Ontario Fentanyl
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String of recent overdoses linked to powerful batch of fentanyl: Woodstock PoliceWoodstock police say they have responded to 10 overdoses since Feb. 22, four of which have been fatal.CrimeMar 9, 2021
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Drugs seized in July in South Bruce confirmed to be carfentanil: OPPCarfentanil is 100 times more toxic than fentanyl and 10,000 times more toxic than morphine, police say.CrimeAug 28, 2019
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Nurse fired for using fentanyl should get second chance at reinstatement: Divisional CourtA registered nurse fired for stealing opiates and shooting up fentanyl in a Barrie hospital washroom should get another crack at showing why she should get her job back, Divisional Court has ruled.HealthJun 12, 2019
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Canadian man fined up to $1 million for attempting to export fentanyl from ChinaCanadian man has pleaded guilty to attempting to export fentanyl products and other synthetic drugs from China into the United States.CanadaApr 22, 2017
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‘Opioid problem’ in southwestern Ontario community: public health unitA southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an "opioid problem" that has left them scrambling to figure out the extent of the issue and what can be done to solve it.CanadaMar 3, 2017
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2 charged after baby found in car during fentanyl drug deal in Ontario: policeTwo people have been charged with drug trafficking offences after police in Oshawa, Ont. say they were caught dealing fentanyl in a car with a baby inside.CrimeJan 19, 2017
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Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Ontario as drug creeps eastward from western CanadaFentanyl-related deaths are still rising in Ontario, though the province's chief coroner said numbers there aren't as bleak as those in western Canada, where the crisis originated.CanadaNov 30, 2016
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Ontario police to provide more training for officers against ‘deadly threat’ of fentanylPolice in Ontario are taking a bold step in the fight against the "deadly threat to public health and safety" from fentanyl, by joining forces with the Chief Coroner for Ontario for a two-day training symposium in Toronto for more than 450 officers.CrimeNov 30, 2016
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Fentanyl laced cocaine confirmed in Ottawa, amid growing ‘crisis’ in OntarioOttawa police have confirmed their first case of cocaine laced with fentanyl and are warning the public of the dangers of the potentially fatal opiate, which is increasingly showing up in illegal drugs across the province amid an overdose "public health crisis."CrimeOct 14, 2016
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Heroin laced with suspected fentanyl found after undercover Ontario drug bust: policeThree people have been charged with drug trafficking after police concluded a three-month investigation into the sale of heroin suspected of being laced with fentanyl in Oshawa, Ont.CrimeOct 11, 2016
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