Calgary non-profits warn of rise in overdose calls, attribute it to contaminated drugs
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Non-profit agencies in Calgary are sounding the alarm about a recent increase in drug overdoses, some deadly.
Non-profit agencies in Calgary are sounding the alarm about a recent increase in drug overdoses, some deadly.
Earl Thiessen's road to recovery wasn't fast or easy.
"I ended up addicted to alcohol, pharmaceuticals, cocaine, crack for 20 years, which led me to the streets for seven years," he told CTV News.
Thiessen even overdosed twice.
But, nearly 16 years later, as head of the Oxford House Foundation in Calgary, he helps people get into peer-supported recovery housing.
In the past six months, Thiessen has noticed a troubling trend — fentanyl showing up in drug test results, even in those who haven't intentionally taken it.
"The crystal meth, the heroin, the cocaine are all being cut with it now and I think that is why there's such a dramatic increase in deaths all over the country," he said.
The Montreal Victoire ended its preparatory mini-tournament as host team on a positive note with a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Charge on Friday afternoon at the Espace Denis-Savard rink in the Verdun Auditorium.
Annie Gallant, a 10-year-old from Nova Scotia, brought home a special gift from her first concert.
A Toronto family is speaking out after their 10-year-old daughter's Crocs got stuck in an escalator, ripping the entire toe area of the clog off.
The operators of the Bruce Nuclear Plant near Kincardine just donated $1 million towards Huron County’s largest affordable housing project in years.
Women and Gender Equality and Youth Minister Marci Ien is calling the federal government's proposed GST holiday and $250 rebate cheques a 'targeted approach' to address affordability concerns.
Photo radar cameras have caught nearly 300,000 speeders on Ottawa roads so far this year, as the City of Ottawa prepares to expand the automated speed enforcement camera program to another 39 locations over the next 14 months.
As NATO officials met up in Montreal, pro-Palestinian protesters flooded downtown in solidarity with those in Gaza.
Ottawa seniors will be facing a 60 per cent hike in transit fares in 2025, instead of a 120 per cent increase, under a new plan to halve a proposed hike in fares for riders over the age of 65.
Layoffs could be imminent for the Victoria Police Department if it adheres to the requests of the City of Victoria, and cuts over $2 million from its budget.
Snowplows will be on standby ready to go as the province is expected to get more snow over the weekend.
Saskatoon's new downtown shelter must undergo renovations before it can open, according to the operator of the site.