Nothing has changed with online access to lethal substances since Kenneth Law's arrest, says grieving father
Years after Kenneth Law's arrest, a father who holds the Ontario man responsible for his son's death by suicide says little has been done to rein in the online trade of lethal substances that continues to claim lives in Canada and abroad.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/kenneth-law-changes-online-lethal-substances-9.7214772?cmp=rss

Quebec mining company fined $100M for polluting fish-bearing waters
A Quebec mining company was handed a $100-million fine for releasing harmful substances into fish-bearing waters between 2014 and 2022 at the Mont-Wright and Fire Lake mining complexes in the Côte-Nord region.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/arcelormittal-fine-pollution-9.7201626?cmp=rss

Women now account for most new cases of syphilis in the N.W.T., says territory's top doctor
When the N.W.T. declared a syphilis outbreak in 2019, about 60 per cent of cases were in men. Last year, about 60 per cent of the new cases were among women. Dr. Kami Kandola Kandola also says about 40 per cent of all those with syphilis reported being under the influence of substances when they became...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/substance-use-drugs-alcohol-cocaine-syphilis-9.7201048?cmp=rss

Wider mix of substances being discovered in Calgary drug supply, agencies see overdose spike
In testing over the past three months, University of Calgary researchers have found a wider variety of substances mixed together in the city's illicit drugs, which comes as several front-line agencies are responding to an increase in drug poisonings.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/wider-mix-drugs-illicit-supply-9.7188808?cmp=rss

Saint John police arrest four people in drug trafficking investigation
Police in southern New Brunswick say they arrested four people and seized some edged weapons and substances in a drug trafficking investigation.
#Crime #DrugTrafficking
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820783/saint-john-drug-trafficking-arrests/

Saint John police arrest four people in drug trafficking investigation
Police in southern New Brunswick say they arrested four people and seized some edged weapons and substances in a drug trafficking investigation.
#Crime #DrugTrafficking
https://globalnews.ca/news/11820783/saint-john-drug-trafficking-arrests/

N.L. health minister promises new programs for mothers, babies exposed to substances
Newfoundland and Labrador’s health minister is promising a boost to addictions and mental health supports to meet the growing needs of vulnerable mothers and their babies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/health-evans-supports-9.7176167?cmp=rss

More babies are born exposed to substances in N.L. as system struggles to keep up, says pediatrician
More babies are being born exposed to substances in Newfoundland and Labrador — 50 to 60, says one pediatrician. The drugs are only part of the problem. A big concern is a system that struggles to support these women and their babies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/babies-exposed-drugs-atlantic-voice-9.7166906?cmp=rss

More babies are born exposed to substances in N.L. as system struggles to keep up, says pediatrician
More babies are being born exposed to substances in Newfoundland and Labrador — 50 to 60, says one pediatrician. The drugs are only part of the problem. A big concern is a system that struggles to support these women and their babies.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/babies-exposed-drugs-atlantic-voice-9.7166906?cmp=rss

Health Canada suspends exemption for supervised safe consumption site in Saskatoon
The only supervised safe consumption site in Saskatchewan's biggest city closed last week after Health Canada suspended its exemption for controlled drugs and substances on Thursday.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/prairie-harm-reduction-exemption-suspended-9.7146625?cmp=rss