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Ontario’s big cities call on province to review mandatory treatment laws
A hospital bed is seen during simulation training at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Researchers say there was "no unusual change" in the rate of preterm or stillbirths in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years stretching back to 2002. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
world
Man gets a 45-year prison sentence in the fentanyl death of a toddler at a New York daycare
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 08, 2019 Tablets believed to be laced with fentanyl are displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration Northeast Regional Laboratory in New York. - Leading US pharmaceutical companies go on trial Monday charged with stoking the opioid epidemic that has ravaged communities and left hundreds of thousands dead or overdosed across the country. (Photo by Don Emmert / AFP) (Photo by DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images)
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McKinsey nears US$500-million settlement with DOJ over opioid probe, sources say
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The logo of consulting firm McKinsey and Company is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo/File Photo
british columbia
Rustad changes story after BC Coroners Service says no record of fatal overdose
B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad responds to questions from reporters after the televised leaders' debate, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. First Nations declare state of emergency over opioid crisis and mental health
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Montreal police arrest two people in connection with 15-year-old’s opioid overdose
Quebec provincial police are investigating the death of a five-year-old boy found in a home southwest of Montreal. A Surete du Quebec police car is seen at their headquarters in Montreal, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
alberta
Alberta Insider: Opioid-related deaths decline, fewest fatalities in province since pre-pandemic
A Manitoba doctor who sexually assaulted seven female patients has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. An exam room is seen at a health clinic in Calgary, Friday, July 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Opioid-related deaths in Alberta decline again in May, drop 55% from same time last year
Supplies are seen on a table at an outdoor supervised consumption site in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being urged to decriminalize the possession and use of illicit drugs as a way to combat the opioid crisis that has resulted in thousands of deaths in Canada. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
B.C. launches phone line to provide same-day access to opioid treatment
An organizer displays a naloxone kit in Victoria, B.C., Aug. 31, 2019. The British Columbia government is expanding access to drug-addiction treatment by launching a confidential and free phone line offering same-day connections to doctors and health-care professionals. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
opinion
By slamming experts, Pierre Poilievre and his staff are degrading political debate
Stephen Maher
world
VP nominee JD Vance to dissolve last vestige of mothballed charity, give its $11,000 to Appalachia
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio speaks at a campaign event, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Byron Center, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Harvard rebuffs protests and won’t remove Sackler name from two buildings
FILE - Kathleen Scarpone, of Kingston, N.H., protests in front of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at Harvard University, Friday, April 12, 2019, in Cambridge, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
canada
Mayors say Ontario needs more funding to tackle homelessness, opioid crisis
A tent encampment in Marilyn Bell Park, located along Toronto’s waterfront is photographed on Feb 20, 2024. (Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail)
british columbia
B.C. appoints new chief coroner, while overdose health emergency lingers
British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on Friday July 3, 2020. The British Columbia government has appointed a new chief coroner following the retirement of Lisa Lapointe in February. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
opinion
Pierre Poilievre takes real ideas about the drug crisis and wraps them in nonsense
Campbell Clark
opinion
I’ve been caring for people with opioid addiction for more than a decade. Here are the lessons I’ve learned
Vincent Lam
u.s. business
U.S. Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
FILE PHOTO: A pharmacist holds a bottle OxyContin made by Purdue Pharma at a pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., May 9, 2019. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo
opinion
Knowing how to reverse an overdose is an essential skill for students living in the toxic drug era
André Picard
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Opioid-related deaths in Ontario shelters more than tripled during COVID-19 pandemic, study finds
A new study examining data from the Ontario coroner's office and other sources indicates opioid-related deaths in the province's shelters more than tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic, when compared with a few years prior. People gather outside of a shelter in downtown Toronto on Saturday, March 28, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel
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