Fatal Overdose

• ‘I just want to save lives’: Father on a mission after son’s fatal overdose

  Christian Boivin lost his 15-year-old son to a fatal overdose and is hoping to help others. He's hoping other teens will see Mathis, hear his story, and recognize themselves.

  Canada

  Jan 10
  
• Nanaimo woman’s overdose death now considered a homicide: RCMP

  Wendy Head, 52, died of an overdose on March 7, 2023, in what police now believe was a homicide.

  Crime

  Oct 18, 2023
  
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• York police issue opioid warning after multiple overdoses

  York Regional Police have issued a public warning following five overdose calls, one of which was fatal, all in a single day in Newmarket, Ont.

  Crime

  Sep 30, 2023
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• Family rejects ‘insincere’ apology at sentencing for death of B.C. teen Carson Crimeni

  Outside the courthouse Friday, the teen's mother said there was no excuse for what happened to her son, while his father said the apology came with 'convenient timing.'

  Crime

  Sep 15, 2023
• ‘Nothing can fix the loss’: Manslaughter sentencing begins in Carson Crimeni’s death

  Carson Crimeni, 14, died on Aug. 7, 2019, near a Langley skate park, and was filmed overdosing as other youth watched his condition worsen and laughed.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2023
• Alleged drug dealer charged following overdose death of woman in Calgary

  A 31-year-old man faces drug trafficking charges following a police investigation spurred by the family of a woman who died from an overdose in April.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 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
• Proposed ban on drug use in public heading to Maple Ridge council

  Maple Ridge, B.C., could become the first municipality in the Lower Mainland to ban public drug use, amid concerns stemming from the province's new decriminalization initiative.

  Health

  May 5, 2023
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• Drugs, weapons seized from B.C. home known for multiple fatal overdoses

  Campbell River RCMP say four people died of suspected drug overdoses at the home since 2017. Police seized a variety of drugs, cash and weapons including a replica gun.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2023
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• Xylazine suspected to be in drugs taken on Blood Reserve

  Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer normally prescribed for horses and cattle, also known as "the zombie drug."

  Health

  Mar 27, 2023