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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 …

An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10 supervised consumption sites open while he considers a Charter challenge of a new provincial law that bans the sites from operating within 200 metres of schools or daycares. Justice John Callaghan of the Superior Court of Justice said all sites …

Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose. A few years ago, while at a supervised consumption site in downtown Toronto, he overdosed on fentanyl, with the powerful opioid working to shut down his body. A staffer rushed to give him an opioid …

Nineteen new addiction treatment hubs will be operational in Ontario before 10 supervised consumption sites are forced to close their doors in March, the Ford government is promising. In a surprise announcement last week, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones unveiled almost $380 million in funding for addiction recovery hubs, while …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 20, 2024 10:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is set to ban consumption and treatment services sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres, which will lead to the closure of 10 facilities. …

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The province has pledged $727,000 in support of Manitoba’s first Indigenous-led supervised consumption site. Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced funding Friday for the Winnipeg-based site, in partnership with the Aboriginal Health and Wellness Centre of Winnipeg (AHWC). “Our government …

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave his clearest position yet on supervised consumption sites, referring to them as “drug dens” and vowing to shut down some of these sites if elected prime minister. Poilievre also said a Conservative government would pull federal funding for such operations. “We will close safe injection …

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 8, 2024 3:36 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba government is making progress on its plan for the province’s first supervised drug consumption site. Premier Wab Kinew says the government will work with the Aboriginal Health …

Jasmine Flynn grew up in a house where both her parents struggled with addiction before her mother eventually passed away after a fentanyl overdose in 2021. Flynn said she has her “own lived experience with homeless and drug use and street life culture” but is currently in a good place, …

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 17, 2023 11:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario says it has launched a “critical incident review” of the province’s supervised consumption sites after a woman was killed by a stray bullet in Toronto’s east end last month. Hannah …