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Dedicated teams to provide drug poisoning prevention and response in downtown EdmontonOperated by Boyle Street, the goal is for team members to provide drug poisoning prevention and response throughout the downtown pedway system and surrounding streets.HealthMay 31
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ID still mandatory at supervised drug-use sites: Supreme Court of CanadaThe Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an injunction application that has already been dismissed in two Alberta courts to pull back the new rule amid an ongoing lawsuit.HealthApr 7
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Alberta’s drug crisis continues with 160 deaths in January 2022: government dataThe vast majority of deaths were opioid-related and took place in Calgary and Edmonton, however the city with the highest rate of overdose deaths was Lethbridge.HealthApr 1
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Illicit drug deaths in July second highest month ever, says B.C. coronerA new report from British Columbia's coroner says suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in July were the second-highest ever recorded in a single month in the province.HealthSep 29, 2021
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The other health crisis parents say must be treated as urgently as COVID-19Toxic drug overdoses have gotten worse since the pandemic began. A group of parents want governments to treat the crisis as urgently as COVID-19.CanadaApr 1, 2021
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‘It’s horrific’: Interior Health sees record-breaking number of drug deaths in OctoberThirty-one people died, the equivalent of one person each day.Nov 26, 2020
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5 people a day in B.C. died from an overdose, latest numbers showAccording to the BC Coroners Service, there have been 1,386 illicit drug deaths in B.C. this year.HealthNov 25, 2020
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Illicit drug deaths in B.C. higher than homicides, car crashes, suicide, COVID-19 combined: reportThe province said 909 drug deaths have been recorded in 2020, including 175 in July.HealthAug 25, 2020
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Major spike in overdose deaths in Interior Health region amid COVID-19 pandemicHealth officials say the drug supply is becoming increasingly unpredictable and highly toxic due to border closures and travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Jun 11, 2020
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3 drug-related deaths in last 48 hours in Peterborough: health unitThere were 30 drug-related deaths in the City of Peterborough in 2019. Just five months into 2020, there have already been 15.CrimeMay 27, 2020
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