Indigenous training centre director feels left out in the cold in Alberta
Nechi Institute, an organization responsible for training over 15,000 addictions counsellors is evicted by the Alberta government
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Advocates push back against Terrace, B.C. resident who compared homeless people to bears
The City of Terrace will meet with community agencies to discuss whether or not to…
Drugs behind deaths of nine Alberta youth in care: Child and Youth Advocate
The office of Alberta’s Child and Youth Advocate has released a report into the deaths…
Front line workers, leaders meet with feds to discuss mental health supports
Indigenous front-line workers and leaders are meeting in Toronto Friday with Mental Health and Addictions…
Coroner’s inquest ordered into deaths of two women at Whitehorse Emergency Shelter
Inquest will look into circumstances surrounding two drug-related deaths at the shelter
At least five organized crime networks operating in Yukon: report
New report says organized crime negatively affects people who live in the Yukon
Advocates in Whitehorse push for camping bylaw amendment to ease city’s mounting housing crisis
Recent data shows out of 200 people experiencing homelessness in Whitehorse, 135 are Indigenous.
NDP says Liberal criminal drug exemption does little to attack growing crisis
Liberal caucus voted against NDP private members bill to expand exemption.
Panel calls for urgent action on safer drug supply in B.C. to prevent overdoses
A report that investigated over 6,000 overdose deaths in British Columbia is calling for the…