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Nova Scotia minister describes daughter’s addiction to opioids
Nova Scotia Public Works Minister Kim Masland poses at Province House in Halifax on Thursday, November 9, 2023. During debate in the legislature Wednesday, Masland recounted how she was stunned when she learned her daughter was addicted to opioids. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
alberta
Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit
Dan Williams, Alberta's minister of mental health and addiction, has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible. Williams is sworn into cabinet, in Edmonton on Friday, June 9, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson.
world
Philadelphia journalist who advocated for homeless and LGBTQ+ communities shot and killed at home
Josh Kruger, left, then the Communications Director, the Office of Homeless Services at City of Philadelphia, at a tent encampment in Philadelphia, on Jan. 6, 2020. The journalist and advocate who rose from homelessness and addiction to serve as a spokesperson for Philadelphia's most vulnerable was shot and killed at his home early Monday, Oct. 2, 2023 police said. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
young money
Trudeau takes first step to break Canada’s addiction to rising home prices
Paul Kershaw
opinion
How would my memoir, Drunk Mom, have been received in the post-#MeToo world?
Jowita Bydlowska
alberta
Alberta government commits money into drug intervention teams
Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, left, interviews Alberta Premier Danielle Smith at an economic forum in Calgary, Alta., Tuesday, April 18, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
british columbia
Western Canada: Searching for solutions in the wake of random, violent incidents
British Columbia’s premier David Eby says the death of a 17-year-old who was stabbed on a bus in Surrey Wednesday is every parent's nightmare. The teen’s death is among a series of attacks on commuters across Canada that includes a shooting on a Calgary bus on Wednesday and numerous violent incidents on transit in Edmonton and Toronto. Police officers and paramedics attend the scene of a stabbing onboard a transit bus in Surrey, B.C. on Saturday April 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Shane MacKichan
alberta
Alberta to bolster mental and addictions help for police suspects in Calgary
Northwest Territories Minister of Health and Social Services Julie Green, from left to right, Alberta Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Nicholas Milliken and Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping listen during a news conference, in Vancouver, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. The Alberta government says it will fund mental health and addiction supports for people being held in police custody in Calgary and expand community-led harm reduction teams in the city. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
british columbia
As mental health, addiction crises surge in cities, B.C. looks to involuntary treatment for aid
The Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction is seen, in Coquitlam, B.C., on April 11, 2023. Photo: Jennifer Gauthier
report on business
Women are drinking more, but alcohol addiction is still a taboo subject in the workplace
Toronto-based sobriety coach Amy C. Willis says that for many years she kept her problems with alcohol a secret at work because she feared the repercussions.
book review
Vincent Lam’s On the Ravine offers a compelling narrative on the purgatory of addiction
Dr. Vincent Lam, poses for a portrait at his office in Toronto, on Wednesday Feb. 1, 2023.
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New addiction treatment clinic in Winnipeg will be Indigenous-led, province says
The flag of Manitoba flies on a pole in Ottawa, Monday, Nov. 1, 2021. The Manitoba government is moving to ensure birth certificates can better represent the names of Indigenous people and those of other cultures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
asia-pacific business
China keeping one hour daily limit on childrens’ online games
FILE - A college student plays the online game World of Warcraft in his dormitory room in southwest China's Chongqing city on Oct. 12, 2009. China games company NetEase Inc. has rejected a proposal from World of Warcraft creator Activision Blizzard to temporarily extend its partnership while the U.S. company seeks a new partner, calling the proposed terms "unequal and unfair" in an escalating public spat. (Chinatopix via AP, File)
canada
Manitoba injects more money into safety program for downtown Winnipeg
Then Premier Kelvin Goertzen speaks to the media at the Legislative Building in Winnipeg on Wednesday Sept.1, 2021.The Manitoba government is putting up $3.6 million to improve safety in downtown Winnipeg and addressing homelessness and addiction. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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CAMH to lead team developing youth mental health platform
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Queen Street campus is seen in Toronto, Sunday, March 14, 2021. A team of experts led by CAMH is creating an online platform it says will fill longtime gaps in youth mental health care.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Alberta commits combined $187-million in addictions and homelessness funding
A homeless camp is shown under an overpass in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, May 20, 2020, amid the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. A doctor is worried Alberta's homeless shelters won't have enough space to keep everyone safe once the cold weather hits. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
