City council in Nanaimo, ѻý, has voted to defer a motion on asking the local health authority to close an overdose prevention site next to c…
A city councillor in Nanaimo, ѻý, is expected to push the city to reach out to a ѻý health authority in a bid to close the overdose preven…
VICTORIA - The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoriaѻý most downtrodden neighbourhood is under debate — is it a life…
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there's no evidence that forcing people into addictions treatment works — but she won't …
A coroner's jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations of how to use naloxone aft…
The ongoing illegal drug overdose crisis in ѻý continues but the pace of such deaths appears to be slowing.
QUÉBEC - The Quebec government has tabled legislation that would ensure a minimum 150-metre distance between supervised injection sites and sc…
ST. JOHN'S - Canadians are dying alone from toxic drugs and experts say easier access to at-home drug-testing strips could help prevent deaths…
WEST VANCOUVER - Deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misi…
British Columbia's former chief coroner is cautioning against a “jump to conclusions” after a new study found safer supply and drug decriminal…