One-third of the 172 confirmed fatal drug overdoses in Saskatchewan last year were outside of the province's two major urban centres.

Overall in B.C., the final tally for 911 calls from someone suffering a potential overdose was 27,067, which is up 12 per cent over 2019.

Health officials have yet to confirm what the substance is that is causing the poisonings.

After two deaths, Weyburn police were able to revive a person unconscious from a suspected drug overdose using Narcan.

The province said there have been several overdoses reported in the Glace Bay area, linked to the drug that tested positive for fentanyl. 

Addictions and mental health is new to the rural health and seniors portfolio.

The family of a Saskatoon man who died from an overdose in July are grappling with their first Christmas without him. More people in the province died from overdose than COVID-19.

Terry McLean's 23-year-old daughter Brett died in October 2018 while she was on a waiting list for an inpatient treatment program.

Elaine Hyshka from the University of Alberta says the drug market in Alberta was already highly toxic -- and it has become even more volatile this year.

Police say the death of Tyler Nolan was a 'planned and deliberate act which was intended to cause death.'