Alberta not ready to decriminalize small amounts of illegal drugs say police chiefs
The province of Alberta hasn’t made the request yet, but police chiefs in the province…
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Opioid crisis sees First Nations deaths double during pandemic
Canada’s top doctor said she’s concerned about the rising number of opioid related deaths in…
Kwanlin Dün chief says overcrowding contributing to opioid deaths
The chief of Kwanlin Dün First Nation says stressors like lack of affordable housing, overcrowding…
Nechi Institute pushed out for opioid treatment
The Poundmaker’s Lodge treatment centre outside Edmonton is expanding to treat opioid addiction. But that…
Tobique First Nation hopes banishment will force drug dealers to move on
Increasingly, Indian Act bands are turning to an ancient form of justice called banishment to…
Expanded health services, including access to pot needs to be considered says doctor as Blood Tribe opioid crisis continues
On the Blood Tribe reserve in Alberta, witnessing an overdose has become a daily occurrence…
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside still feeling crush of Fentanyl crisis
According to the B.C. Coroner’s Service, there were 161 drug overdose deaths in the province…
B.C.’s First Nations leaders suspect high rate of overdose deaths
The Canadian Press First Nations leaders in British Columbia say they suspect the deadly opioid…
‘It is important that communities speak to those of us who are at risk’ The Fentanyl crisis in Canada
Surprisingly, when you contact Health Canada for national statistics on Fentanyl overdoses, there are none.
The deptarment said it receives incomplete information from the provinces and territories so officials can’t paint an accurate picture of how many people have died last year from this drug.