consumption

Politics

Conservatives target supervised consumption sites, NDP promises rent control

A Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre has announced a new approach to harm reduction, focusing on preventing the opening…

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Canada

Ontario judge grants injunction to keep drug consumption sites open for now

Ontario Judge Grants Injunction to Keep Supervised Consumption Sites Open An Ontario judge has granted an injunction to keep 10…

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Health

Director says Saskatoon safe consumption site ‘drowning’ amid overdose crisis

Kayla DeMong, the executive director of Prairie Harm Reduction (PHR), recently made a heartfelt plea for more support from the…

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Canada

Regina’s first supervised consumption site approved by Health Canada

The Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre in Regina has received full approval from Health Canada to operate as a supervised consumption site.…

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Health

Ontario tables bill to ban some supervised consumption sites

Ontario has tabled a bill that aims to shutter 10 supervised consumption sites that are deemed too close to schools…

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Health

One in 4 parents say they cut back their own food consumption to feed their kids: report

According to a recent report by the Salvation Army, one in four parents have had to cut back on their…

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Canada

B.C. advocate in Thunder Bay shares 30-year survival story as Ont. set to shut many safe consumption sites

Guy Felicella says he was stuck in a cycle of addiction, homelessness and crime for more than 30 years, but accessing…

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Health

As Ontario restricts supervised consumption, can ‘HART Hubs’ fill the gap?

Ontario’s decision to ban supervised drug consumption sites near schools and child-care centres came with a commitment to fund a…

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Health

Ontario needs holistic approach to drug treatment amid consumption site closures, doctor says

The Current19:40People will die if safe consumption sites close, warns advocate Dr. Sharon Koivu says a decision by the Ontario…

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Health

Thunder Bay’s only safe drug consumption site to close in wake of Ontario move, raising fears of more deaths

Advocates in Thunder Bay say the Ontario government’s move to close a number of safe consumption sites (SCS) will be…

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