RCMP have confirmed the presence of lethal W-18 in drugs seized in Surrey.

A new drug is circulating in Saskatchewan. W-18 is 100 times more potent than fentanyl and 1,000 times stronger than morphine.

Fentanyl use and distribution has exploded in Canada over the last 12 months, and it's going to get worse before it gets better, says a new RCMP report examining the deadly drug.

Police say all the drugs were suspected to be tainted with fentanyl.

An Edmonton couple is facing dozens of drug and weapons-related charges in connection with a "lengthy and complex fentanyl production investigation," according to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams.

Police are warning residents about W-18, a powerful opioid 100 times more powerful than fentanyl, discovered in Vancouver on April 8.

The BC Centre for Disease Control has backtracked on information it released describing W-18 as an opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl.

The seized drugs, according to police, tested positive for W-18, which is a synthetic opioid originally developed as a pain reliever but is 100 times more toxic and powerful than fentanyl.

Health Canada is banning the powerful street drug W-18, which it says can be 100 times more potent than fentanyl.

A 35-year-old man has become Calgary’s first confirmed fatality linked to W-18, the drug police have said is “100 times more powerful than fentanyl.”