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Gov. Bill Lee pardoned the 'Need a Favor' singer for two robbery and drug felonies issued before 2010 in Davidson County.

The Nova Scotia RCMP and Halifax police both say no fentanyl has been found in illegal cannabis tested in the province, despite the premier's claim to the contrary.

The addictions crisis is seeping into every corner of the province, including in remote and isolated communities in northern Manitoba.

The deal overseen by a U.S. bankruptcy judge would require members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7 billion and give up ownership.

On Wednesday, Poilievre said he thinks there were some scandals during Trudeau's time in office that should have resulted in criminal charges.

The B.C. government announced last week that if passed, the bill's current language around involuntary care would make it clearer and more concise.

Hundreds of pages of contraband reports paint a picture of a jail system where illegal drugs, from cocaine to MDMA or fentanyl, are regularly found.

A magic mushroom shop in the city's downtown area has been targeted again after Toronto fire says crews were called there for reports of a fire early Monday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a landmark decision in West Virginia that had rejected attempts by an opioid-ravaged area to be compensated by U.S. drug distributors for a influx of prescription pain pills into the region.

The seizure occurred in May at the Tsawwassen Container Examination Facility in B.C., but was reported by CBSA on Thursday — one day before Carney and Xi are set to meet.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments on whether U.S. President Donald Trump has authority to impose tariffs under emergency powers.

From January to May, 68 per cent of opioid deaths in Alberta involved carfentanil — up 10 per cent from 2024 — and in Edmonton, carfentanil deaths jumped from 17 to 78 per cent.

Carney said more cooperation is needed to combat the groups, which is part of a new comprehensive strategic partnership signed with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Security video obtained by Global News shows a dark pickup truck smashing into a magic mushroom dispensary shop in Toronto early Thursday.

The call between the two leaders began around 8 a.m. Washington time, according to a White House official and China's Xinhua News Agency.

Flash Pharmacy and Medical Centre has been given approval to open at 66 West Hastings, and will be the sixth in a tight geographic area.

The White House said Trump was raising the tariff rate because Canada "has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl" and imposed retaliatory tariffs.

A U.S. settlement with Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family came days after a B.C.-led lawsuit against McKinsey for its alleged role in Canada's opioid crisis was certified.

"The sirens were endless," one harm-reduction expert said.

The $7.4 billion payment to 55 U.S. states and territories is intended to resolve claims that the drugmaker's pain medication OxyContin caused a nationwide opioid addiction crisis.