More than 105 people died each month from drug poisoning between May 2020 and April 2021
Duterte: ‘You can do it the legal way, but it would take you months and years’
Samuel Prescott-Perreault, 34, has been arrested numerous times on drug and property crime charges
Scientist says findings suggest high volume overseas facilities require strict regulation
The mayors of Victoria, Saanich, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Burnaby, New Westminster and Port Coquitlam say they support eliminating criminal penalties for simple possession
“Vancouver Model” proposes personal possession threshold levels for 15 common substances
Trafficking charges pending for two arrested May 14
Salmon Arm RCMP said warrant for Silver Creek revealed cannabis, possible cocaine, magic mushrooms
Kennedy Stewart says a federal election could see the small window of opportunity close on the city’s bid for an exemption from criminal provisions on simple possession of small amounts of drugs
The coalition is asking the city to raise the proposed drug thresholds from a 3-day supply
It’s not currently known what kind of substances may contain the animal tranquilizer
Don Davies introduced a private member’s bill Thursday that would scrap Criminal Code provisions on drug possession, expunge criminal records for the same offence and mandate low-barrier access to safe supply
There have been several overdoses per day recently in the city
Police seize hundreds of grams of Fentanyl, methamphetamine and other drugs.
Phone app gives people who use drugs a ‘chance of survival,’ said BCEHS director Neil Lilley
The drugs contain benzodiazepines which are not affected by naloxone
The program is in partnership with Interior Health
