Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Alanna Smith
Publication Date: June 25, 2025 - 19:17
Deaths from opioid overdoses fell last year, but worsened in some provinces
June 25, 2025
Fewer Canadians died from opioid overdoses last year, new national data show, but a regional breakdown paints a complicated picture of the drug toxicity crisis that eased in some provinces but worsened in others.The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) released on Wednesday figures on substance-related deaths and harms in 2024. Nearly 7,150 opioid deaths were reported last year, a 13-per-cent decline compared with 2023. There was also a 22-per-cent reduction in stimulant deaths.
Unpublished Newswire
A medical supply company in Edmonton is calling on the Alberta government to release a report the business believes could help clear its owner’s name, which it argues has been sullied by allegations provincial officials interfered in the health care system to his benefit.MHCare Medical Corp., owned by Sam Mraiche, has asked the province and Alberta Health Services to distribute a report AHS commissioned in the fall of 2024. The health authority, under its former chief executive, hired Borden Ladner Gervais LLP to investigate deals for certain private surgical facilities, including two...
June 25, 2025 - 22:44 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
More cougar sightings in B.C.'s Sea-to-Sky region have led to trail closures in the resort municipality of Whistler and in the Garibaldi Lake area.
June 25, 2025 - 21:30 | | CBC News - Canada
Collin Murray-Boyles has been selected ninth overall by the Toronto Raptors.
June 25, 2025 - 21:16 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Ottawa
Comments
Be the first to comment