B.C. health minister to aim for more treatment beds to quell overdose deaths
It comes after David Eby's newly elected government eliminated the stand-alone Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which advocates say had no "teeth."
Toxic drug crisis
B.C.'s toxic drug crisis rages on eight years after emergency declared
Sunday marked eight years to the day since the province declared a public health emergency related to the deadly toxic drug crisis, and Graham said it's a sombre anniversary as she and others in public health reflect on the thousands of deaths.
Coroner reports deaths of homeless people in B.C. rose by 75% in 2021
The toxic drug crisis in British Columbia was a key factor in pushing the number of deaths of homeless people up by 75 per cent in 2021 compared with the year before, the BC Coroners Service says.
BC Housing CEO cites murders, violence against homeless and complex problems in decision to retire
The head of BC Housing announced his retirement on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, saying he no longer has confidence he can solve the complex problems facing the Crown agency.
B.C. coroner reports more women, older drug users dying from toxic supply
The coroners service in British Columbia says more females are dying from illicit drug use.
‘We are losing a whole generation of Canadians’: Bill to curb toxic drug deaths defeated
The grieving moms who headed to Ottawa Wednesday to urge federal MPs to support a bill designed to tackle the deadly toxic drug crisis found their pleas fell on deaf ears.
‘It’s flawed, but it’s a start’: Feds decriminalize carrying small amounts of hard drugs in B.C.
Response to Ottawa’s historic announcement that it will decriminalize the personal possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in British Columbia ran the gamut Tuesday.
Pressure mounts for Liberals to back bill decriminalizing drug use
Clearly, the stigma starts with the prime minister, says the NDP critic sponsoring the proposed legislation about the Liberals’ resistance to decriminalizing the personal possession of small amounts of drugs.
Walk With Me project navigates personal stories of toxic drug crisis
An innovative, experimental project takes steps to build empathy for those impacted by Canada’s toxic drug crisis in small Vancouver Island communities.