Alberta’s associate minister of mental health and addictions is being criticized for a message he wrote on Twitter about supervised consumption sites. Continue reading
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Drug-related break-ins and vandalism are leading to higher security costs for some people in downtown Calgary. Continue reading
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Lethbridge’s supervised consumption site is finding itself under scrutiny. A local business owner is speaking out about the negative effects he says the site is having on his store. Continue reading
A funding freeze by the provincial government on supervised consumption sites triggered a heartfelt plea by Alberta families affected by addiction. Continue reading
Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting accusations he is putting vulnerable Albertans at risk by freezing funds for proposed new supervised consumption drug sites. Continue reading
The latest numbers from Alberta Health show that more people died last year from opioid overdoses than the previous year. Continue reading
A federal court judge has dismissed an Edmonton business association’s application for a review into the decision to allow three supervised consumption sites to operate in the city’s core. Continue reading
A number of social agencies and members of the public presented their concerns about the supervised consumption site to Calgary’s community services committee. Continue reading
Central McDougall has seen an increase in the number of needles reported while Boyle Street has seen the opposite effect since the opening of the city’s first supervised consumption sites. Continue reading
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In the first week of 2019, Terri-Lynn Burgess, a young mother of three, lost her life to an overdose in Halifax. Continue reading