Overdose

• Public health issues drug poisoning alert for Haliburton County

  Lakelands Public Health warns that the suspected opioid circulating in Haliburton County may be contaminated with other substances.

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  12 hours
  
• Advocate concerned about loss of family services after Prairie Harm Reduction closure

  An addictions podcaster and advocate says the loss of family services previously offered by now-shuttered Prairie Harm Reduction could have dire consequences for the community.

  Canada

  Apr 28
  
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• Montreal public health warns of rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl mixtures

  Workers say rises in overdoses among opioid users are not unusual, but what is different now is the growing presence of carfentanil mixed with fentanyl.

  Canada

  Apr 25
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• Overdose alert issued tied to drugs sold in Regina

  Regina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.

  Health

  Apr 23
• Saskatoon ERs seeing more overdoses after drug site closure: union

  The closure of Saskatoon's only supervised drug consumption site seems to be having spillover effects in the city, including at one of its emergency rooms.

  Health

  Apr 15
• Saskatoon sees 150 overdose calls in under two weeks, prompting public alert

  A drug overdose alert is in effect for Saskatoon after 150 calls were made in the first 12 days of April, as officials of a higher risk of overdose for the city.

  Health

  Apr 14
• Okanagan mom found support, help in group after son died from overdose

  The Okanagan woman said her son David, who was 37 and a UBC student at the time, struggled with mental health and used substances to self-medicate.

  Health

  Feb 24
• Overdoses tripled at Saskatoon supervised consumption site in 2025

  Prairie Harm Reduction says it has also supported 22 per cent more people over the past year and successfully performed more than 150 interventions.

  Canada

  Feb 18
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• Overdose alert issued for Regina area after 46 reported in 8 days

  The alert says no information is currently available on what substance or substances are causing the multiple overdoses and deaths reported in the Regina area.

  Health

  Feb 10
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• Overdose calls in Toronto spike over Christmas week, health officials say

  Between Dec. 20 and Dec. 28, paramedics in Toronto went to 122 overdose calls, a number that is 35 per cent higher than the two-year average. 

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2025