Doug Ford

an overdose naloxone kit in a woman's hands

In Vancouver, people who use drugs are supervising injections and reversing overdoses

Health & Medicine

After years of heated debates, rising overdose and HIV infection rates, and mounting pressure from people who use drugs themselves, the Canadian government opened Insite in 2003, making it the first publicly sanctioned injection facility in all of North America.

Mayor Rob Ford (R) is congratulated by his brother Doug after it was announced that Rob was elected as a city councillor and that Doug was stopped in his bid to become mayor in the municipal election in Toronto, October 27, 2014.

The Ford era ends in Toronto as the city elects a new mayor

Global Politics
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford (C) and his brother Doug (2nd R) smile as they take part in the East York Canada Day Parade, July 1, 2014.

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been diagnosed with cancer — so his brother is taking his place on the ballot

Global Politics