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Montreal public health says overdose cases continue to climb, with naloxone use already matching all of last year as officials warn of increasingly toxic drugs.

A drug alert was issued for Regina after three people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The alert will be in effect for one week.

Winnipeg's Standing Policy Committee will receive a report next week outlining the city response to homelessness, specifically its encampment distance guidelines.

Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.

The 'escalation in cases and severity of intervention required' from Friday to Monday prompted the ministry to issue the advisory.

Osheaga will take place at Parc Jean-Drapeau in Montreal from July 31 to Aug. 2, 2026, and will feature an eclectic mix of performers, including Tate McRae, Lorde and Wolf Parade.

The number of drug-related deaths in Manitoba has been rising again over the last several months, according to the province's chief medical examiner.

Winnipeg police said its 10-day open drug use enforcement project brought positive results, prompting it to be extended, with an expanded scope, until November.

A toxic illicit drug supply is prompting an urgent response from the New Brunswick government, as EMO activates a Level 1 response to Moncton's spike in overdose cases.

Calls are mounting in Saskatchewan for overdose-related emergency supports on frontlines following an increase in the number of overdose emergency calls in the province.

Business owners say they're tired of dealing with theft, disorder and makeshift camps a community patrol program known as the "Blue Shirts" is making a comeback

A spike in overdose-related calls in early June, and two overdose-related deaths, prompted the Ministry of Health to issue an overdose alert for Regina.

A spike in drug overdoses over the weekend in Moncton, N.B., has front-line workers across New Brunswick on high alert. 

Recent data from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service shows opioid-related call volumes are now surpassing alcohol-related calls for the first time.

Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply.

Moncton's fire department responded to 52 overdose calls over the weekend when it usually only receives four or five a day.

To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman."

Dozens of university students in Saskatoon are learning how to administer naloxone as overdoses continue to rise in following the closure of Prairie Harm Reduction.

The dad and stepmom of Travis Smith are demanding answers, after the 33-year-old died in early May while waiting for care in the E.R. waiting room of the Royal Alexandra Hospital.

Lakelands Public Health has issued a drug poisoning alert in the Peterborough region over a substance sold as 'down,' which has been linked to overdoses and heavy sedation.