Overdose

• Red Pheasant Cree Nation declares emergency after 7 suspected ODs reported in one day

  Red 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.

  Canada

  Oct 1
  
• York police issue opioid warning after multiple overdoses

  York Regional Police have issued a public warning following five overdose calls, one of which was fatal, all in a single day in Newmarket, Ont.

  Crime

  Sep 30
  
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• BC United questions $200K funding to group selling tested illegal street drugs

  The 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.

  Health

  Sep 28
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• ‘He was on the brink of death’: B.C. dog survives fentanyl overdose

  Eight-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.

  Health

  Sep 19
• Family rejects ‘insincere’ apology at sentencing for death of B.C. teen Carson Crimeni

  Outside 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.'

  Crime

  Sep 15
• ‘Nothing can fix the loss’: Manslaughter sentencing begins in Carson Crimeni’s death

  Carson 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.

  Crime

  Sep 14
• Cree woman who fatally overdosed in Montreal was ‘backbone’ of the community

  A 42-year-old Cree woman has died of a fatal overdose, after a group of nine people simultaneously overdosed Sunday in Montreal.

  Canada

  Sep 14
• Prison overdose prevention program expands to Ontario

  While Canada battles with an opioid epidemic, Corrections Canada is looking at how to address the same issue with its prisons.

  Canada

  Sep 14
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• Saskatchewan Court of Appeal overturns conviction for man who responded to overdose

  Provisions 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.

  Canada

  Sep 14
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• Naloxone kits should be available in nasal spray, injectable version across Canada: panel

  The medication will not work on someone who has overdosed on stimulants including cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy) and Ritalin, but will not cause harm either.

  Canada

  Sep 8