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Belleville, Ont., Mayor Neil Ellis says the city desperately needs more funding from the Ontario government to help with the worsening overdose crisis. The mayor joins Candace Daniel with what the community is facing.

Amid B.C.’s toxic drug crisis, Nanaimo has been dealing with an alarming escalation of overdoses in the city’s downtown core. Kylie Stanton reports.

Belleville’s mayor says the Ontario government is not coming through with funding to help with the community’s ongoing overdose crisis, leaving the city with no other choice but to cover the costs itself. Global’s Darryn Davis has the latest.

The British Columbia government is banning all illicit drug use in public spaces, reversing course on its decriminalization policy that was intended to tackle the province’s overdose crisis. Neetu Garcha explains why B.C. is backtracking, and why advocates are worried recriminalizing drugs won’t solve the worsening emergency.

A young B.C. girl is speaking out about her personal tragedy, and calling for more supports for grieving families who have lost loved ones to the province’s drug overdose crisis. Cassidy Mosconi reports.

Both Israel and Hamas are being urged to agree on a new ceasefire proposal which would pause the fighting for 40 days in exchange for the return of up to 33 hostages. The growing pressure on all sides to bring an end to the suffering and hostility, and the mounting pro-Palestinian protests on Canadian campuses....

Ontario’s colleges and universities are facing financial turmoil – we’re looking at the reason and what can be done about it. The Ford Government backtracks on Bill 124 – the cost to taxpayers. And, an alarming new discovery in Canada’s worsening overdose crisis.

Mayor Neil Ellis says the provincial and federal governments need to come up with a plan to deal with the growing crisis. Belleville has had over 20 overdoses in the last two days.

British Columbia’s chief coroner says she’s leaving office frustrated and disappointed at the provincial government’s response to the overdose crisis that is killing thousands every year. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Dec. 13, 2023.

(From Dec. 23, 2023) Alberta’s opioid crisis has proven deadly and drug users and the health system continue to struggle with more and more overdoses. There’s a push to find new ways to battle the addictions problem in Alberta. The Poundmaker’s Lodge Treatment Centres has been helping people recover for 50 years. Sarah Komadina takes...

The use of cocaine is increasing in Canada, data shows, amid a growing crisis of drug overdose and substance abuse resulting in deaths and hospitalizations. Naomi Barghiel has the details.

If you are a Liberal Member of Parliament in public in Vancouver these days, chances are you are going to draw a crowd of protesters. With the violence escalating in Gaza, Pro-Palestinian activists have been targeting government members, including the Prime Minister. The latest was at a forum to discuss ways to address the overdose...

The opioid crisis in Montreal is not showing any signs of slowing down. Statistics obtained by Global News indicate that the number of overdoses recorded by paramedics so far this year is on pace to set a new record. First responders are being pushed to the brink responding to calls and making split-second decisions to...

As students go back to school, where influence by friends is higher, drug prevention organizations are urging parents, caregivers and schools to take action.

With more than 7,300 people losing their lives to overdoses in 2022, critics say not nearly enough is being done to solve this crisis. Neetu Garcha looks at how Canadians are using International Overdose Awareness Day to push for more action.

August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day – a day for reflecting on the devastating impact of the toxic drug and overdose crisis in Toronto and across Canada. It’s also a day to remember those who have lost their lives and the impact that has had on those who have lost loved ones to an...

Despite common stereotypes, the current drug overdose crisis does not discriminate and is affecting all age groups and all classes of society. According to new data released by Montreal public health, 77 per cent of overdose deaths recorded in the last year happened at home. Harm reduction advocates say more needs to be done in...

Data released earlier this month showed that drug overdose deaths are climbing higher than ever: 179 people died in April alone from the toxic drug supply. On Friday, residents of Siksika First Nation rallied to raise awareness of deaths in their community and the dealers they say are contributing to the crisis. Carolyn Kury de...

Montreal can be added to the growing list of Canadian cities struggling with the opioid crisis. The number of times paramedics have had to administer naloxone, the overdose reversing medication, is on the rise. Now more government funding is being invested in supervised injection sites. All of this with the hope of saving lives. Global’s...

A 10-bed detox centre is temporarily closed in Moncton, due to a lack of staff. As Suzanne Lapointe reports, it comes as the city’s fire chief says overdoses are now at a crisis level.