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OPP say fentanyl seized during a drug trafficking investigation near Owen Sound, Ont., amounted to approximately 10,000 street level doses.

Three people were arrested after Kingston police seized fentanyl, carfentanil and several weapons from an apartment allegedly being used to prepare drugs for distribution.

The Union of Canadian Correctional Officers stated in a release that on June 11, the five officers came into contact with the toxic substance inside an Abbotsford institution.

Calgary police have charged a Calgary man with manslaughter after a teen girl died from a lethal dose of carfentanil, an extremely potent opioid, 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

Among the items seized were two kilograms each of fentanyl and crack cocaine, 20 kilograms of caffeine suspected to be used as a cutting agent, and $21,000 in cash.

DEA Administrator Terrance Cole said officials are 'very conscious' of the shipment of precursor chemicals through the Port of Vancouver for fentanyl manufacturing in Canada.

Kouri Richins slipped five times the lethal dose of fentanyl into a cocktail that her husband Eric Richins drank in March 2022 at their home outside of Park City.

Acting Deputy Chief Jason Schneider told the House committee that seizures at the U.S.' northern border had dropped by 55 per cent compared to last year.

Workers say rises in overdoses among opioid users are not unusual, but what is different now is the growing presence of carfentanil mixed with fentanyl.

The number of opioid overdoses is rising across southern Ontario and some experts say the extreme heat could be partially to blame.

Saskatchewan's child advocate is flagging an emerging pattern of young children who died with fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in their systems.

A 30-year-old woman in northern Saskatchewan is facing a slew of weapons and drug-related charges, RCMP said.

Researchers said while wastewater treatment plants do a good job at treating water, they were not designed to deal with the 'complexity' of compounds like fentanyl.

The Tim Houston government has rolled out changes to the Cannabis Control Act this week after they were passed during the spring sitting of the legislature.

A pair of drug busts in May have netted Cochrane RCMP nearly half a million dollars in drugs and charges against four Alberta residents.

Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.

One man from Regina and another from Saskatoon were arrested after Regina police seized several guns, cash, and $115,000 worth of drugs, RPS says.  

Canada "remains committed to working closely with the United States to eradicate forced labour from global supply chains," a written submission reads.

Kawartha police have arrested two suspects on drug charges, one of whom was wanted for second-degree murder in Saskatchewan.

Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply.