Safe Consumption Site

• A look at Manitoba’s first safe consumption site 1 week after opening

  The concept has sparked a stark divide between some who view it as a valuable harm reduction tool and others who believe it promotes drug use.

  Aug 18
  
• Saskatoon firefighters union says overdose crisis stretching resources thin

  Jay Protz, president of IAFF Saskatoon Firefighters Local 80, says his members are noticing an unprecedented increase in calls for service over the past few weeks

  Canada

  Apr 20
  
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• Saskatoon organizations concerned about demand after Prairie Harm Reduction closure

  Social service organizations in Saskatoon say they are concerned about the uptick in demand following the closure of the city's only supervised consumption site.

  Canada

  Apr 10
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• Winnipeg business owner concerned about impact of proposed safe consumption site

  The Manitoba government is planning community meetings this week about another potential location for a supervised drug consumption site.

  Politics

  Dec 8, 2025
• Manitoba informs residents of revised location for supervised drug consumption site

  The Manitoba government appears to have chosen a new location for its proposed supervised drug consumption site.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2025
• Inside the final days of a safe consumption site in Toronto

  Now he's on methadone and no longer craves the opioid, but will sporadically get high on crystal meth. For that, he goes to a supervised consumption site. 

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2025
• Poilievre ‘perpetuating myths’ about supervised consumption sites: Prairie Harm Reduction

  Prairie Harm Reduction is responding to federal Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre's comments on supervised consumption sites, arguing they're not based on research.

  Health

  Jul 30, 2024
• ‘We need more spaces’: Regina reacts to proposed North Central emergency shelter

  Regina city council is considering a location on 1420 and 1440 Albert Street for a new emergency shelter. It would be located just north of Dewdney Avenue.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2024
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• Controversial Saint-Henri safe drug consumption site set to open

  A transitional housing project and safe drug consumption site will open near a school in the Saint-Henri borough. While officials welcome the project, residents are resisting it.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2024
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• Councillor claims politics at play in Richmond, B.C. drug site furor

  Councillors voted to explore the idea of a safe consumption site in Richmond, but health officials say the concept is a non-starter.

  Politics

  Feb 15, 2024