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31.05.2022 / 23:05

3 Vancouver Island men charged in dark web cryptocurrency drug trafficking ring

Three Vancouver Island men are facing multiple charges in connection with a dark web drug-trafficking ring, funded by cryptocurrency.

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Family of B.C. man killed by toxic drugs donates $20M to treatment program

fentanyl overdose less than a week before the appointment.“Some people say the system is simply broken. But the truth is, the system we need doesn’t even exist,” she said.The Diamond family, well known for their philanthropy around the province, is donating $20 million towards a new model for addictions treatment based out of Vancouver’s St.

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COMMENTARY: In one of Canada’s most beautiful cities, an ugly underside vexes politicians

COVID-19 pandemic.Just last Friday night, paramedics were called out to an emergency at a suburban home.When they arrived, they were met by a shocking scene. Five people were unconscious, supposedly from a natural gas leak.But first responders quickly determined that no gas was leaking.

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Annual mass honouring Montreal’s unclaimed dead adopts special meaning during pandemic

Calls for more action to fight Quebec’s fentanyl crisis during coronavirus pandemic A list on the website of the Quebec coroner’s office contains more than 150 names of people whose remains have not yet been claimed, including 30 from between January and Sept. 1 of this year.

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Winnipeg streets seeing increase of deadly opioid cocktails

COVID-19 pandemic may have distracted Manitobans from the drug crisis, but according to local outreach and addictions organizations, not only is the city’s meth supply is back up to normal levels, but deadly opioid cocktails are a threat as well.One such cocktail, known as ‘purple heroin,’ has been showing up throughout the province in recent months, say local treatment agencies.Daniel Daycome of the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba (AFM) told 680 CJOB that it’s tricky to pin down exactly which substances are in a drug cocktail like this.

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‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the Downtown Eastside alive

back to back months of record illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C., a former user who escaped Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside alive after battling homelessness and addiction for decades is working to educate and inspire others with his recovery.Today, Guy Felicella has a home, a wife, and three young children – including a new baby boy – but life has been a wild ride.“Every time I got knocked down, I continued to keep getting back up,” he told Global News.Felicella started using cannabis at age 12 before moving on to harder drugs.

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‘I’ve been brought back to life six times’: How a B.C. man escaped the DTES alive

back to back months of record illicit drug overdose deaths in B.C., a former user who escaped Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) alive after battling homelessness and addiction for decades is working to educate and inspire others with his recovery.Today Guy Felicella has a home, a wife, and three young children – including a new baby boy – but life has been a wild ride.“Every time I got knocked down, I continued to keep getting back up,” Felicella told Global News.Felicella started using cannabis at age 12 before moving on to harder drugs.

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Saskatchewan family calls for better addictions treatment during coronavirus pandemic

overdose are calling for the provincial government to provide more assistance for people struggling with addictions during the novel coronavirus pandemic.Laurie and John Irvine’s son Jesse died on July 10. Though they are awaiting the coroner’s confirmation, they have no doubt he died because of an overdose — caused, in part, because he couldn’t get help.“I know he was struggling through (the COVID-19 pandemic) with everything being closed,” John said.

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B.C. overdose deaths hit record high for second consecutive month

B.C. records highest ever number of opioid deaths in May There have been 728 illicit drug deaths in B.C.

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One year later, Montreal overdose victim’s family outraged officers still don’t have naloxone

The parents of a 19-year old who died in a bar on St-Laurent Boulevard last summer are outraged after learning that Montreal police (SPVM) officers are not equipped with naloxone kits, especially considering the recent surge in opioid overdoses. The SPVM said on Tuesday that it had suspended training indefinitely during the coronavirus pandemic, later clarifying that officers should resume training this fall. On Wednesday, Montreal’s mayor confirmed the move, adding that the tainted-drug crisis in Montreal does not compare to other cities. “That being said, we need to take it very seriously,” said Mayor Valerie Plante.

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Calls for more action to fight Quebec’s fentanyl crisis during coronavirus pandemic

The father of a 19-year old St-Lazare man who died on June 29, 2019 after taking a deadly dose of Fentanyl in a bar on St-Laurent Boulevard waited nine months to receive his son’s autopsy results. He deplores the delay and urges drug users to protect themselves by testing their supply and carrying an antidote, such as naloxone or narcan.“It was difficult waiting nine months to get the coroner’s report knowing that that would have an effect on the statistics for the year,” said Rob MacIssac, father of 19-year-old Archie MacIsaac-Vacon.

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Use of opioids, meth, mixed drugs on the rise on Winnipeg streets

Opioid use appears to be on the rise in Winnipeg as overdoses have spiked in the first half of the year.Numbers provided by the city show Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS) crews administered Naloxone, a medication that can temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, 144 times in May of this year, compared to 75 times in May of 2019.Between January and May, 431 patients required Naloxone. In that same period last year, Naloxone was administered 292 times by first responders.“The increased use of Narcan is really a scary trend, which means that the incoming street drugs that we’re seeing are just that deadly,” WFPS public education coordinator Cory Guest said.

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COMMENTARY: Does CERB money play a part in driving Canada’s drug overdose crisis?

COVID-19 pandemic hit, quickly triggering new monthly spikes in overdose deaths.What is driving the carnage? Experts point to the brutal impacts of the pandemic itself. Public orders to socially distance and self-isolate drove many addicts indoors, where they were using alone.Using risky street drugs alone — laced with deadly fentanyl — is particularly hazardous for anyone who overdoses with no one nearby to call for help.The border lockdown has also disrupted the supply chain of street-level narcotics.

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B.C. records highest ever number of opioid deaths in May

COVID-19 in the same month.The B.C. cities with the highest number of opioid deaths were Vancouver, Surrey and Victoria.

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More Canadians are dying of drug overdoses — and coronavirus is to blame

Shawn Richards began the month of March, 2020 clean and sober.

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Teen ‘Flash’ star Logan Williams’ cause of death revealed by his mom

Six weeks after his unexpected death, the mother of teen B.C. actor Logan Williams has revealed the cause of his death.

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OPP investigating medication theft in Bridgenorth from woman claiming to be community nurse

OPP are investigating after medication was reported stolen, after a woman claiming to be a nurse visited a home in Selwyn Township earlier this week.

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Coronavirus: Opioid crisis escalating in Hamilton due to naloxone restrictions, doctor says

The coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected and dangerous impact on the opioid crisis in Hamilton, Ont., a local doctor says.

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2 men charged in fentanyl-laced cocaine death cases get bail amid COVID-19 concerns at jail

As officials look to fight the risk of COVID-19 in correctional centres, two men charged with manslaughter related to fentanyl-laced cocaine have been released on bail.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0