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Sara Bell had taken her two-year-old husky Nilak to the North 40 Park Reserve in Delta, B.C., when he picked up a napkin off the ground. “He just swallowed it whole,” said Bell. “So, I wasn’t able to get it out of him.” He had done this before so she …
Read More »Shelter runs out of naloxone as B.C. community sees 80 drug overdoses in 24 hours
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A shelter in B.C.’s Cowichan Valley ran out of naloxone last week after the area saw an estimated 80 toxic drug poisonings in a 24-hour period, according …
Read More »Overdoses increasing at Toronto drop-in centres since supervised consumption sites shut down, network says
Overdoses at drop-in centres in Toronto have sharply increased since the provincial government shut down four supervised consumption sites in April, according to a coalition of community agencies. Before the supervised consumption sites closed, there were typically less than 10 overdoses a month at drop-in sites — which include churches, food …
Read More »York police issue opioid warning after multiple overdoses – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police in Ontario issued a public warning on the dangers of opioid use after responding to five overdoses, one of them fatal, all in one day in the Newmarket area. Police say they were called to a Queen Street address …
Read More »More than 75 per cent of fatal drug overdoses in Montreal occurred at home, public health finds
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Montreal public health authorities say 175 deaths related to suspected drug overdoses occurred in the city over the past year and the majority of those fatalities took place at home. The latest data was released Thursday to coincide with International Overdose Awareness …
Read More »‘Almost died a few times’: Northern Ontario city of Sudbury grapples with opioids
GREATER SUDBURY, Ont. — Crystal Plume sits in the shade of a tree near a busy intersection in downtown Sudbury and carefully injects fentanyl into a vein on the back of her hand before licking the speck of blood left behind. The 36-year-old who regularly panhandles in the northern Ontario …
Read More »Surge of weekend drug overdoses in Ottawa part of ongoing national crisis
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 10, 2023 1:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ottawa police say nearly two dozen people suffered drug overdoses over the weekend in the country’s capital city. The Ottawa Police Service says it responded to 19 drug-related overdoses on Saturday, …
Read More »Alarm raised over 3 fatal suspected fentanyl overdoses in Markham, Ont. – Toronto
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in York Region are raising the alarm after a spike in fentanyl overdoses was recorded on Friday and Saturday. Police said three people died and one person was hospitalized as a result of overdoses reported over two days near Robinson Street …
Read More »RCMP investigating multiple overdoses linked to tainted drugs in The Pas – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size RCMP in the Pas are investigating tainted drugs after six people were hospitalized from overdoses. On Saturday, at 8:45 p.m., RCMP went to an establishment on Fisher Avenue after receiving a report of four unresponsive men. Police say, the men had ingested …
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