Investigating Toronto's Drug Crisis

Investigating Toronto's drug crisis

Subhead:Open air drug use has become a common sight in Toronto's iconic Queen West neighbourhood.# YouTube-embed:ddjJFsDJgkA Note: RebelNews+ subscriber? Click here to watch an uncensored version of this report. When walking around the intersection of Queen and Bathurst, it's impossible not to notice the large number of people struggling with homelessness and drug addiction. Residents claim that the area attracts this demographic because of two …

Mayor on defensive over drug-crisis response in election year

The laughter of children playing outside has been replaced by open drug use, vandalism and incidents of theft that have put residents of West Broadway on edge.

LETTER: Surrey needs a stronger response to toxic drug crisis

Editor, Recent media coverage of unregulated toxic drug poisonings in Surrey and White Rock prompted me to write. The advisory underlines the ongoing hazards presented by an unpredictable supply of hazardous substances, as well as the critical need for stronger community responses. Public alarms and emergency actions are necessary, but they are insufficient to address the crisis’s fundamental causes. Surrey requires increased financing for harm …