In the first month of 2021, Regina Police Chief Evan Bray says members have been on scene for 29 overdoses with the amount of overdoses reported to emergency services to this date around 260 meaning four or five are being reported each day. During a Board of Police Commissioners meeting Tuesday, Bray says when it […]
It goes without saying, 2020 was a year like no other for many reasons, including COVID-19. Aside from the worst pandemic in over 100 years, Saskatchewan also experienced a large uptick in drug overdoses, both fatal and non-fatal. In a year end interview that can be heard on 620 CKRM on New Year’s Day, Saskatchewan […]
The amount of overdoses in Regina continues to grow and is once again prompting the Regina Police Service to urge the public to be aware of illegal drugs in the community. From Tuesday, November 10 to Friday, November 13, police in Regina have responded to five overdoses. Four of those instances resulted in death. From […]
A report from the Saskatchewan Coroners Service paints a picture of how concerning overdose numbers have become in the province. According to the report, there have been 122 confirmed deaths from overdose due to illicit drugs and 174 suspected deaths from January 1 to October 26. A suspected death means the evidence and circumstances surrounding […]
Regina Police say five people have died as a result of drug overdoses in the city since the start of the year with another four being investigated. In all, police say there have been 100 drug overdoses with 56 of them being responded to. Naloxone had to be administered 18 times. Fentanyl is mainly to […]
Regina Police are continuing to investigate a high number of drug overdoses happening in the city. Since January 1st, RPS has been made aware of 85 overdoses. Police have responded to 51 of those overdoses and have administered Narcan 18 times. Three people have died from overdoses and 3 other fatalities are currently under […]
Overdoses continue to be an increasing issue in Regina after police attended more incidents during the Family Day long weekend. The Regina Police Service reports 20 overdoses occurred from Friday, Feb. 14 to Tuesday, Feb. 18. Officers attended 11 of those instances and utilized Naloxone (Narcan) three times. There have been 62 total incidents of […]
