Keith Fitzpatrick News Today

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A new mental health unit at the Labrador Health Centre is Happy Valley-Goose Bay has yet to open, concerning a local mental health advocate.

Newfoundland’s chief medical examiner’s office says there were 18 confirmed or presumed-positive cocaine-related toxicity deaths as of July 23

As grieving families ask the provincial government to pass laws that would allow them to treat their loved ones' addictions without consent, one Labrador City man says the policy would do more harm than good.

A Labrador mental health and addictions advocate says a police warning this week about fentanyl being mixed with other illicit drugs in the province isn't a surprise, as it's been clearly happening in Labrador City and Wabush. 

Four mental health advocates in the province decry a lack of detail in the final evaluation report on government's mental health action plan Towards Recovery and emphasize that more needs to be done to improve provincial services.

Keith Fitzpatrick says while mental health and addiction services in Labrador West have improved in recent years, much remains to be done to ensure people have good access to care.

A man accused of committing sexual acts with a state prisoner has changed his plea.