Opioid crisis: 2 Indigenous members dead from possible overdose in Montreal

Along with another member, a well-known woman among Montreal’s Indigenous community died on Saturday morning. Though police have not commented on the cause of deaths, they are allegedly a result of opioid overdoses, according to a local outreach worker. Dozens of homeless Indigenous people have died on the streets of Montreal since 2022. These tragedies are renewing calls for more supervised injection sites and increased resources for the unhoused. Global’s Phil Carpenter explains. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/video/10727557/montreal-families-safe-drug-use-advocates-calling-for-more-prevention Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #OpioidCrisis #Montreal #Indigenous #Canada