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The only person charged in connection with one of Canada’s largest ever drug busts has pleaded guilty to a number of charges. As Klaudia Van Emmerik reports, police say the accused was connected to a massive superlab that was busted in Falkland in 2024.

A retired Ontario school teacher is turning to the Ford government for help. She has a rare bone condition, and her doctor says there is a drug that would make a difference in her life if she could access it. Caryn Lieberman reports.

Monday is overdose awareness day in B.C., and in the Okanagan, a team of health care professionals is out to save lives. As Kevin Pontious reports, they visited three communities to educate professionals and civilians about overdose prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.

A new study from S.F.U. finds drug seizures increased during the decriminalization pilot. Study co-author Kanna Hayashi talks about the findings.

Drug use advocates are reacting to the B.C. government’s decision to cancel an overdose prevention site in Vancouver by opening up their own pop-up sites. Kristen Robinson reports.

Two Air Canada employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation through Montreal-Trudeau International Airport. RCMP allege the employees helped move luggage through secure areas to facilitate the importation of cocaine and exportation of cannabis. More than 62 kilograms of cocaine and 56 kilograms of cannabis were seized during the investigation,...

Monday (Aug. 31) was the 25th International Overdose Awareness Day – a global campaign to remember people who have died from overdose and to help prevent more deaths. This year’s message is “Still Needed” and Peterborough health officials say the latest statistics help explain why. Marc Woodhouse reports

While other jurisdictions are marking a decrease in the number drug-poisoning related deaths, Edmonton continues to see it’s numbers stay steady. The city hit a record in 2025 for the number of deaths, and as Quinn Ohler reports, behind those numbers are families left grieving.

The Canada Border Services Agency intercepted three commercial shipments arriving at the Blue Water Bridge, containing nearly $6.6 million worth of nicotine products. This comes after another large seizure happening earlier this year. Rick Barnum, Executive Director of the National Coalition against Contraband Tobacco and former Deputy Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police’s Organized Crime...

Three men are in police custody after RCMP executed several search warrants at several Thompson homes in connection with a drug investigation.

OPP have laid multiple charges following a drug and property crime investigation in South Frontenac. A homemade taser, 50 grams of suspected methamphetamine, two grams of suspected fentanyl and roughly $1,000 in cash are among the items seized by OPP following the search of a property on Aug. 21.

Dozens of charges have been laid against 13 people following a months-long collaborative investigation into drug and weapons trafficking in southern Manitoba, according to police. Katherine Dornian reports.

Two Air Canada employees have been arrested in connection with an alleged drug trafficking operation at Montreal Trudeau airport. RCMP say the two worked in ground operations. As Dan Spector reports, police allege they used their access to secure areas to help move luggage containing drugs.

A judge said Lawrence Bruce would have been sentenced to life with a parole ineligibility period of 15 years were he not caught up in the Maplehurst Correctional Complex incident. Catherine McDonald reports.

Two men have been charged following an RCMP drug trafficking investigation in Red Deer. Mounties say officers seized fentanyl, cocaine, crystal methamphetamine and $15,000 in cash during a traffic stop and search of a Lancaster neighbourhood home. A 22-year-old Calgary man and a 23-year-old B.C. man each face four drug trafficking charges and a charge...

Almost 60 charges were laid by Calgary police against eight people in connection to drug and firearm trafficking on Tuesday. Police say the investigation began in September 2025 in what authorities believe were revenue streams for organized crime.

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and his ABC party are calling for a drug-use plebiscite this fall. The group proposing two questions to be included on the October municipal election ballot. Aaron McArthur has the details.

Winnipeg police Chief Gene Bowers said the service’s 10-day open drug use enforcement initiative “produced positive results,” justifying its renewal and continuation into the fall. Teagan Rasche reports.

Colombia’s new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella took office Friday, pledging a hard line on security, drug trafficking and illicit cocoa crops. Opponents rallied in Cali and Barranquilla, with demonstrators thanking outgoing president Gustavo Petro and promising resistance to the new government. Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda accused De La Espriella of serving U.S. interests,...

Two Peterborough residents face drug-related charges after drugs and an imitation handgun were seized at the Peterborough Regional Airport on Thursday, Aug. 6.