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A major issue that police and community health prescribers are tackling is the diversion of Dilaudid from prescribed safe supply programs.

Saskatoon police say officers arrested three people and seized drugs and drug paraphernalia Thursday. The trio, a man and two women, face charges related to trafficking.

The Prince Albert Parkland Ambulance and the File Hills Qu'Appelle Health Services have sent out drug overdose alerts to various communities following recent incidents.

The seizure took place on April 30, when a home in the Lewis Estates neighbourhood in west Edmonton was searched.

Winnipeg police say in December 2022, the mother of Romeo Stewart called 911 after he became unresponsive at her home on Sherbrook Street. She has now been charged.

B.C. drug advocates and their lawyers appeared in federal court Thursday, to argue against a Health Canada ruling regarding a compassion club in Vancouver.

The group has been allegedly running a mass production operation of fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs.

Three people are charged after large quantities of illicit drugs, including nine kilograms of fentanyl, were recovered, which is the largest amount ever seized by Regina police.

For the first time since 2018, the majority of toxic drug deaths in Alberta are happening in public spaces rather than private residences.

Manitoba RCMP said six people have been arrested after police received a report of shots being fired in a residence in Portage la Prairie.

Three adults, including a mother, have been charged after toxicology results came back showing an Edmonton toddler died after ingesting powerful opioids.

Few details were shared, but an arrest was made on Simcoe Street Wednesday afternoon as part of an investigation by the LPS guns and gangs section.

Toxic drug deaths are the leading cause of death in B.C. for people aged 10 to 59, accounting for more deaths than homicides, suicides, accidents and diseases combined.

A man and woman are facing a number charges after a large bust in London, Ont., turned up nearly $550,000 worth of drugs earlier this week.

Researchers say the amount of opioids and other illicit drugs found in a monitoring of Alberta wastewater jumped in June.

Data from the Saskatchewan Coroner's Service showing climbing overdose deaths in Saskatchewan is renewing calls for more safe consumption sites in the province.

The BC Coroners Service said 201 people died from suspected illicit drug toxicity deaths in October, while 2021 to date continues to be the deadliest year ever for such deaths.

Communities such as Yorkton, Sask., have voiced concerns regarding the rising numbers of drug overdoses being reported out of smaller centres and rural areas of the province.

Kingston police say they pulled over a driver on Feb. 16 and found a small amount of fentanyl, 48 grams of carfentanil, 65 grams of purple fentanyl, and six grams of crystal meth.

The pair was arrested by the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams' organized crime and gang team on May 11 after a home in the Lake District area of Edmonton was searched.