Another tragic year for opioid-related deaths in the Yukon
17 of 25 people who died of opioid-related deaths this year were Indigenous
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Coroner’s inquest ordered into deaths of two women at Whitehorse Emergency Shelter
Inquest will look into circumstances surrounding two drug-related deaths at the shelter
Panel calls for urgent action on safer drug supply in B.C. to prevent overdoses
A report that investigated over 6,000 overdose deaths in British Columbia is calling for the…
Following Fayth’s healing journey and her day to day struggle
Many people are struggling with addictions and have been for a long time. In 2019,…
Yukon declares substance use health emergency in response to opioid deaths
The declaration will include enhanced supports to tackle the territory’s addictions crisis.
Pop up safe injection site not popular in Lethbridge
Physician for Blood Tribe says more needs to be done to help drug users.
No one needs to die’: says grieving mother at awareness photo shoot for the opioid crisis
It was an emotional scene as family and friends who have lost loves ones in…
B.C. Minister of Mental Health takes a walk through Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has been called ground zero in Canada’s opioid crisis. APTN News went…
Kamsack outreach worker says people died ‘daily’ while authorities neglected to act
APTN News The manager of an outreach program that serves drug addicts in the Kamsack…