Drugs

• Manitoba community begs for transparency on supervised consumption site

  Residents fear the Manitoba supervised consumption site will bring safety concerns to the North Logan community. The Manitoba drug consumption site will open Tuesday at 366 Henry.

  Aug 11
  
• ‘It’s a national tragedy’: Manitoba’s chief medical examiner on addictions crisis

  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.

  Canada

  Aug 6
  
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• Winnipeg police drug crackdown to resume after ‘positive results,’ chief says

  Winnipeg police said its 10-day open drug use enforcement project brought positive results, prompting it to be extended, with an expanded scope, until November.

  Crime

  Aug 6
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• $75K of cocaine, crack cocaine seized at northern Manitoba airport: RCMP

  A woman is facing charges after police seized approximately $75,000 worth of drugs from a plane that had recently landed at a Manitoba airport, the RCMP said.

  Crime

  Jul 15
• Winnipeg police to combat open drug use with ‘zero tolerance’ during 10-day blitz

  Winnipeg police is increasing the number of officers in the areas most affected by the increase in public drug use in a 10-day policing blitz, according to the chief of police.

  Crime

  Jun 26
• $115K worth of drugs, $31K in cash, several guns seized in Saskatchewan: RPS

  One man from Regina and another from Saskatoon were arrested after Regina police seized several guns, cash, and $115,000 worth of drugs, RPS says.  

  Crime

  Jun 24
• B.C. police seize illicit drugs in Metro Vancouver after multi-month investigation

  Among the items seized were two kilograms each of fentanyl and crack cocaine, 20 kilograms of caffeine suspected to be used as a cutting agent, and $21,000 in cash.

  Crime

  Jun 16
• Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’

  Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.

  Health

  Jun 15
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• Cochrane RCMP seize nearly $500,000 in drugs, arrest 4

  A pair of drug busts in May have netted Cochrane RCMP nearly half a million dollars in drugs and charges against four Alberta residents.

  Canada

  Jun 4
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• More than $140K of jewelry, clothing among goods seized by Winnipeg police

  Three people are facing charges after Winnipeg police seized over $140,000 worth of goods, including high-end jewelry and clothes, from various homes last month.   

  Crime

  Jun 1