Man had entered U.S. illegally in rural area east of Sumas border crossing
Naloxone training, music, speakers and more planned as group works to end stigmas against users
2nd Annual Memorial Walk at Mill Lake Park supports International Overdose Awareness Day
Grassroots group teaching naloxone administration and providing place to grieve without stigma
Jacob Sears couldn’t provide a credible explanation for his actions, nurses college found
Since January 2016, over 29,000 Canadians have died from opioid-related causes
Cache of propionyl chloride found in home could have made 320 kg of pure fentanyl
Harniel Singh bragged about his life of crime, repeatedly sold cocaine and fentanyl to officers
Rising presence in the drug supply of potent synthetic opioids referred to as nitazenes
Calls have nearly tripled since 2015, BCEHS says
Opioid fatalities now represent over 20 per cent of all deaths investigated by Yukon’s coroner
Coroners service said that the death rate from illicit drug overdoses has risen to 39.4 per 100,000 residents
Deaths mark a 41% increase from March of last year
The year of the pandemic saw record-high overdose deaths
There are 23,000 people in the province using opioid alternatives
The initiative comes at a time when overdose deaths are spiking
COVID-19 crisis continues to exacerbate the overdose crisis