opinion
The beast of addiction in Indigenous communities remains untamed
Tanya Talaga
canada
CAMH to study how psilocybin in ‘magic mushrooms’ affects depression
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada's first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in "magic mushrooms" on treatment-resistant depression. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Queen Street campus is seen in Toronto, Sunday, March 14, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
world
Afghan women, children grappling with opioid addiction live in fear of being imprisoned by the Taliban
Farzana, a drug addict in Kandahar province, Afghanistan on May 28, 2022, with four of her eight children, who she worries are also addicted to opium. **name of photographer witheld for security reasons**
opinion
Decriminalization on its own is insufficient. We need to change the whole system of addiction response
Nishan Duraiappah and Dale McFee
canada
Manitoba may soon have a bereavement day for drug-related deaths
Items are seen on the ground as paramedics from B.C. Ambulance respond to a drug overdose in downtown Vancouver on June 23, 2021. Manitoba may soon have an official day to recognize the impact of drug overdoses on families and communities. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
u.s. business
West Virginia urges judge to hold three drug companies liable for causing ‘tsunami’ of opioid addiction
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the courthouse where the three largest U.S. drug distributors are facing their first trial over claims that they fueled the opioid crisis, in Charleston, West Virginia, U.S., May 3, 2021. Picture taken May 3, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan Pierson/File Photo
books
The reality of opioid use doesn’t make for good drama — but it makes for great books
Carlyn Zwarenstein
opinion
Aziz Ansari shows it’s hard to be funny these days
John Doyle
canada
How safe supply aims to curb toxic drug deaths
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Ontario Medical Association shares priorities for health system improvements
The entrance sign to the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, October 19, 2021. Reducing patient wait times; expanding mental health, addiction and home care services; and preparing for the next pandemic are among top priorities for a group representing Ontario doctors. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Evan Buhler
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Protesters outside Newfoundland jail call for better care for prisoners after inmate suicide
A few dozen people gathered outside Her Majesty's Penitentiary jail to demand better mental health care for inmates in Newfoundland and Labrador, in St. John's, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
asia-pacific business
Some parents in China laud new rule limiting video game time for children
FILE PHOTO: A man plays online game on a computer at an internet cafe in Beijing, China August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Florence Lo/File Photo
opinion
How Conservatives and Liberals would tackle Canada’s epidemic of drug overdoses
The Editorial Board
politics
Federal election 2021: Erin O’Toole promises more rehab spaces to combat opioid crisis
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole plays a game of bean bag toss while campaigning at a drug rehab center Sunday, August 22, 2021 in New Westminster, BC. Canadians will vote in a federal election Sept. 20th.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
british columbia
Vancouver’s DOXA film festival marks 20th anniversary, will spotlight opioid crisis
People gather along East Hastings street as the local health unit has started prescribing a "safe supply" of opioid alternatives to combat overdoses due to poisonous additives and to entice addicts and homeless into practicing social distancing to help slow the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada April 6, 2020. Picture taken April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Jesse Winter
opinion
Can we beat addiction by making it a crime? No
The Editorial Board
canada
After five years drug-free, Vancouver man reflects on the rocky road to recovery
Trey Helten, Administration Manager at the Overdose Prevention Society, is photographed in an underground parkade where he slept for two winters while homeless in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, March 5, 2021. Once homeless and intravenous drug user for about 15 years is now five years abstinent. Rafal Gerszak/The Globe and Mail
british columbia
B.C. expands local overdose supports to rural, remote and Indigenous communities
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. Thousands of residents on British Columbia's south coast and southern Interior spent the night without power after a fierce windstorm blew through the region Sunday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Indigenous communities facing ‘dual pandemic’ due to the impact of COVID-19 on mental illness and addiction, report says
A women takes down laundry on the Attawapiskat First Nation, Ont., on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Many First Nations, northern and Indigenous communities are struggling to cope with dual states of emergency, thanks to the pandemic and its impacts on those suffering from mental illness and addictions.That's according to a new report from a committee of MPs who spent the last year studying the effects of COVID-19 on Canada's Indigenous populations. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
first person
My brother died from addiction and we all grieve his loss differently
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