Carfentanil Overdose

• 34-year-old Harriston, Ont. man charged with manslaughter following carfentanil overdose: police

  The accused, Tyler Geiger, is being held in police custody until his scheduled appearance on Friday.

  Crime

  Sep 19, 2019
  
• Manslaughter charge laid after carfentanil overdose in Alberta hotel

  A Calgary man has been charged with manslaughter after a 48-year-old died from an overdose of carfentanil in an Edson hotel nearly one year ago.

  Crime

  Sep 25, 2017
  
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• Street drugs laced with deadly opioid carfentanil found in Toronto for 1st time

  Toronto police have identified carfentanil in street drugs seized in the city for the first time, a day after officials confirmed the deadly synthetic opioid had been found in Ontario.

  Crime

  Dec 7, 2016
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• Ontario street drugs test positive for carfentanil for 1st time: Health Canada

  Street drugs seized by Ontario police have tested positive for carfentanil for the first time and experts are warning the potentially fatal opioid could contribute to more overdose deaths across the province.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2016
• 14 carfentanil deaths in 3 months spurs opioid warning in Alberta

  Fifteen drug overdose deaths have been linked to carfentanil in Alberta, 14 of which occurred between September and the end of November, the government said.

  Health

  Dec 5, 2016
• 3 found dead from suspected fentanyl exposure in Winnipeg home, police say

  One man and two women were found dead inside a home in Inkster Gardens Wednesday morning, and police say it could be fentanyl related.

  Crime

  Nov 16, 2016
• Chinese companies willing to export deadly opioid carfentanil to Canada and U.S.

  Carfentanil shipment bound for Calgary was seized in Vancouver this summer by RCMP officers.

  Crime

  Oct 7, 2016