An addictions physician told Global News a number of factors have led to a disruption in the supply chain of fentanyl coming into the country.

Emergency workers and community organizations are reporting a surge in deadly drug overdoses and argue the solution lies in the distribution of a small life-saving kit.

According to the BC Coroners Service, there have been 1,386 illicit drug deaths in B.C. this year.

Olivia Dalton, 21, died in October, one of thousands of British Columbians who have died after taking drugs tainted with fentanyl.

Red Deer parents are overwhelmed by a mural of their late son. Don and Carole Seibel also hope to send a message to other young people.

Botchford died suddenly on April 29, 2019 at the age of 48, leaving behind a wife and three children. 

Operating out of a new location, Atlantic Canada's only overdose prevention site has opened its doors.

A Vancouver Island community will soon be home to a pilot project giving drug users pharmaceutical grade opioids in a bid to reduce overdose deaths.

"There's no more important time for us to do this than now," said provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry.

The latest opioid-related deaths brings the Peterborough's overall total to 17 in 2020 with eight of those since the beginning of May.