Four people used the pop up site Friday night, and there were no overdoses. The group plans to set up again Saturday night in Galt Gardens.

Peterborough County OPP say on Feb. 19 officers launched an investigation over suspected forgery of medical prescriptions.

So far this year, 11 people have died from overdoses, while Regina police believe 11 other deaths are a result of drug use.

A Peterborough man is facing a drug-related charge following an investigation into suspicious persons on Friday, police say.

The Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams has charged three people following the seizure of over $300,000 worth of drugs.

A doctor with an expertise in public health says he will soon be dispensing opioids through a vending machine in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in order to prevent overdoses from fentanyl-laced street drugs.

Regina police said so far in 2019, they have administered naloxone to five people, all of whom survived,

The province's Chief Medical Officer of Health shared the information with local public health units in a letter last week, encouraging them to raise awareness of carfentanil in the drug supply in their regions.

The Drager DrugTest 5000, currently used in Manitoba and some jurisdictions across the country, has given false positive readings for food like poppy seeds.

The opioid crisis continues to rear its ugly head in Waterloo region.