Inside a hub Doug Ford claims will help fix the drug crisis
A rare look inside one of Toronto's HART Hubs, Doug Ford's replacement to the provincially funded supervised consumption sites.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/regent-park-hart-hub-drug-consumption-site-9.7163775?cmp=rss

First Nations people disproportionately impacted by B.C.'s toxic drug crisis, officials say
First Nations members in B.C. make up approximately 3.4 per cent of the population, but accounted for 15.8 per cent of all toxic drug deaths in 2025.
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nations-toxic-drugs-2025-9.7165603?cmp=rss

Reintegration from corrections a 'critical juncture' in northern Ontario's drug crisis
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, an...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-toll-john-howard-society-of-ontario-9.7165048?cmp=rss

Reintegration from corrections a 'critical juncture' in northern Ontario's drug crisis
A new report from the John Howard Society of Ontario highlights the growing severity of the toxic drug crisis and the effects on those involved in northern Ontario’s criminal justice system. The report, released Tuesday, explores the link between incarceration and drug-related deaths in the region, an...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/northern-toll-john-howard-society-of-ontario-9.7165048?cmp=rss

First Nations people disproportionately impacted by B.C.'s toxic drug crisis, officials say
First Nations members in B.C. make up approximately 3.4 per cent of the population, but accounted for 15.8 per cent of all toxic drug deaths in 2025.
#News #Canada #BritishColumbia
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nations-toxic-drugs-2025-9.7165603?cmp=rss

First Nations leaders say B.C. hasn’t made much progress in preventing outsized impact of toxic drug crisis
In the 10 years since B.C. declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency, First Nations leaders say the crisis has had an outsized impact on Indigenous communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nations-toxic-drug-crisis-9.7162548?cmp=rss

Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users calls for an 'end to this farce' 10 years into state of emergency
A rally organized by the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU) on Tuesday commemorated those lost to the toxic drug crisis 10 years after a public health emergency was declared in B.C. over a spike in illicit drug deaths.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vancouver-area-network-of-drug-users-rally-10-years-emergency-9.7164143?cmp=rss

It's been 10 years since B.C.'s toxic drug crisis was declared an emergency. What's been done in that time?
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/british-columbia-10-year-of-toxic-drug-health-emergency-9.7163577?cmp=rss

First Nations leaders say B.C. hasn’t made much progress in preventing outsized impact of toxic drug crisis
In the 10 years since B.C. declared the toxic drug crisis a public health emergency, First Nations leaders say the crisis has had an outsized impact on Indigenous communities.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/first-nations-toxic-drug-crisis-9.7162548?cmp=rss

10 years since B.C. declared toxic drugs emergency
Since the emergency was declared, more than 18,000 people have died in B.C. from toxic drugs, with Indigenous people, men and people working in the trades being the most affected.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11799268/10-years-bc-declared-toxic-drugs-emergency/