Ontario faces legal challenge over law closing safe consumption sites near schools, amid overdose crisis.

Ontario faces a legal challenge over its new law that closes 10 safe consumption sites near schools and daycares. The Neighbourhood Group, which runs an overdose prevention site, argues the law violates Charter rights. Despite claims that no new sites will open, government lawyers say existing sites can relocate. The province is investing $529 million in abstinence-based treatment and supportive housing, converting nine sites into recovery hubs.