DRUGS
- GTA
Police say $10M worth of drugs seized in cocaine-trafficking bust
The Ontario Provincial Police, in coordination with several other police forces including the United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), say…
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Eastern Ontario health officials warn of ‘extremely toxic’ drugs
Health officials in eastern Ontario are warning of a record number of overdoses linked to a batch of "extremely toxic" drugs circulating…
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Canada sending drugs and ventilators to India to help fight off COVID-19 surge
Canada is sending medical supplies to India to help the country deal with a surge in coronavirus cases that has pushed…
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Toronto police seize $18M in drugs, 65 guns in largest single-day recovery
Toronto police say they've made the largest single-day seizure in their history last month after recovering 181 kilograms of drugs worth over…
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$17M worth of drugs, including fentanyl, seized in 2 police investigations
Toronto police say they have arrested two men and seized more than $17 million worth of drugs — including a…
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Sales of cancer-fighting drugs soared in Canada over the past decade
Sales of medications to treat cancer have nearly tripled in Canada over the past decade, reaching $3.9 billion last year,…
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Decriminalization of drugs ‘not a silver bullet’ for overdose crisis, prime minister says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not back decriminalization of drugs as a public-health response to the country's escalating opioid crisis, insisting…
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Closed borders leading to more dangerous street drugs: OPP
Provincial police say the closure of the Canada-U.S. border during the COVID-19 pandemic has driven up the price of illicit…
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Spike in overdose deaths prompts medical officer to call for federal, provincial help
Amid a spike in suspected opioid overdose deaths in April, Toronto’s board of health is expected to call on the federal…
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Toronto safe consumption site reversed 16 overdoses from suspected tainted drug supply, city says
A supervised injection site managed to reverse 16 overdoses within the space of just hours after a suspected case of tainted…
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Fatalities on Quebec roads reached 10-year low in 2019, SQ says
There were nearly 100 fewer deaths on Quebec roads last year compared to the start of the decade, according to…
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Trump proposes rule for importing prescription drugs from Canada
The Trump administration proposed a rule Wednesday to allow states to import prescription drugs from Canada, moving forward a plan…
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- Editorial
A Ordem da Desordem
De acordo com os parâmetros do CAMH, “Doença Mental” e “Dependência” relacionam-se com uma grande variedade de doenças que afetam…
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How booming Brampton is dealing with a spike in homelessness
Brampton is one of the country’s fastest growing cities, but its political and business leaders say they’re discovering a downside…
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Moncton woman warns others after meth, opioid overdose
After a near-death experience, a 21-year-old Moncton woman is warning young people how easy it is to overdose and begging…
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Canadian woman faces lifetime ban after getting caught with CBD oil at U.S. border
U.S. border protection has barred a young Canadian woman from crossing the border after cannabidiol (CBD) oil was found in…
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Needle-vending machines are part of the response to HIV and STI outbreaks in Saskatchewan
Drug users who have long sought to keep others safe by voluntarily distributing clean needles are now getting paid for…
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$45M worth of drugs seized in massive Toronto-area organized crime busts
Police forces in the Toronto area have charged at least 50 people and seized $45 million worth of illegal drugs…
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Cabbagetown residents blame supervised injection site for crime spike
Some residents in Cabbagetown are blaming a local supervised injection site for an increase in crime and drugs in their…
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China says Canadian citizen detained for drug offences
Chinese police have detained a Canadian citizen in relation to a drug case involving students, China’s Foreign Ministry said on…
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Police raids yield drugs, guns and cash in Toronto area and Windsor
Police say they have arrested six people in what they call a major drug bust in the Toronto area and…
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80 people arrested in months-long street gang investigation
More than 30 people were arrested in raids across the Greater Toronto Area Thursday morning that targeted a street gang, Toronto…
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Over 1,000 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses in first 9 months of 2018
Nearly 400 Ontarians died from opioid overdoses last summer, according to new provincial data. Public Health Ontario has released updated…
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Teacher says she was strip-searched at Vancouver airport after angry guard failed to find drugs
A former Sunday school teacher who was falsely accused of being a drug smuggler, detained at Vancouver International Airport and eventually…
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Lessons from pot about legalizing other drugs in Canada: Don Pittis
Economists have been among the most insistent that the prohibition of drugs and alcohol doesn’t work. In what many have observed…
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OHIP+ changes force Hamilton student into health dilemma with risky consequences
The provincial government has taken away access to free prescription drugs for people under 25 if they have private insurance — a…
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Top health officer calls on B.C. to ‘urgently’ decriminalize possession of illicit drugs
B.C.’s top health officer has recommended the province move urgently to decriminalize possession of illegal drugs for personal use, saying the…
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