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Khalila Mohammed faced questions in court about a post-shooting conversation with Ahmed Ibrahim, a drug dealer she admitted to helping flee from police. Catherine McDonald reports.

As Catherine McDonald reports, Samuel MacLeod was struck on the lip and says he heard two shots, but couldn’t say who fired first.

The drug dealer said after being robbed by rival dealers outside the safe injection site, he picked up a gun that fell to the ground and only fired back after being shot at first. Catherine McDonald reports.

Damian Hudson has pleaded not guilty but admits he fired the bullet that killed Caroline Huebner-Makurat. Catherine McDonald reports.

As Catherine McDonald reports, the safe injection site worker testified drug dealers were part of the community and without them, there would be no clients.

Questions about safe cohabitation are being raised once again around the Maison Benoît Labre safe injection site, after students from a nearby school were found handling illicit drug paraphernalia. As Brayden Jagger Haines reports, growing concerns from parents appear to be falling on deaf ears, as troubling incidents continue to rise.

A controversial Montreal safe drug consumption site says it will cost millions of dollars to move to a new location. This comes after rampant co-habitation issues surrounding the Maison Benoît Labre. Quebec tabled a bill banning supervised drug sites from being less than a hundred fifty meters from schools and daycares. Global’s Dan Spector reports.

Quebec premier François Legault says Trump ‘defies all logic’, harm reduction advocates say moving safe injection site will cost millions, and Montreal transit agency warns commuters to prepare as STM maintenance strike nears.

The Ford government has released details on its plan to replace safe injection sites with addiction recovery hubs. As Megan King reports, the controversial plan is being met with strong feelings on both sides of the issue.

Calgary Police Chief Mark Neufeld joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss extortion, LRT safety, Safe injection sites and halloween safety

While campaigning in New Westminster, B.C. on Sunday, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole was asked about harm reduction versus recovery regarding drugs. He said if elected, a Conservative government wouldn’t block Health Canada’s approval for safe injection sites.

Major red flags ignored in the bungled decision to give the alleged Chinatown festival attacker a day pass. Ottawa pledges to get more rental housing built. And celebrating 20 years of Vancouver’s safe injection site as Health Canada reconsiders the rules on open drugs.

The first supervised injection site in North America is marking a major milestone today. Once seen as a radical idea that was tough to get approved, Insite is now 20 years old. The facility has helped save thousands of lives, but as Aaron McArthur reports, in the midst of an overdose epidemic, there is still...

Mon, Mar 14: The medical officer of health is calling on the city to launch consultations on opening injection sites in three existing health centres downtown. Mark McAllister reports.

Councillor Joe Cressy (Ward 20 Trinity-Spadina), Chair of the Toronto Drug Strategy, says implementing safe injecting sites must be the top public health priority for the city of Toronto.

A new online petition is circulating, opposed to a plan to build a safe injection site and treatment centre in Peterborough. The call to halt the project has shed light on the fact that many people still have a difference of opinion when it comes to the best way to move forward with drug addiction...

Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health says the city’s new safe injection sites will help save lives in midst of an opioid crisis. Marianne Dimain reports.

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Mon, Dec 12: There has been a major development in the effort to reduce the skyrocketing number of drug overdoses in this country. The federal government has unveiled a new strategy. It includes, making it easier to set up supervised drug injection sites. Shirlee Engel reports.

Caroline Huebner–Makurat was killed by a stray bullet after a shooting in Leslieville. As Catherine McDonald reports, residents say they’ve been concerned about a safe injection site in the area for months and warned officials.