Naloxone kits are being distributed by several agencies in Saskatchewan with hopes that more awareness will help battle the ongoing opioid crisis.

OPP would not say what the cause of death was, but warned the public of the use of illegal opioids.

Peterborough Public Health is warning the public and drug users that the blue heroin is contaminated with toxic substances and can lead to death.

The London region had a hospitalization rate of 22.5 per 100,000 people in 2017.

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.

Kelowna’s mobile supervised consumption service, which offers a place where people who use drugs can be safely monitored, received thousands of visits in the last year.

Premier Doug Ford says he's talking to experts about supervised consumption. But people who use drugs in London say the site here should stay open.

"Moms Stop the Harm" sent hundreds of letters and photos of their loved ones who have died after drug overdoses to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in hopes of putting a face to the numbers of the opioid crisis.

Edmonton and Lethbridge are the first cities in Alberta to get Health Canada approval to offer safe injection sites for opioid drugs.

Nova Scotia has unveiled its new opioid use and overdose framework in an effort to address both issues, including making the life-saving drug naloxone freely accessible to those who need it.