Health Canada has approved three supervised injection sites in Toronto. (Fred Chartrand/Fred Chartrand)She says the safe injection sites are part of the government's approach to combating the current overdose epidemic. The Ontario government announced in January that it was committed to funding three supervised injection sites in Toronto and one in Ottawa. Last month, Health Canada approved plans to create four supervised injection sites — two in Surrey, B.C., one in Vancouver and a mobile consumption site in Montreal. In February, Health Canada authorized three supervised injection sites in Montreal, adding to two existing drug injection sites in Vancouver.

Source: CBC News June 02, 2017 20:26 UTC