Saskatoon’s fentanyl overdose crisis: 9 deaths, more than 435 overdoses in March – CTV
March 26, 2025
Nine lives lost — and the month isn’t over yet.
The devastating pace of Saskatoon’s fentanyl overdose crisis was set in sharp relief as government officials revealed the death toll on Tuesday.
The mayor, paramedics, along with representatives from the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), the Saskatoon Police Service, the Ministry of Health and the Saskatoon Fire Department held a press conference to outline how they’re joining forces to tackle the crisis.
The Saskatoon Fire Department is responding to about 19 overdoses per day.
Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Health said it’s temporarily adding four paramedics and expanding outreach teams. The government is also supplying more naloxone kits and testing strips.
“We’re trying to mitigate future loss of life, mitigate future overdoses,” Marlo Pritchard, president of the SPSA, announced at the press conference.
