Great interview with my colleague Dr. Kathryn Dong about what the loss of the Royal Alex supervised consumption service means for patients and the hospital. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-... #ableg #yeg

Yet another Alberta Supervised Consumption Site is being shuttered, this one at the Royal Alex. “Today’s announcement is yet another blow to evidence-based addictions care,” says FOM's Chris Gallaway: www.friendsofmedicare.org/closure_of_a... ➡️Take action: www.friendsofmedicare.org/isupportharm...

Why shouldn’t governments invoke the notwithstanding clause, if there is no political cost or moral hazard? If voters don’t hold them accountable? If we just shrug and turn the page? #ableg #abpoli #abheritage #Alberta #DelwinVriend #LeilaniMuir

Great work by @cssdpedmonton.bsky.social to highlight the views of #yeg mayoral candidates on key substance use and housing issues 👏🏽

If you are in #yeg and interested in the toxic drug crisis, check out this film screening happening at Metro cinema next week! #ableg metrocinema.org/production/t...

Huge thanks to @hollymathias.bsky.social for shining a spotlight on why Canada must invest in women’s health research. Your voice reminds us: when women’s health thrives, so does society.   Read her powerful guest blog here:🔗 bit.ly/pwhr-op-ed-holly-mathias #WomensHealth #PWHR

⚠️Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency is responding to a fire in the woods near Susie Lake. As a precaution, evacuation of Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre has begun. All remaining appointments are cancelled today and patients and the public should avoid the area.

Tuesday, Aug. 12 | 3:40 p.m. - Police are assisting Halifax Regional Fire & Emergency with the response to a fire in the area of Susie Lake in Halifax. Police are asking the public to avoid the Bayers Lake area. Evacuations and street closures are underway.

🍿 Red Deer, AB residents, make sure to get your FREE tickets for Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy screening at Carnival Cinemas on August 7. Get your tickets here: www.storymoneyimpact.com/kmoereddeer

Join us on August 9 for a special virtual event dedicated to grandparents who are raising their grandchildren due to substance use-related harms. Register for this Zoom event using this link: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Just published online first @cjphrcsp.bsky.social Expanding supervised consumption services in rural Canada: Bridging gaps (@hollymathias.bsky.social‬, @ehyshka.bsky.social‬ et al.) link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Alberta is the involuntary treatment capital of Canada. On episode 54, we meet Angie & her son Brandon. When Brandon got wired as a teen, Angie had a difficult choice to make: should she force him to sober up? If she did, what would happen to their relationship? www.crackdownpod.com/episodes/epi...

Very excited to see the first paper from my dissertation work in print! We hope our experiences from the past 4 years provide insight and inspiration for others embarking on rural community-based research with families of PWUD 🌾

🚨 New today in @policyoptions.irpp.org: I share some thoughts on the global ripple effect of defunding #womenshealth research in the US, and Canada’s opportunity to lead in this moment. policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/ma...

Nova Scotia RCMP are searching for two young kids who were last seen in Lansdown Station, Pictou County, this morning. More info 👇 www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...

Toxic drug deaths for First Nations peoples decreased by 6.8% in British Columbia between 2023 and 2024. “[This] shows us what we are doing, particularly in the area of harm reduction, is helping."

I had the pleasure of chatting with Shaye Ganam @globalnews.ca this morning about the CYSP cancellation and potential impacts for young Albertans. Check it out here: megaphone.link/CORU8801722428

New report from ACWS finds nearly 32,000 people were turned away from Alberta shelter's due to a lack of space last year, with 40% of them being children. That's a new provincial record. #yeg #yyc #ableg acws.ca/strength-in-...

Out today from @kokumsarah.bsky.social and I. Last week’s sudden cancellation of the CYSP will have ramifications on many Albertan children and families. There is a moral imperative for the province to be scaling up supports for families - not rolling them back. Read more here:

134 seizures of fentanyl vs 3254 seizures of eggs in Jan and Feb 2025, to be exact www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Saskatoon's only supervised consumption site closing for 11 days to give exhausted staff a break www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Looking forward to speaking at this event with @reclaimcollective.bsky.social! Join us for a free screening of Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy on Monday March 24th at 6:30 pm in Wetaskiwin. More info in the link: bit.ly/kmoedoc

French scientist denied US entry after officers find phone messages criticizing Trump

Hear, hear! 👇 "The global research community must take a stand against these attacks." 💪 Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere www.nature.com/articles/d41... via @nature.com

Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”

Researcher says violence against women ‘most significant criminal problem’ in Nova Scotia By @mmughees.bsky.social

We can tell the truth about #pregnancy without scaring women to death. Many women have no idea about the potential complications until they happen. Without discussion there is no treatment or prevention, by Emily Oster www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... via @theguardian.com #childbirth

Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing. They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays. The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k. www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...

Our new commentary on the importance of engaging families in the public health response to the toxic drug crisis. 🧪 www.tandfonline.com/eprint/QEAQE... cc: @hollymathias.bsky.social @msthpetra.bsky.social @kokumsarah.bsky.social

Award-winning grief library brings resources to rural Nova Scotian doorsteps www.halifaxexaminer.ca/health/award... by @dentremy.bsky.social