Overdose
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Red Pheasant Cree Nation declares emergency after 7 suspected ODs reported in one dayRed Pheasant Cree Nation called for a coordinated response to a cluster of suspected overdoses on Friday. Chief Lux Benson said multiple stakeholders need to be involved.CanadaOct 1
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York police issue opioid warning after multiple overdosesYork Regional Police have issued a public warning following five overdose calls, one of which was fatal, all in a single day in Newmarket, Ont.CrimeSep 30
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BC United questions $200K funding to group selling tested illegal street drugsThe Drug User Liberation Front buys cocaine, meth and heroin on the black market, has them lab tested, then sells them at cost to a small group of drug users.HealthSep 28
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‘He was on the brink of death’: B.C. dog survives fentanyl overdoseEight-year-old Charlie has made a full recovery, after being rushed to a vet where quick-thinking veterinarians administered two doses of Naloxone earlier this month.HealthSep 19
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Family rejects ‘insincere’ apology at sentencing for death of B.C. teen Carson CrimeniOutside the courthouse Friday, the teen's mother said there was no excuse for what happened to her son, while his father said the apology came with 'convenient timing.'CrimeSep 15
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‘Nothing can fix the loss’: Manslaughter sentencing begins in Carson Crimeni’s deathCarson Crimeni, 14, died on Aug. 7, 2019, near a Langley skate park, and was filmed overdosing as other youth watched his condition worsen and laughed.CrimeSep 14
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Cree woman who fatally overdosed in Montreal was ‘backbone’ of the communityA 42-year-old Cree woman has died of a fatal overdose, after a group of nine people simultaneously overdosed Sunday in Montreal.CanadaSep 14
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Prison overdose prevention program expands to OntarioWhile Canada battles with an opioid epidemic, Corrections Canada is looking at how to address the same issue with its prisons.CanadaSep 14
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Saskatchewan Court of Appeal overturns conviction for man who responded to overdoseProvisions in the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act found Paul Wilson's rights were violated under a federal law after he was convicted for weapons possession.CanadaSep 14
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Naloxone kits should be available in nasal spray, injectable version across Canada: panelThe medication will not work on someone who has overdosed on stimulants including cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy) and Ritalin, but will not cause harm either.CanadaSep 8
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