Settlement is highest-profile display yet of the feds seeking to hold a major drugmaker responsible for the opioid crisis
There have been more than 15,000 apparent opioid-related deaths in Canada since 2016
Recent data shows a major spike in the number of people dying from toxic illicit drugs due to the pandemic
Overdose deaths increase by 93 per cent among B.C.’s First Nations
Julie Payette met at a fire hall with firefighters and police officers as well as politicians and health experts
Hospitals now able to hand out the opioid blockers to anyone who asks