TAG / CANADA
RESULTS
MENTAL HEALTH
Class Action Launched Over Illegal Preventive Psychiatric Detention in Quebec
Over 50,000 Québécois were involuntarily committed—illegally—between 2015 and 2024, triggering a landmark legal fight for accountability.
DRUGS
First Nations Bear Brunt of British Columbia’s Deadly Opioid Epidemic
As officials enable addiction, overdose deaths in British Columbia remain staggering. First Nations communities bear the brunt of the crisis—at seven times the provincial rate.
DRUGS
Study: Hallucinogen Users Face a 160% Higher Risk of Death
A Canadian study finds those who seek medical care at a hospital after using hallucinogens nearly three times more likely to die within five years than the general population.
DRUGS
Olympic Snowboarder Turned Drug Lord Is Now Wanted Internationally
Ryan Wedding’s story starts as an Olympian, but ends as a wanted fugitive. When found, he faces life in prison—the price of a wasted life.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Nicole Crellin: Making Human Rights a Canadian Reality by Advocating for Mandatory Education in Schools
In a nation where hate crimes are committed every three hours around the clock, she’s looking for solutions that start with children.