CBC's Trishla Parekh takes The National Envelope to Yellowknife to find out what voters are thinking about heading into the 2025 federal election.

Data from the U.S. and Health Canada has shown a drop in overdose deaths and though there isn’t one clear reason, people working in harm reduction say tariff-led fentanyl crackdowns could undermine the progress.

Dyllan Taylor Humphrey spent an entire Saturday looking for a brother battling addiction on the streets of Moncton. During her search, she was confronted with the harsh realities of the increasing number of homeless people in the New...

On Tuesday, a parent of an eight-year-old child at Crosstown Elementary School near Vancouver's Chinatown, told CBC's On The Coast there have been multiple reports of incapacitated people, drug paraphernalia and people carrying knives...

An anonymous hotline has fielded over 20,000 calls from people across Canada who want support when using drugs alone, and as CBC’s Jennifer La Grassa uncovers, the callers who rely on the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) are not...

An anonymous hotline has fielded over 20,000 calls from people across Canada who want support when using drugs alone, and as CBC’s Jennifer La Grassa uncovers, the callers who rely on the National Overdose Response Service (NORS) are not...

A new generation of drugs for depression is stirring excitement and transforming the way scientists and clinicians diagnose, treat, and think about the illness. In a field that for decades has seen little significant...

Deregulating methadone access could save "half a stadium full of people" according to Aaron Ferguson, outreach manager at National Survivors Union. Part of a panel at the 2023 STAT Summit in Boston.



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A recent study has identified a new medication, nitisinone, which has the potential to suppress the mosquito population and control malaria. Watch this report for more details!

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a groundbreaking new treatment for urinary tract infections or UTI. This treatment could perhaps be a game-changer in the fight against antibiotic resistance. This is the first such drug...

STAT reporter Elaine Chen details how some clinical trial participants report losing too much weight, too quickly on Eli Lilly's next-generation GLP-1 drug, retatrutide. In trials, retatrutide has been shown to cause more...

Cardinal Health's CEO explains how the company's Advanced Therapy Solutions Innovation Center aims to improve access to specialty medicines. Watch!

Cardinal Health's Debbie Weitzman explains how the company's Advanced Therapy Solutions Innovation Center aims to improve access to specialty medicines. Watch!

Police arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at Manila's international airport on Tuesday following International Criminal Court directives for an investigation into his aggressive anti-drug campaign.

Paula Trefiak was one of the first ALS patients to take the drug tofersen as part of a clinical trial. Her experience shows why its approval is generating so much excitement.

As illegal drug use and supply increases in the EU, member states ramp up efforts to tackle drug trafficking and organised crime.

Northview Residential warns it’s becoming unsustainable to operate public housing units that it leases to the N.W.T. government. As CBC’s Nadeer Hashmi reports, it is calling for bylaw changes.

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In a tragic incident, a woman died in a hit-and-run case while crossing the road in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Sunday night (February 23). Watch in for more details!

A Calgary clinic has received provisional accreditation to provide a novel way of administering the psychedelic drug ketamine. It offers intravenous treatments to individuals suffering from severe depression, anxiety, or PTSD.

The organizer of the original Power Line has been working with William Whyte to get it's anonymous tip line up and running. Two decades ago Sel Burrows helped create the tip line to report crime in Point Douglas. It allowed people to...

The legal battle surrounding Yoo Ah In’s drug scandal has taken a surprising turn, leaving fans and the entertainment industry stunned. The South Korean actor, known for his critically acclaimed performances, has been embroiled in a...

Nassau Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder explained that some fentanyl-laced pills are sold online, under the guise of common medications like Xanax.