fentanyl
Fentanyl at the click of a mouse
A Manitoba dealer who was caught after ordering fentanyl via the dark web shines a light on the drug’s supply chain
‘I signed up to be a mailman, to deliver Christmas cards. Not fentanyl.’
Canada Post employees say job demands increase opioid risks
Opioid victims’ families want a simple change. Why won’t the Liberals act?
Closing a loophole could prevent fentanyl importers from using Canada Post. “It just seems like an extremely logical and easy thing to do.”
The fentanyl risk for postal workers: health and safety is not a given
Postal workers’ union calls for safety measures to address possible exposure
For fentanyl importers, Canada Post is the shipping method of choice
Most fentanyl enters Canada via the mail, thanks to an antiquated law. Why hasn’t the government acted?
Chief of Defence Staff Jonathan Vance on what China is doing to Canada
Paul Wells: There’s ‘extreme concern’ among allies about what China is up to, says Canada’s top soldier. ‘Is it painful for this country? Yes.’
Fentanyl-detecting dogs are the newest soldiers in the battle against opioids
The search for the opioid is as dangerous to the police dog as it is to its human handler. It’s high-risk duty.
‘Unexplained losses’ of opioids on the rise in Canadian hospitals
Morphine, hydromorphone, oxycodone, codeine, and fentanyl all seem to disappear without a known cause from Canadian hospitals
How Ontario is failing to help stop opioid deaths
Unlike in B.C., the province is not distributing life-saving naloxone kits in ERs, even as pharmacists run short and the death toll rises
Fentanyl is going missing from Ontario hospitals at an alarming rate
This is happening as Toronto faces an unprecedented spike in deaths attributed to opioid overdoses
American crime writer Don Winslow on guns, politics, drugs, and the police
The author takes inspiration from The Sopranos, The Wire and—in his new book, The Force—hip-hop
Vancouver’s opioid crisis can be measured in discarded needles
B.C.’s illicit-drug users are going through 15 million needles a year, and a lot wind up in alleys, parks and playgrounds. We followed the guy who picks them up.