Opioid Crisis
-
Class-action lawsuit targeting opioid manufacturers certified by B.C. Supreme CourtB.C. can now proceed as a representative plaintiff on behalf of other Canadian governments with the litigation aimed at recovering the costs of treating opioid-related diseases.HealthJan 22
-
‘Persistent problem’: Crime woes plague Hamilton as police make high-profile bustsHamilton Police have shut down a tunnel, drug shack, and drug market, but it’s showing how desperate the situation is for the most vulnerable, advocates say.CrimeDec 14, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
More join call for Ford government to roll out coordinated approach to addiction crisisA new group is behind a request to the province to work on an opioid treatment plan, which they hope would see a multi-ministry taskforce convened to coordinate a plan.HealthNov 7, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
As losses mount in toxic opioid crisis, Ontario cities memorialize overdose victims'We need to memorialize what these folks, our friends and family members, have gone through, and their tragic passing in this crisis we're all facing.'CanadaSep 18, 2024
-
‘I loved him’: How one Regina group is making a difference preventing overdosesThe Regina Overdose Outreach Team began as a pilot project in 2022, providing access to counselling and addiction programs. Some hope it will become permanent.CanadaSep 13, 2024
-
-
B.C. government launches opioid treatment line but critics say the focus is still wrongThe B.C. government launched an Opioid Treatment Access Line on Tuesday to help people access life-saving medication to treat opioid-use disorder and connect to same-day care.HealthAug 27, 2024
-
-
Addiction recovery centre opens west of EdmontonYears after the government closed a facility west of Edmonton that supported homeless men with addiction issues, the province has reopened a new treatment centre at the site.HealthAug 15, 2024
-
Alberta records lowest single-month opioid death total in 4 yearsProvincial data shows Alberta recently had its lowest monthly opioid death total since April 2020. According to its report, 90 people died from opioid-related causes this April.HealthJul 19, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
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, 2024
-
-
Advertisement
-
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, 2024
Trending
-
Alberta premier defends her government amid corruption allegations1,030 Read
-
Vietnam bartender arrested over tourist deaths linked to tainted alcohol952 Read
-
Trolling Trump, Illinois governor declares Lake Michigan is now Lake Illinois505 Read
-
Trump threatens Canadian cars with tariffs up to 100%472 Read
-
Zelenirstat cancer pill made in Alberta shows promising early results401 Read
-
Trudeau says Canada as 51st state is a ‘non-starter,’ vows tariff response319 Read
-
Top Videos
-
Trump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel, aluminum39 Viewed
-
‘We must be masters in our own home’: Carney warns Canada amid looming trade war with U.S.30 Viewed
-
Edmonton soccer team devastated after $40K tournament fund disappears days before event29 Viewed
-
‘The effects will be devastating’: Projected tariffs, layoffs spark calls for worker support28 Viewed
-
Vancouver Island woman’s cold plunge marathon tops 1,200 days25 Viewed
-
Questions remain for Alberta premier over allegations of health-care sweetheart deals22 Viewed
-