Overdose Death
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Kitchener man charged with manslaughter after opioid death in Huron CountyA Kitchener man is facing a manslaughter charge in connection with a 2023 opioid overdose death in Huron County, according to Ontario Provincial Police.CrimeApr 2
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More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health findsMontreal's public health department released its latest numbers, which showed that 175 people died of suspected drug overdoses in the last year.HealthAug 31, 2023
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B.C. man’s death undiscovered for days at supportive housing facilityJoshua Soestmeyer died at the Cliff Block, a 16-room facility, on July 22, but was apparently dead for days before anyone realized.HealthAug 22, 2023
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3 dead after suspected overdoses in Regina within the last 24 hoursThe Regina Police Service confirmed to three suspected overdoses in Regina in the last 24 hours.CrimeJul 19, 2023
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Body found in Forest Heights park identified; police believe ‘non-criminal’ death occurred elsewhereThe Calgary Police Service is attempting to piece together the final days of a 35-year-old woman who was found dead in a southeast Calgary park, saying her family deserves closure.CrimeJul 6, 2023
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Advocates warn of alarming rise in toxic drug deaths among B.C. international studentsThe president of a Surrey gurdwara says he knows of four deaths this month alone, and that his temple has spent $200,000 returning victims' bodies to India in the last two years.HealthJan 17, 2023
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‘Generally we’re losing somebody a week’: N.B. advocates concerned over homeless deathsAdvocates worry that as the winter season approaches, support services lack help for people living on the streets of Saint John.CanadaNov 30, 2022
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Nova Scotia judge sentences man to prison time in overdose death, calls it a ‘very difficult case’Jesse Arthur Simpson appeared for his sentencing at the Nova Scotia Law Courts in Halifax, for his involvement in the overdose death of Cameron Annette Clairmont.CanadaOct 25, 2022
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Nearly 1,500 drug deaths in B.C. this year, including 5.5 per day in AugustThe coroners service in British Columbia says nearly 1,500 people have died this year from illicit drug use in the province.HealthSep 28, 2022
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Toronto man charged with manslaughter in 2020 London heroin overdose death: policeIt's at least the third time London police investigators have laid a charge of manslaughter in connection with an overdose death in the city.CrimeJun 16, 2022
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