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Injectable drug to treat opioid addiction now fully funded in Alberta
An injectable drug that one doctor thinks will revolutionize the way addiction medicine is approached in Alberta is now fully…
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Suspicious drug linked to 2 overdose deaths, Toronto police say
A suspicious drug has been linked to two overdose deaths at a house party on Sunday, Toronto police said
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Provincial inspectors missing unsafe trucks on Ontario roads: auditor
Unsafe commercial vehicles are all over Ontario’s highways due to shortcomings in the transportation ministry’s inspection programs, the province’s auditor…
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Green Party would decriminalize all drug possession if elected
The Green Party would decriminalize all drug possession if elected in October, leader Elizabeth May said Saturday on the campaign trail…
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Novartis halts distribution of Zantac drug amid probe into impurities
Novartis AG’s Sandoz unit said Wednesday it was halting distribution of its versions of the ranitidine drug known as Zantac…
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Justin Bieber opens up about depression, drug use in lengthy Instagram post
Canadian pop star Justin Bieber says in a lengthy Instagram message that his struggles with depression and growing up as…
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GO bus driver fails drug and alcohol test
Metrolinx is investigating after a GO bus driver failed a drug and alcohol test Thursday morning. The provincial transit agency said…
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Quebec City health officials issue warning after ‘purple heroin’ found near corpse
A 26-year-old man was found dead earlier this month in a Quebec City apartment with two baggies of a purple, powdery substance…
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Andrew Scheer torques study in claim about the new NAFTA deal
As part of our federal election coverage, CBC News is assessing the truthfulness, accuracy and plausibility of statements made by…
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Platelet-rich plasma treatment is not classified as a drug, Health Canada says
Health Canada has clarified its position on much-hyped injury treatments that use platelet-rich plasma (PRP). The agency now says such treatments shouldn’t be…
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2 Sunwing Airlines workers among 11 charged in drug ring ‘centred at’ Toronto’s Pearson airport
Two Sunwing employees accused of importing cocaine through Toronto’s Pearson airport are among 11 people facing dozens of drug-trafficking charges…
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Federal government pledges millions for opioid crisis
The federal government is putting more money into fighting the opioid crisis and addressing what Canada’s health minister says is…
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Illegal cannabis getting even cheaper
Statistics Canada’s quarterly report on cannabis prices suggests the cost chasm between legal and illegal versions of the drug is…
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Wakefulness drug modafinil tied to fetal harm, Health Canada warns
Women who are pregnant or may become pregnant should avoid the wakefulness-promoting drug modafinil, sold as Alertec, to prevent serious…
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Charges laid after Yonge-Dundas shooting during Raptors victory celebration
Toronto police have made a series of arrests in connection with a downtown shooting that happened in the jubilant and…
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‘Project Dos’ raids nab $17M in drugs from ‘high-level’ southern Ontario trafficking ring
Toronto police have charged eight people in connection with a series of drug busts in four southern Ontario cities that…
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China sentences Canadian to death for drug operation
A court in southern China has handed down sentences to at least six foreigners involved in a global methamphetamine operation,…
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Quebec police arrest dozens in drug raids targeting organized crime
Approximately 30 people were arrested Wednesday as a police operation targeting organized crime moved on drug-trafficking networks in multiple locations across Quebec. The…
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‘Pardon truck’ rolls across Canada, calling for cannabis crime expungement
Parked on a busy corner is what looks like a food truck. Instead of selling poutine or perogies, the people…
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Supervised drug consumption sites considered for Canadian prisons
Canada’s prisoner service is considering opening overdose prevention sites as it expands a needle-exchange program that is now offered at…
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Some Shoppers Drug Mart staff say they’re ‘fed up’ with pressure to push self-checkout
Several employees at Loblaws-owned stores said they’ve been pressured recently to push customers to use self-checkout, driven by a company quest to…
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Blue fentanyl found in Niagara Falls home, police say
Police found blue-tinted fentanyl and arrested two people for drug trafficking in a Niagara Falls home, police say. Niagara Regional…
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Ottawa should create a new national drug agency: pharmacare council
Canada should create a new arm’s-length drug agency to oversee national pharmacare and create a list of approved, covered drugs,…
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