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‘Not just numbers’: Manitoba recognizes victims, front-line workers in ongoing overdose crisisHousing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith said the province is seeing too many deaths from drug poisoning — 171 between January and April of this year alone.HealthAug 30
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First Nations life expectancy in B.C. plunges by 6 years: reportA British Columbia report tracking Indigenous health issues says life expectancy for the province's First Nations people has plunged by more than six years since 2017.HealthAug 21
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B.C. announces appointment of new chief coronerThe British Columbia government has appointed Dr. Jatinder Baidwan as the province's new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe earlier this year.HealthAug 8
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B.C. toxic drug deaths down 9% so far in 2024B.C.'s Coroners Service says the number of people who have died this year from toxic drug poisoning is down from 2023, but an around six people are still dying every day.HealthJul 30
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Lake Country police seize methamphetamine, fentanyl in traffic stopBoth individuals were released from custody while a complete report to Crown counsel is prepared for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, RCMP said.CrimeJul 17
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British Columbia lifts COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health-care workersCollecting these records will allow health-care administrators to make staffing decisions in the event of an exposure, outbreak, or future pandemic.HealthJul 26
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Ban on supervised consumption sites closes locations Ford government previously approvedThe majority of supervised consumption sites ordered to close by the province were approved and funded by the Ford government at the beginning of its mandate.HealthAug 21
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‘Human tragedy’: 523 opioid overdose deaths reported in Toronto last year, TPH saysToronto's top doctor is calling the opioid overdose crisis a drug toxicity epidemic and is pushing for an empathetic health response.CanadaMay 29
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B.C. kept on cutting edge of the legal landscape around drug useIn 2021, the Vancouver-based Drug User Liberation Front approached Health Canada with a proposal to buy heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine on the dark web.HealthJul 18
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Downtown Eastside could lose 2 public toilets as funding dries upThe city first installed the facilities, both operated by the Overdose Prevention Society, as a temporary response to the growing homelessness crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.PoliticsJul 1
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Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some'We will defund them. There will not be a single taxpayer dollar from the Poilievre government going to drug dens,' Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said.CanadaJul 12
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Ford government addiction hubs will open before supervised consumption sites closeOntario is planning a rapid application and approval process for its new HART hubs, but some worry the locations can't make up for closing supervised injection sites.CanadaAug 27
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Group overdose at Vancouver Island beach leaves 2 dead, 2 criticalTwo women are dead and two men are in critical condition after what police say was a suspected group drug overdose at a Vancouver Island beach parking area.HealthAug 30
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Poilievre ‘perpetuating myths’ about supervised consumption sites: Prairie Harm ReductionPrairie Harm Reduction is responding to federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's comments on supervised consumption sites, arguing they're not based on research.HealthJul 30
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Medicine Hat residents concerned with state of homelessness in the cityResidents living near a Mustard Seed in Medicine Hat are voicing their concerns about the homeless crisis in their neighbourhood.CrimeAug 19
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Fraser Health to offer free delivery of harm reduction suppliesFraser Health's new program to offer home delivery of harm reduction supplies aims to reduce deaths among people who don't use supervised drug consumption sites.HealthAug 12
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Diversion of safe supply drugs makes up majority of seized opioids: London policeA major issue that police and community health prescribers are tackling is the diversion of Dilaudid from prescribed safe supply programs.CrimeJul 15
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Overdose death comes day after Victoria changes first responder safety policyUnder the new policy, paramedics and firefighters won't respond to calls on the 900 block of Pandora Avenue without a police escort.HealthJul 17
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Peterborough health officials applaud AMO stance on opioid crisisA report from the Association of Municipalities of Ontario calls for more action from the province to tackle the opioid crisis that saw 2,300 people die in 2023 alone.HealthJul 10
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B.C. rejects Dr. Bonnie Henry’s call to expand safer supply programDr. Bonnie Henry said in a report, B.C. needs to expand on its non-prescribed alternatives to the toxic, unregulated drug supply to save more lives.HealthJul 11