Amphetamine

• Meth-related ER visits on the rise in Ontario, following western Canada trend: study

  Amphetamine-related visits to Ontario emergency departments have skyrocketed over the last two decades, a recent study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry says.

  Health

  Mar 15, 2023
  
• Amphetamine pills worth $32M seized in major Quebec drug bust

  Montreal police say a drug bust in which 6.5 million amphetamine pills were seized is 'unprecedented' and is a blow to criminal organizations in the city and across Quebec.

  Crime

  May 25, 2022
  
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• Penticton sees increase in suspected overdoses from stimulants, Interior Health warns

  There have been more than seven reported overdoses in the Penticton area in the last week.

  Health

  Nov 16, 2019
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• Winnipeg cops cleared in shooting of hatchet-wielding man

  The suspect was wanted in connection with a domestic assault, when police tried to stop and question him. He fled, armed with the hatchet, and was tased by police in an empty Sherbrook Street lot.

  Crime

  Sep 24, 2019
• Two more arrests made in alleged drug-trafficking scheme at Hamilton pharmacy

  Nick Monasteridis, 50, of Burford, and Hans Lauro, 32, of Mississauga, are charged with conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2019
• Brazilian man bites passenger on plane, collapses and dies

  Police say a 24-year-old Brazilian man has collapsed and died on board an Irish aircraft after becoming frenetic and attacking a fellow passenger.

  World

  Oct 19, 2015
• Illegal drugs destined for Saskatoon from China seized by police

  Amphetamine seized in Saskatoon bust may be the same that caused life-threatening medical emergencies last year.

  Crime

  Mar 6, 2015