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The trade war between Canada and the United States is on pause after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed Monday to new measures addressing President Donald Trump’s concerns over fentanyl trafficking across the border, including the appointment of a “fentanyl czar.” The Canadian government moved swiftly to speak about the promise on Tuesday. “What is our…
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health (WDGPH) has issued a health alert for the city. In a statement on Monday, the health unit said there have been at least 12 reported cases of substance-related poisonings and one fatality over the past five days. People are being urged to use extreme caution with fentanyl that’s light blue in colour,…
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the use of more than one drug, with the combination of opioids and stimulants proving to be especially dangerous, a new report says. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, attributing deaths to two or more substances rather than just one drug has become more common, new research from the Ontario Drug Policy…
Mexican soldiers and marines have seized over a ton of fentanyl pills in two raids in the north, with officials calling it the biggest catch of the synthetic opioid in the country’s history. The raids came after a sharp drop in fentanyl seizures in Mexico earlier this year, and days after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump…
