The Representative for Children and Youth has written about a bill that would allow patients under 19 to be involuntarily admitted for up to 48 hours.

There have been 23 suspected drug-related deaths in Peterborough Public Health's jurisdiction so far in 2020.

Opioid use appears to be on the rise in Winnipeg as overdoses have spiked in the first half of the year.

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Peterborough will operate a peer-to-peer harm reduction and recovery program for substance abuse.

"We must all show the compassion we have shown in addressing the COVID crisis," said Dr. Bonnie Henry as she responded to news 170 people had died of overdoses in May.

Public health authorities in Leeds, Grenville & Lanark are out with a warning about a bad batch of drugs, following three fatal overdoses in the month of May.

There were 30 drug-related deaths in the City of Peterborough in 2019. Just five months into 2020, there have already been 15.

West Region OPP said officers responded to 12 suspected opioid overdoses between May 1 and May 17.

The late nurse struggled with opioid addiction since his early 20s.

Last year Interior Health began moving forward on the project but quickly put the process on hold.