For Immediate Release April 14, 2026 Ten Years In: A Crisis Being Normalized Today marks ten years since British Columbia declared a public health emergency in response to the toxic drug poisoning crisis. More than 18,000 people have died. These deaths were preventable. They remain preventable. What has become most alarming is not only [...]

The Harm Reduction Nurses Association (HRNA) condemns the Government of Alberta’s decision to close supervised consumption services in Calgary and Lethbridge by June 30, 2026. This decision will cost lives. Alberta remains in the midst of a toxic drug crisis, with approximately five people dying each day from preventable poisonings. These deaths are not inevitable. [...]

For Immediate Release March 17, 2026 Harm Reduction Nurses Denounce Ontario Decision to End Supervised Consumption Sites The decision announced on Friday, March 13th by the Government of Ontario to end provincial funding for Consumption and Treatment Services (CTS), also known as Supervised Consumption Sites, is devastating and unconscionable. This is not a new direction, [...]