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• Report finds ‘unintentional poisoning’ is leading cause of ER visits for homeless Albertans

  A report from the Injury Prevention Centre found that 25 per cent of emergency department visits by houseless Albertans were for 'unintentional or undetermined poisoning.'

  Health

  Aug 5, 2022
  
• EMS responded to 55 opioid-related calls in Edmonton in 2-day period: AHS

  Naloxone was given during 50 of those incidents and EMS took 34 patients to hospital, AHS said in a warning on Thursday.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2021
  
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• Man charged with 1st-degree murder, attempted murder after 2 central Edmonton stabbings

  A 38-year-old man has been charged in connection with two stabbings that occurred in central Edmonton last week, one of which left a 48-year-old woman dead.

  Crime

  Apr 2, 2019
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• Police investigate woman’s death near downtown Edmonton shelter

  Homicide detectives are investigating the suspicious death of a woman near a homeless shelter in downtown Edmonton.

  Crime

  Mar 28, 2019
• Different experiences for 2 Edmonton neighbourhoods near supervised consumption sites

  Central McDougall has seen an increase in the number of needles reported while Boyle Street has seen the opposite effect since the opening of the city’s first supervised consumption sites.

  Politics

  Jan 31, 2019
• Reports of needles have dropped since opening of Edmonton’s supervised consumption sites

  Global News analyzed maps and data from the City of Edmonton showing reports of needles collected on public property in each neighbourhood in the city.

  Politics

  Jan 30, 2019
• 4th supervised consumption site in Edmonton set to open Monday at Boyle McCauley

  Edmonton's fourth supervised consumption site is scheduled to open at the Boyle McCauley Health Centre on Nov. 5. It's desperately needed, those who work in the field say.

  Health

  Oct 31, 2018
• Edmonton teenager calls for overdose education after ‘life-or-death’ situation

  An Edmonton teenager believes her actions saved a man from a potentially deadly overdose.

  Oct 11, 2018
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• Overwhelming demand at Edmonton supervised consumption sites in first 6 months

  Overall, 208 overdoses have been reversed and countless more have been prevented, according to those who operate the services. Between March 23 and Sept. 2, 14,997 people visited the sites.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2018