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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.

To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was "kind of like a Superman."

Regina saw 140 overdose calls in the first three weeks of April, according to the Saskatchewan Health Ministry, which said multiple calls resulted in cardiac arrest.

Lakelands Public Health warns that the suspected opioid circulating in Haliburton County may be contaminated with other substances.

Opioid overdose deaths in Canada are falling, but there's growing concerns on a certain veterinary tranquilizer being cut into fentanyl and other opioids.

Police in New Brunswick's capital city are warning of a dramatic spike in drug overdoses so far this year. 

For Riley Bisson, the unassuming one-storey house with a red brick exterior in Toronto's downtown core is more than just a place to safely use drugs.

Dozens of university students in Saskatoon are learning how to administer naloxone as overdoses continue to rise in following the closure of Prairie Harm Reduction.

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.

This came after the province forced the closure of nine other such sites last year that it deemed were too close to schools and daycares.

More than 18,000 people have died from toxic illicit drugs in British Columbia since a public health emergency was declared on April 14, 2016. 

Newly released documents suggest the Canada Border Services Agency's attempt to crack down on animal sedatives in fentanyl have been hampered by industry lobbying.

The Canadian Mental Health Association says it regrets that 'unvetted materials' about cocaine use were distributed at an Ontario school during Mental Health Awareness Week. 

Since the emergency was declared, more than 18,000 people have died in B.C. from toxic drugs, with Indigenous people, men and people working in the trades being the most affected.

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.

More than 600 men have been through the programs at the Bruce Oake Recovery Centre since it opened in 2021.

More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016.

The government of Alberta says the controversial supervised consumption sites in Calgary and Lethbridge will be closing down at the end of June.

The minister for addictions and mental health says he has not reached out to the First Nation community that announced this week it would declare a state of emergency.

Manitoba RCMP say the three-month drug trafficking investigation led to the seizure of more than $1.5 million worth of drugs and cash.