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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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Health

Ontario bans drug consumption sites near schools, child-care centres

Ontario has banned supervised drug consumption sites within 200 metres of schools and child-care centres. Ten facilities across the province will…

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Health

Over 100 people have died of a drug overdose in N.L. since 2023 — and this axe-throwing bar wants to help

The Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services harm reduction van will be at the Jack Axes parking lot every Thursday afternoon…

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Business

What drug did Matthew Perry overdose on?

The investigation into the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry has led to a sweeping indictment that pulled in five…

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Politics

Poilievre vows to defund ‘safer supply’ drug policies, put money into treatment

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he will take all federal dollars out of programs and facilities that use prescribed drug alternatives…

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Sports

U.S. sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson out to prove she is better after drug suspension

Sha’Carri Richardson set the tone for her own comeback story a year ago, when she ran to the 100-metre U.S.…

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Canada

Fort William First Nation declares state of emergency over drug epidemic

Fort William First Nation in northwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency as the community struggles with an ongoing…

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Health

Nearly 90 per cent of Alberta drug loss cases reported as ‘unexplained’

Prescription drugs are going missing in Alberta — and most of the time, no one knows why. Data from Health…

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Health

FDA approves new Alzheimer’s drug, offering hope for slower cognitive decline

U.S. officials have approved another Alzheimer’s drug that can modestly slow the disease, providing a new option for patients in…

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Canada

Blue Jays’ Orelvis Martinez gets 80-game drug suspension, 2 days after his major league debut

Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martinez was suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball on Sunday following a positive…

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