New substance use health emergency strategy released in Yukon
Timelines and overall cost still in the works says health and social services minister.
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Treaty 6 Chiefs declare state of emergency over opioid deaths
Treaty 6 chiefs are speaking out about drug poisoning
Tsuut’ina First Nation signs agreement for addictions recovery treatment facility
Alberta government continues plan for recovery oriented funding for First Nations
First Nations life expectancy plummets in Alberta due to opioid deaths
First Nations women and men have had their life expectancy decline seven years since 2015.
Reports on Whitehorse Emergency Shelter outline issues that need to be addressed
Yukon’s Coroner Service (YCS) says so far in 2023, two people who used the Whitehorse…
‘Things are getting worse’ says addictions expert with Native Addictions Council of Manitoba
When the Native Addictions Council of Manitoba (NACM) was first created in 1972, it became…
Father of man who died in The Pas wants changes to how people talk about drugs
The father of a 31-year-old man who died after he unknowingly took a drug laced…
Selkirk First Nation turns to courts to ban an alleged drug dealer
The alleged dealer has been accused of dealing illegal drugs on settlement lands.
Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation declares substance use emergency
Chief of the northernmost First Nation in Yukon says her community isn’t immune to the addictions crisis.