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Fact or Fiction: Will decriminalizing and regulating illegal drugs save lives in Ontario?

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the country, a silent epidemic armed with an unregulated poison has been killing Ontarians at

Regina

Saskatoon man biking to Vancouver to raise money and awareness for opioid crisis

December 30, 2020 Canuck Biking, Canada, Canada bike trip, Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, Drug Addiction, Features, Moms Stop the Harm, Opioid Crisis, Opioid crisis Sask, Saskatoon biking, Saskatoon man biking, Saskatoon News, Winter Biking

Twenty-five-year-old Iliajah Pidskalny is taking on an adventure that isn’t for the faint of heart. He’s going to be up

Calgary

Alberta’s opioid overdose deaths surge during pandemic

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Alberta is seeing its deadliest year for drug overdoses, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen its already dire opioid

Calgary

Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths so far in 2020, launches new dashboard to track trends

December 18, 2020 Canuck Alberta Coronavirus, Alberta opioids, Alberta politics, Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System, Coronavirus, Coronavirus Alberta, COVID-19, COVID-19 in Alberta, Drugs, Health, Opioid, Opioid Crisis, Opioids, Politics

Alberta is reporting 904 opioid-related deaths in the first 10 months of 2020 and Premier Jason Kenney said COVID-19 has

Edmonton

Alberta’s online dashboard will help identify drug and alcohol abuse trends quicker: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney said the Alberta Substance Use Surveillance System dashboard will help social agencies, treatment centres and front-line organizations

Edmonton

‘It’s saddening. It’s heartbreaking’: Albertans discuss overdose deaths in the time of COVID-19

December 17, 2020 Canuck Alberta health, Alberta opioid crisis, Canada, elaine hyshka, Health, Myrna Red Young Man, Opioid Crisis, opioid crisis in Alberta, Opioids, Overdose, Overdoses, Pandemic, piikani nation, unintentional overdoses, University of Alberta, Wanda Plain Eagle

Wanda Plain Eagle was picking up her best friend to help her arrange her son’s funeral when she came face-to-face