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A 41-year-old woman pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Edmonton law courts, after her partner was injected with a mixture of fentanyl and cocaine and died.

Two sudden deaths and a person found in serious medical distress over the last 24 hours have prompted a public safety warning from Halifax Regional Police. 

Drug overdoses and drug-related deaths appear to be rising again in Manitoba, according to advocates and data from the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service (WFPS).

Mayor Tom Dyas has written to the federal health minister asking that the facility’s 2027 renewal be denied.

The measure was recommended by a Quebec coroner last year following the overdose death of an 18-year-old.

The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is looking to clamp down and is set to hold a board of directors meeting next week to decide on the proposed changes.

Deputies responded to a home in Raceland, Louisiana, where Urker was found 'dead upon arrival,' the Laforche Sheriff’s Office told Global News in a statement.

Douglas Andrew Smith pleaded guilty in April to manslaughter in the death of his wife, Iris Dodd, in 2022.

The study showed the number of adults 55 and older seeking care doubled in eight years from about 7,100 in 2017 to more than 15,000 in 2025.

Manitoba's government says its first supervised drug consumption site is set to fully open next month, and its partners have been training staff as part of the gradual opening.

A new look at what's flowing through Moncton's sewers is revealing high levels of methamphetamine.

A drug alert was issued for Regina after three people died from suspected overdoses on Saturday, the ministry of health said. The alert will be in effect for one week.

Prince Albert had the highest recorded levels of methamphetamine and cocaine in its wastewater between January 2024 and March 2026, according to data from Statistics Canada.

Canada's federal justice minister ordered the courts to reopen the sisters' case, after they spent almost three decades in prison for what may be wrongful murder convictions.

George Chuvalo was a Canadian amateur champion at 17, held the national title as a pro for almost 20 years and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the world.

The number of drug-related deaths in Manitoba has been rising again over the last several months, according to the province's chief medical examiner.

Hearings continue today at New Brunswick's legislature into the systemic failures of the Social Development Department. 

Calgary police have charged a Calgary man with manslaughter after a teen girl died from a lethal dose of carfentanil, an extremely potent opioid, 100 times stronger than fentanyl.

The Liberal motion was passed unanimously one day after a report on the overdose death of a teen in the system. 

New Brunswick's social development minister says the province is making changes to the way it assists vulnerable youth.