New data shows opioid deaths and emergency department visits for overdoses in Ontario were up significantly in 2020 compared to the year before....
18.08.2021 03:56 0

A woman winces as a volunteer crouches down, lifts up her dress and looks at a deep gash running along her right leg. "You need to go to the...
16.08.2021 06:47 0

Alberta needs to create an emergency program similar to ones in other provinces to address a toxic drug supply that is killing people, an emergency...
27.07.2021 06:45 0

Police say they have dismantled a drug ring in the Toronto area that was allegedly importing cocaine from Colombia and the Caribbean, some of which...
15.07.2021 14:41 0

Ontario plans to spend an added $32.7 million each year on addiction services. Health Minister Christine Elliott says the money is part of the...
07.07.2021 13:23 0

Health Minister Patty Hajdu is delaying the first big overhaul of Canada's patented-medicines pricing system for a third time. The regulations...
29.06.2021 15:00 0

Tractor-trailers with hidden compartments were used to smuggle hundreds of kilograms of illegal drugs from Mexico through the United States and into...
23.06.2021 04:37 0

Ontario's opioid crisis has worsened dramatically during the pandemic, with the homeless population and those who were unemployed accounting for...
19.05.2021 10:46 0