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A 41-year-old woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Edmonton law courts, after her partner was injected with a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine and died.

The measure was recommended by a Quebec coroner last year following the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.

Manitoba's government says its first supervised drug consumption site is set to fully open next month, and its partners have been training staff as part of the gradual opening.

The Liberal motion was passed unanimously one day after a report on the overdose death of a teen in the system. 

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.

Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department. 

Calgary police have charged a Calgary man with manslaughter after a teen girl died from a lethal dose of carfentanil, an extremely potent opioid, 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

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

New Brunswick's social development minister says the province is making changes to the way it assists vulnerable youth.

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.

George Chuvalo was a Canadian amateur champion at 17, held the national title as a pro for almost 20 years and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world.

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.

Services remain in Saskatchewan, but the future of safe consumption sites in the province is uncertain.

New Brunswick's public advocate says the death of an elderly woman with dementia was due to a systemic failure of the government welfare system.

Earlier this month, Vancouver Coastal Health announced that downtown Vancouver’s only overdose prevention site has been moved to a new location due to public safety concerns.

New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says the province’s child protection system failed a teenager who died last year.

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.

Kenneth Iwamasa pleaded guilty in August 2024 to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine resulting in death of the late actor Matthew Perry.