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The measure was recommended by a Quebec coroner last year following the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

The Liberal motion was passed unanimously one day after a report on the overdose death of a teen in the system. 

Services remain in Saskatchewan, but the future of safe consumption sites in the province is uncertain.

Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.

Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department. 

A spike in overdose-related calls in early June, and two overdose-related deaths, prompted the Ministry of Health to issue an overdose alert for Regina.

Calgary police have charged a Calgary man with manslaughter after a teen girl died from a lethal dose of carfentanil, an extremely potent opioid, 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

New Brunswick's social development minister says the province is making changes to the way it assists vulnerable youth.

Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. 

Earlier this month, Vancouver Coastal Health announced that downtown Vancouver’s only overdose prevention site has been moved to a new location due to public safety concerns.

New Brunswick's public advocate says the death of an elderly woman with dementia was due to a systemic failure of the government welfare system.

Matthew Perry's stepmother described how his family has suffered 'irreversible' pain following the actor's 2023 overdose death in a victim impact statement.

New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says the province’s child protection system failed a teenager who died last year.

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death of the late actor Matthew Perry.

Erik Fleming is the fourth of five defendants sentenced who have pleaded guilty in connection with the 2023 overdose of the 54-year-old actor.

For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.

Montreal public health says overdose cases continue to climb, with naloxone use already matching all of last year as officials warn of increasingly toxic drugs.

Calls are mounting in Saskatchewan for overdose-related emergency supports on frontlines following an increase in the number of overdose emergency calls in the province.

Police in New Brunswick's capital city are warning of a dramatic spike in drug overdoses so far this year. 

Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply.