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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Officers from the Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team and Lethbridge police have seized 2.25 kilograms of fentanyl. It is the largest seizure of the drug in the city's history.

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

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.  

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

New Brunswick’s child and youth advocate Kelly Lamrock says the province’s child protection system failed a teenager who died last year.

A record-breaking $37.2 million worth of drugs were removed from the streets following an interprovincial drug bust that led to 33 arrests and 174 charges, police said.

Moncton's fire department responded to 52 overdose calls over the weekend when it usually only receives four or five a day.

Ontario Provincial Police say officers in the province and Quebec have seized $4.1 million in drugs and dismantled several networks.

Police said in a statement that the store security at Cargo Largo contacted authorities 'regarding a suspicious powder substance located in the packaging of a Barbie doll.'

Minister Anne Kang was not available for an interview Tuesday, but her ministry said addressing public safety is a shared priority.