Illicit Drugs

• B.C. coroner reports 158 toxic drug deaths in September, 19% drop from 2024

  The BC Coroners Service says in a statement that fentanyl or its analogs were found in the system of 84 per cent of those who were tested.

  Health

  Nov 3, 2025
  
• B.C. nurse gets sick after someone smoked toxic substance in a bathroom

  A member of the public, who Global News is not naming due to security concerns, said they saw someone go into a bathroom and come out, leaving behind a cloud of smoke.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2025
  
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• WorkSafeBC fines Interior Health after workers exposed to unknown substance

  British Columbia's Interior Health Authority has been fined nearly $275,000 after workers were exposed to an unknown substance at a hospital in Penticton.

  Health

  Nov 1, 2024
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• Quebec government quietly loosened its approach to drug possession over a year ago

  In April 2023, the province recommended that simple possession cases should only be prosecuted when there is a public safety risk or when minors are present. 

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2024
• Penticton overdose prevention site closes due to costly repairs

  Penticton Area Overdose Prevention Society announced earlier this week that their bus is in need of some costly repairs.

  Health

  May 15, 2024
• B.C. father pleads for more addiction recovery centres after losing son

  Bruce Fraser recently lost his son, Travis, who had been battling addiction for years. Fraser says there is a desperate need for more addiction recovery options in B.C.

  Health

  May 12, 2024
• ‘Absolutely frustrating’: B.C. minister disappointed with drug use injunction extension

  B.C. Solicitor General and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth expressed disappointment with the latest extension of an injunction against a public drug use ban.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2024
• 3 people charged after Regina police recover large quantities of illicit drugs

  Three people are charged after large quantities of illicit drugs, including nine kilograms of fentanyl, were recovered, which is the largest amount ever seized by Regina police.

  Crime

  Feb 22, 2024
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• Calls for more ‘safer opioid’ access in Nova Scotia as drug supply increasingly toxic

  As illicit drugs become more prevalent in Nova Scotia, a Halifax physician is renewing calls to expand access to "safer opioid supply" treatment to prevent overdoses and deaths.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2024
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• $75K in drugs seized during well-being check in Guelph

  Police were called after two people were found inside sleeping in a parked vehicle in Guelph in the early morning hours of Labour Day.

  Crime

  Sep 5, 2023