Meth Crisis

• Winnipeg Police Service to host virtual public forum

  The forum will take place on Monday on the WPS Facebook page.

  Crime

  Oct 24, 2020
  
• Winnipeg paramedics seeing continued increase in opioid abuse: WFPS

  Cory Guest, public education coordinator with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, says first responders are seeing more drug users taking multiple drugs at once.

  Crime

  May 29, 2020
  
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• Winnipeg mayor reveals little about meth, safety strategy after meeting with Justin Trudeau

  Winnipeg's mayor is facing some criticism after a meeting with the prime minister revealed little about plans to tackle the city's meth crisis.

  Jan 20, 2020
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• Meth users need a new, more effective treatment model: Sask. addictions counsellor

  Saskatchewan RCMP Commanding Officer discusses ways to tackle the province's increase in meth use.

  Canada

  Jan 5, 2020
• Winnipeg fire paramedic resources ‘severely taxed’ according to chief

  Firefighters have responded to 702 structural fires so far in 2019, compared to 690 in total for 2018.

  Crime

  Dec 15, 2019
• ‘Tough on crime’ is not the answer to fixing Winnipeg’s inner-city meth issues: report

  While Winnipeg is dealing with poverty and mental health issues, a new report said methamphetamine is not a crisis in the city.

  Crime

  Dec 11, 2019
• Winnipeg grocer resorts to confronting shoplifters, says theft worst he’s ever seen

  A longtime Winnipeg grocer says theft is so rampant that his staff have had to take matters into their own hands to safeguard products.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2019
• Price of meth as low as $3 in Saskatoon

  Saskatoon’s crystal meth crisis has reached a new, stark milestone. Police say the drug is more available now than at any time before.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2019
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• Scrap metal trade needs regulation to avoid sale of stolen goods in Winnipeg: Rollins

  As Winnipeg retailers raise concerns about theft – with shoplifting reaching alarming levels in some industries – the city is looking into a different type of stolen goods that are tied into the ongoing meth crisis.

  Crime

  Oct 1, 2019
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• Winnipeg gun crime continues to rise, police say

  Gun crime in Winnipeg is up 66 per cent since 2014, according to the latest report from the police service's guns and gangs unit, compared to a 42 per cent rise nationwide.

  Crime

  Sep 14, 2019