Overdoses

• Montreal public health warns of overdose spikes as carfentanil leaves 8 dead

  Montreal public health says overdose cases continue to climb, with naloxone use already matching all of last year as officials warn of increasingly toxic drugs.

  Health

  Jul 16
  
• Ontario’s hot summer could make drug overdoses worse, expert says

  The number of opioid overdoses is rising across southern Ontario and some experts say the extreme heat could be partially to blame.

  Canada

  Jul 10
  
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• Moncton’s spike in overdose cases prompts EMO response

  A toxic illicit drug supply is prompting an urgent response from the New Brunswick government, as EMO activates a Level 1 response to Moncton's spike in overdose cases.

  Canada

  Jun 26
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• Fredericton police warn spike in drug overdoses is ‘significant’ and ‘not normal’

  There have been 33 overdose-related calls in September, and 13 of them were within a 24-hour period last week.

  Canada

  Sep 22, 2025
• Overdoses in Saskatoon are taking a toll on city’s first responders

  Saskatoon Fire reported 37 overdoses in the last 24 hours alongside several suspicious deaths which may be connected to the overdoses.

  Health

  Mar 6, 2025
• Overdoses spike in Saskatchewan despite downward trend

  Overdoses in 2024 marked a four-year low for Saskatchewan. But recent overdoses in Saskatoon and alerts of dangerous drug supplies make optimism about the trend premature.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2025
• A look at Saskatchewan overdoses ahead of the holidays

  Suspected and confirmed drug overdose deaths have seen a drastic decrease in Saskatchewan in the past year.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
• Peterborough clinic’s safer-supply program reports drop in overdoses, drug use

  Approximately 86 per cent of individuals reported using less or no fentanyl after 12 months in the safe supply program based on data from May 2022 to December 2023.

  Health

  Jun 13, 2024
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• Prairie Harm Reduction sees increase in fentanyl use in Saskatoon

  "We are seeing more and more people who are knowingly using fentanyl because that is what is available," said Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR) executive director Kayla DeMong.

  Canada

  Apr 30, 2024
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• Overdoses, deaths prompt Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland Drug Strategy relaunch

  The goal of the drug strategy is to 'facilitate a collaborative, evidence-based approach to minimize the risks and harms associated with substance use.'

  Health

  Apr 23, 2024