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A man is dead after being chased by the Edmonton Police Air-1 helicopter onto dangerous ice of the North Saskatchewan River. In July 2022, a similarly over-the-top deployment was caught on film in Calgary's Sunalta neighbourhood. Just two weeks after being directed to investigate, the Alberta Serious Incident
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Pairing unjustified deposits with mass evictions of residents, transitional recovery facilities appear to be placing profit before people. A widespread practice at sober living facilities across western Canada compels residents to place a “sobriety deposit” before gaining access to housing. However, according to sources who have resided at sober living
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Heralding a new phase in the Alberta government's war on harm reduction and hostile takeover of municipalities, closing the city's overdose prevention site could drive 28 preventable deaths a year.
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A message from the Drug User Solidarity Committee and allies around the world.
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The rally will begin at 1:30pm MST at the war memorial in Central Memorial Park, Calgary on January 16, 2024.
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A study in a top medical journal shows overwhelming positive impacts of regulated hydromorphone prescribing for people who use opioids in BC. Will the trolls keep yelling from their caves?
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Ominously rejected by National Post Opinion, a letter from people who use supervised consumption sites in Toronto provides a direct counter to Postmedia's relentless attacks on harm reduction.
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A study on Canadian opioid de-prescribing charts the course of the crisis since 2000 and provides a stark warning against the looming elimination of safe supply programs.
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Drug Data Decoded launched in January 2023. Over 64 stories, it has blown the cover of key structures holding the drug poisoning crisis in place. Let's review and in 2024, let's keep going.
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Across the province, risk of death from unregulated drug poisoning among people experiencing houselessness is skyrocketing.
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Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee has been signalling mass decampment for months. A scheduled Christmas massacre woke up the city to his intentions.
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A collective letter to Substack leadership