Overdose

• No charges for Winnipeg police officers who handcuffed overdosing suspect

  Manitoba's police watchdog opted not to authorize charges against officers after Winnipeg police handcuffed an overdosing suspect who later died in hospital.

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• 3 people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday in Regina: health ministry

  A drug alert was issued for Regina after three people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The alert will be in effect for one week.

  Health

  Aug 31
  
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• Drug overdose alert issued for Saskatoon after 90 calls in 3 days

  The 'escalation in cases and severity of intervention required' from Friday to Monday prompted the ministry to issue the advisory.

  Health

  Jul 22
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• Critics call for more frontline overdose supports as responses cause resource strain

  Calls are mounting in Saskatchewan for overdose-related emergency supports on frontlines following an increase in the number of overdose emergency calls in the province.

  Health

  Jun 17
• Regina saw 100 overdoses in first 10 days of June: Health Ministry

  A spike in overdose-related calls in early June, and two overdose-related deaths, prompted the Ministry of Health to issue an overdose alert for Regina.

  Health

  Jun 11
• Saskatoon overdoses nearly doubled in 2025, fire department says

  The Saskatoon Fire Department reported a stark and significant increase in overdoses in 2025. Its crews responded to almost double the number of calls compared to 2024.

  Health

  May 1
• Public health issues drug poisoning alert for Haliburton County

  Lakelands Public Health warns that the suspected opioid circulating in Haliburton County may be contaminated with other substances.

  Health

  Apr 30
• Advocate concerned about loss of family services after Prairie Harm Reduction closure

  An addictions podcaster and advocate says the loss of family services previously offered by now-shuttered Prairie Harm Reduction could have dire consequences for the community.

  Canada

  Apr 28
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• Montreal public health warns of rise in overdoses linked to fentanyl mixtures

  Workers say rises in overdoses among opioid users are not unusual, but what is different now is the growing presence of carfentanil mixed with fentanyl.

  Canada

  Apr 25
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• Overdose alert issued tied to drugs sold in Regina

  Regina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.

  Health

  Apr 23