Overdoses

• B.C. records January’s largest ever total for lives lost due to illicit drugs

  The BC Coroners Service said an average of 5.3 people died each day in the first month of the year due to the toxic drug supply in the province.

  Health

  Mar 2
• Vancouver drug tester says nearly half of all heroin that comes in contains fentanyl

  The centre has tested about 10,000 drug samples since its inception in 2019, Larsen said, adding that the quantity of contaminated drugs he sees has increased over the last year. 

  Health

  Feb 11
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• Compounding issues pile up, putting pressure on Saskatoon aid organizations

  Front-line workers are tackling homelessness, overdoses, extreme weather and a global pandemic — all at the same time.

  Canada

  Feb 5
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• Toronto Public Health reports record high for daily overdose calls

  Toronto Public Health says the city has set a sobering new single-day high for overdose calls.

  Canada

  Jan 31
• Regina friendship centre asks Sask. for permission to proceed with overdose prevention site

  The Regina friendship centre's executive director, Michael Parker, says it's something that's needed now, equating it to "stemming the bleeding."

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2020
• ‘It’s saddening. It’s heartbreaking’: Albertans discuss overdose deaths in the time of COVID-19

  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.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020
• Applications submitted for supervised drug consumption site in downtown Peterborough

  Applications have been submitted to host a safe drug consumption site at the former Greyhound bus station in downtown Peterborough.

  Health

  Dec 7, 2020
• ‘It’s horrific’: Interior Health sees record-breaking number of drug deaths in October

  Thirty-one people died, the equivalent of one person each day.

  Nov 25, 2020
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• 5 people a day in B.C. died from an overdose, latest numbers show

  According to the BC Coroners Service, there have been 1,386 illicit drug deaths in B.C. this year.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2020
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• Blood Tribe police warning of ‘highly-concentrated’ batch of drugs following 15 overdoses in 24 hours

  Police and Blood Tribe EMS said they have responded to 15 overdoses on the reserve in southern Alberta over a 24-hour period starting at around noon Friday. 

  Crime

  Nov 21, 2020