Drug Overdose

• 2 sudden deaths prompt public safety warning from Halifax police

  Two sudden deaths and a person found in serious medical distress over the last 24 hours have prompted a public safety warning from Halifax Regional Police. 

  Canada

  Sep 18
  
• Overdose alert issued tied to drugs sold in Regina

  Regina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.

  Health

  Apr 23
  
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• Decade of death: With 18K lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency

  More than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016. 

  Health

  Apr 8
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• 39 overdoses in 24 hours reported in Ontario city amid suspected toxic drug supply

  A spike in overdoses in London, Ont., is under investigation after a suspect allegedly handed out a free substance in the downtown core, prompting 39 emergency calls in 24 hours.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Rising drug poisonings prompt rare B.C.-wide alert over medetomidine

  The BC Centre for Disease Control has issued a provincewide drug alert as poisonings rise, warning that medetomidine is increasingly present in the unregulated drug supply.

  Canada

  Jan 28
• 17-year-old arrested in connection with teen’s overdose death in Prince George

  On June 26, 2024, RCMP officers were called to a home in the 7600 block of McMaster Crescent after a 16-year-old girl was found unconscious.

  Crime

  Jan 15
• B.C. coroner reports 158 toxic drug deaths in September, 19% drop from 2024

  The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that fentanyl or its analogs were found in the system of 84 per cent of those who were tested.

  Health

  Nov 3, 2025
• U.S. overdose deaths fell 27% in 2024, a new 1-year record

  An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday, a 27 per cent drop from 2023.

  Health

  May 14, 2025
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• Death of 15-year-old in Campbell River from suspected drug overdose prompts warning

  The investigation into the teen's death led police to believe that a combination of Dilaudid and non-prescription cough medication was the cause of the fatal overdose.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2025
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• B.C. teen who died of drug overdose remembered with moment of silence at his school

  Karen and Greg Dunlap said they hope that by sharing their son's story, it will spark more discussion about addiction and mental health.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2025