RCMP and the federal Indigenous services ministry say they are stepping in to work with Red Pheasant Cree Nation after the community declared a state of emergency over an ongoing addiction crisis.
Red Pheasant Cree Nation called for a coordinated response to a cluster of suspected overdoses on Friday. Chief Lux Benson said multiple stakeholders need to be involved.
A series of overdoses over the weekend pushes Red Pheasant Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency. In a news release Saturday, the Cree Nation in Saskatchewan declared a state of emergency, after seven overdoses were reported in one day in the community.
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