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Guy Felicella, harm reduction and recovery expert, shares his insight into the controversy surrounding a proposed supervised consumption site in Richmond

Drugs are also high on the minds of Richmond residents after the city council voted to explore options for a safe consumption site this week. The councillor behind the motion says he’s been the target of abuse from people upset with the decision.

St-Henri residents living near a recently opened safe injection site say the new facility is bringing havoc to their neighbourhood. As Global’s Dan Spector explains, Quebec’s minister of social services paid a visit to quell their concerns.

A controversial safe injection site and transitional housing project in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighbourhood officially opened its doors on Monday. As Global’s Brayden Jagger Haines reports, despite increased security measures, some parents and residents remain on edge.

Winter weather makes a comeback in the GTA. A class action lawsuit is launched over a Toronto safe injection site. And, a sneak peek at the 2024 Canadian International Auto Show.

Moncton’s only safe injection site is putting up a fence and hiring security in an effort to “be a good neighbour.” This comes as another harm reduction organization says it’s unable to find a new location because landlords are hesitant to have them in their buildings. Suzanne Lapointe reports.

Several concerned residents from Montreal’s Saint-Henri neigbourhood attended a meeting Tuesday evening to voice their concerns over a supervised safe-injection site slated to open directly next to an elementary school. Members of the media were not invited to the information session at the school, but parents, city and school officials met with local police and...

A new resource in Montreal’s Saint-Henri neighborhood for people experiencing homelessness, mental health issues and addiction is creating concern. As Dan Spector reports, the establishment is right next to an elementary school and park, and some locals are worried.

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...

Police have made two arrests in connection with the deadly shooting in Leslieville last month that killed an innocent mother of two. One of the suspects charged was a former employee of the safe injection site near where the shooting happened. Kayla McLean 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.

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...

Manitoba Regional Director of ‘Moms Stop The Harm’ network Arlene Last-Kolb spoke on Monday following the NDP’s announcement to delay Manitoba’s Bill 33, which is designed to implement licensing and inspections for facilities delivering addiction treatment. Last-Kolb criticized Bill 33, saying that the introduction of Bill 33 demonstrates Manitoba’s lack of interest in harm reduction....

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.

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...

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.

Mon, Jul 4: Today’s Global News Hour at 6 Health Matters is brought to you by Pharmasave.

Thu, Jul 14: Following Vancouver’s lead, city health officials hope safe injection sites will curb rising rate of overdose deaths in Toronto. Mark Carcasole reports.