Protests, marches and memories: B.C.’s toxic drug crisis emergency marks 9 years

Protests, marches and memories: B.C.’s toxic drug crisis emergency marks 9 years

B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry issued a joint statement marking the sombre anniversary.

Toxic drug deaths highly personal — and political — as B.C. marks 9 years since public health emergency began

While the crisis is intensely personal for those who have lost people they care about — children, parents, partners, grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, co-workers — it's also become a point of political tension, as leaders try to figure out the best way to address toxic drug deaths in B.C. and beyond.

Federal Election Fact Check: Will Liberal drug policies make streets 'less safe'?

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberals have a "radical plan to make our streets less safe," by backing supervised injection sites, safer drug supply and decriminalization of personal possession.

First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

WEST VANCOUVER — The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given "misinformation" in the public discourse