As a suspected overdose death in front of city hall illustrates, overdose deaths have been hitting Regina hard this year. This month already there have been 12 suspected overdose deaths, and in 2023, there have been 84 in total … compared to 71 in this same time frame this year. The vast majority of the […]
After two overdose deaths in a couple of days, the RCMP in Swift Current is warning drug users to be careful with their supply. A 30 year old man died December 29th, and a 27 year old man died on December 31st. The two people who died did not consume the same drug. One substance […]
Official Opposition Leader Ryan Meili is calling on the Sask. Party government to take responsibility for the overdose crisis that is taking lives at an unprecedented rate in Saskatchewan. “The overdose crisis is spiraling out of control while Scott Moe and the Sask. Party ignore this public health emergency,” said Meili. “This is costing lives […]
Anna Pacik, Communications Manager at Saskatoon’s Lighthouse Supported Living, says if their staff didn’t have Naloxone training, they’d have seven dead people at the facility. A guest resident in Saskatoon’s Lighthouse Supported Living independent tower alerted staff that six people were overdosing and staff rushed to help. Pacik says at the same time there was […]
Saskatchewan’s health minister says the government will expand access to the life-saving antidote naloxone as a record number of people are dying from drug overdoses. Although pharmacies in the province don’t usually distribute free naloxone, some started to when the COVID-19 pandemic arrived to limit the number of people in hospitals and clinics. Jim Reiter […]
Over the course of 36 hours, Regina Police responded to seven overdoses, six of them were fatal. The recent surge of overdoses correlates with statistics showing an alarming number of overdoses that have happened in the Queen City since the beginning of the year. Since January 1st, there have been 451 overdose events in Regina, […]
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service is warning the public to be aware of the dangers posed by illegal street drugs after two deaths in Regina. The two deaths remain under investigation by both the Saskatchewan Coroners Service and Regina Police. Chief Coroner Clive Weighill held a conference on Friday in Saskatoon saying they requested an expedited […]
REGINA — The police chief in Regina says a policy shift is coming that will see more officers carrying the life-saving antidote naloxone. Evan Bray says all front-line officers are to be equipped next year with naloxone, which can reverse or block the effects of an opioid overdose. Bray says the force initially only provided […]
