Hastings Prince Edward Public Health says there has been an unusually high rate of overdoses in the region over the past several days.

What is being described as a deadly drug has made its way into the Belleville and Prince Edward County areas. Hastings Prince Edward Public Health says Belleville Police Services has confirmed an increase in etizolam’s availability in recent weeks. The drug, often cut or mixed with other opioids, may contribute to irreversible overdose. “Trace amounts...

Health officials warn of dangerous new drug in the opioid crisis.

Health officials are warning Albertans about a new mix of street drugs that won’t fully be reversed by naloxone if the person consuming them suffers an overdose.

Two people have been arrested and charged in Spruce Grove, Alta. after a package from China tested positive for fentanyl when it was going through customs in Vancouver.