Police say this is the first seizure of this form of fentanyl in Halifax and investigators believe it can come in multiple colours.

Alberta Health Services is once again warning the public about the dangers of illegal drugs after more than a dozen deaths in the Edmonton area related to carfentanil.

Opioid use appears to be on the rise in Winnipeg as overdoses have spiked in the first half of the year.

Could the availability of government relief money have anything to do with recent spikes in overdoses, particularly in B.C.? Mike Smyth discusses.

New data on opioid-related deaths in Alberta show 142 people died of "apparent accidental opioid poisoning" in the first three months of 2020, according to a recently released government report.

Two seperate searches in Montreal and Ottawa resulted in the seizure of heroin, fentanyl, $10,000 and a firearm.

Alvin Mills wants to use the funds from his foundation to help marginalized people struggling with addiction, homelessness and mental health in Lethbridge and on the Blood Tribe.

Cory Guest, public education coordinator with the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service, says first responders are seeing more drug users taking multiple drugs at once.

For those dealing with addiction, life amid the COVID-19 pandemic has only deepened the struggle.

RCMP are issuing a warning about laced drugs in the Wood Buffalo area after three people, including a Mountie, were taken to hospital Friday night for suspected exposure overdoses.