Vuntut Gwitchin chief says community in dire situation with substance use crisis cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In the first three months of 2022, the Yukon’s chief coroner said the territory’s substance use death rate was 74.4 per 100,000 over three times the national average and well ahead of British Columbia, the province with the second-highest total at 45.3 deaths.
Two months after losing her sister to an opioid overdose, Chantal Tizya is still coming to terms with the loss. Others say drastic action is needed to prevent more losses in the Yukon.