Fentanyl Canada

• Fentanyl trade expected to dominate upcoming U.S.-Canada meeting on crime

  Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a continental strategy for dealing with fentanyl will be a key priority during the meetings.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023
  
• Canada needs to ‘hold China accountable’ for flow of fentanyl: Scheer

  Chinese labs are thought to be the source of much of the powdered form of the synthetic drug that has displaced less potent opioids in Canada's street-drug supply.

  Canada

  May 31, 2019
  
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• An introduction to Fentanyl: Making a Killing

  In a multi-part investigative series, Global News follows the money, revealing how organized crime groups and small-time operators alike are making a killing peddling fentanyl.

  Investigations

  Nov 26, 2018
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• Ontario doctor who trafficked fentanyl and forged prescriptions sentenced to 2 years

  In total, police alleged close to 500 fraudulent prescriptions for fentanyl patches were issued by Darryl Gebien.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2017
• Toronto widow speaks out after husband overdoses on cocaine possibly laced with fentanyl

  A Toronto widow is speaking out after the untimely death of her 25-year-old husband from a fatal overdose she suspects was caused by fentanyl or carfentanil-laced cocaine.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2017
• Ontario to track opioid overdoses on weekly basis for first time after spike in deaths

  Starting April 1, Ontario hospitals will begin tracking opioid overdoses in the province on a weekly basis for the first time in an effort to gain a near real-time look at the growing crisis, according to a letter from the provincial health minister obtained by Global News.

  Canada

  Mar 14, 2017
• Fentanyl: For some a lifesaver, for others a killer

  Fentanyl is at the centre of an opioid overdose crisis spreading across Canada and while hundreds have lost their lives to the powerful painkiller, some Canadians say they need the medication to survive.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2017
• Fentanyl-laced cocaine suspected in death, overdose on Ontario First Nations reserve

  Police on a First Nations reserve in southwestern Ontario are investigating whether cocaine laced with fentanyl is behind the death of a man and the overdose of another earlier this week.

  Canada

  Feb 10, 2017
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• Toronto hopes to learn from Vancouver in fight against growing fentanyl crisis

  Despite a lack of real time, up-to-date information on the "complete picture" of the fentanyl-driven opioid crisis in Ontario, Toronto is hoping to learn from cities like Vancouver to tackle the growing issue of overdose deaths by increasing access to antidote medication and bringing the issue "out of the shadows."

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2017
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• Ontario commits to funding 3 supervised safe injection sites in Toronto

  Ontario's health minister says "more can be done" to tackle the opioid crisis at a community level in the province and has committed to funding three supervised safe injection sites in Toronto at an estimated annual cost of about $1.6 million and an initial cost of $400,000.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2017