Drug Death

• Winnipeg parents charged in drug death of 3-month-old girl

  Police in Winnipeg have charged a man and a woman in the death of their three-month-old daughter from street drugs.

  Crime

  Mar 20
  
• ‘Curtis’ dream car’: How a B.C. family is fighting the stigma of toxic drugs

  A B.C. family spent Thursday in a Richmond park to educate the public about toxic drugs, one year after losing a son and brother to the same crisis.

  Health

  Dec 14, 2023
  
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• B.C. man’s death undiscovered for days at supportive housing facility

  Joshua Soestmeyer died at the Cliff Block, a 16-room facility, on July 22, but was apparently dead for days before anyone realized.

  Health

  Aug 22, 2023
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• ‘Innocent, not evasive:’ Convicted Vernon killer denied parole, claims innocence

  Sebastian Peter Cerra, 67,  is serving a life sentence for second degree murder that started in 1999. At that time, parole eligibility was set at 20 years.

  Crime

  Jun 29, 2023
• Deadly April inflames drug debate. Does B.C. need more safe supply, or less?

  The latest numbers on the B.C. overdose crisis show at least 814 drug deaths in the first four months of the year, with fentanyl detected in about eight in 10 fatalities. 

  Health

  May 18, 2023
• B.C. expected to unveil billion-dollar drug and mental health treatment plan

  The plan is expected to increase the number of detox and treatment beds for people with substance use addictions, while eliminating user fees for anyone seeking treatment. 

  Health

  Feb 21, 2023
• Drug crisis ‘unabated’ for First Nations in B.C., doctor says

  Indigenous people, especially women, are dying from toxic drugs at disproportionately high rates in British Columbia as the overdose crisis continues "unabated."

  Health

  Jan 31, 2023
• Nearly 1,500 drug deaths in B.C. this year, including 5.5 per day in August

  The coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province.

  Health

  Sep 28, 2022
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• Housing with overdose services to be offered in Nanaimo

  Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson has announced the project in the Vancouver Island community alongside Mayor Leonard Krog.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2022
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• It’s been six years since Vancouver approved a ‘fentanyl tax.’ Is it helping?

  Vancouver city council approved a 0.5-per cent property tax, generating about $3.5 million per year, in 2016 aimed at tackling the drug death crisis.

  Health

  Aug 18, 2022