Illicit Drugs

• $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
  
• Researchers find opioids, illicit drugs in Alberta wastewater samples

  Researchers say the amount of opioids and other illicit drugs found in a monitoring of Alberta wastewater jumped in June.

  Health

  Aug 30
  
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• Cryptocurrency, e-wallets, money transfers: The new age of B.C. organized crime financials

  The development of new technology is taken advantage of by B.C. organized crime groups and gangs, according to B.C.'s anti-gang task force.

  Crime

  Aug 10
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• Close to $30,000 in drugs seized during Guelph traffic stop

  Police in Guelph were tracking a man who had broken conditions of his release. During a traffic stop, police discovered fentanyl, cocaine and MDMA.

  Crime

  Jun 30
• Lethbridge police issue warning about suspected fentanyl resembling candy bear

  'Disguising fentanyl to look like a piece of candy is a significant safety concern given the potential it could be mistaken for something less deadly.'

  Crime

  Jun 23
• Out-of-towners charged after drugs found during traffic stop in Kitchener

  Waterloo Regional Police's Direct Action Response Team was doing proactive patrol on Homer Watson Boulevard Thursday night when one of the vehicles stopped led to a drug bust.

  Crime

  Jun 16
• Mental health, addictions front and centre at Kelowna forum as opioid crisis rages on

  The 2023 Western Canada Addiction Forum taking place in Kelowna on Friday and Saturday brought together nearly 200 experts in the fields of addiction and mental health.

  Canada

  May 26
• Deadly April inflames drug debate. Does B.C. need more safe supply, or less?

  The latest numbers on the B.C. overdose crisis show at least 814 drug deaths in the first four months of the year, with fentanyl detected in about eight in 10 fatalities. 

  Health

  May 18
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• Man arrested for selling hard drugs from B.C. kiosk gears up for Charter challenge

  Vancouver police arrested Jerry Martin and impounded cash, drugs and the mobile trailer he was operating as "The Drugs Store" on Thursday, one day after he'd begun operations.

  Health

  May 8
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• Proposed ban on drug use in public heading to Maple Ridge council

  Maple Ridge, B.C., could become the first municipality in the Lower Mainland to ban public drug use, amid concerns stemming from the province's new decriminalization initiative.

  Health

  May 5