B.C. government appointed Dr. Daniel Vigo as its chief scientific adviser for psychiatry, toxic drugs and concurrent disorders.

At a meeting on May 27, council voted to direct staff to investigate what the city can do in a state of emergency, including putting people into involuntary care if needed.

The inquest was called after her parents went public with concerns over the response of UVic campus security and the length of time it took to give her naloxone and CPR.

After a brief reprieve, overdose numbers are hitting record levels again in Saskatoon. In the span of three days, the Saskatoon Fire Department responded to 30 overdose calls.