What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
2 days ago · Fentanyl has flooded North America’s drug supply over the last decade, killing tens of thousands in Canada and the United States, and generating enormous profits for criminal organizations using ...
Police are cracking down on fentanyl in Canada but say it has …
2 days ago · Firearms and drugs were seized in October 2024 in Falkland, B.C., in what the RCMP called the largest and most sophisticated fentanyl and methamphetamine drug superlab in Canada. (Darryl Dyck/CP ...
Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl …
4 days ago · Aaron McCrorie, vice president of intelligence and enforcement at Canada’s border agency, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. in December 2024: “As a source of fentanyl to the United States ...
Trump Calls Canada a Big Player in the Fentanyl Trade. Is It?
Jan 30, 2025 · While the quantities of fentanyl leaving Canada for the United States are minuscule — 0.2 percent of what is seized at the U.S. southern border — Mr. Anson said the Canadian border agency had ...
Criminal networks are shifting from fentanyl imports to Canadian …
Aug 6, 2024 · Four out of every five of the 8,000 overdose deaths Canada recorded in 2023 involved fentanyl. "The fentanyl threat in Canada has definitely shifted from one of importation to one of...
Drug precursors the new 'primary threat' entering Canada as fentanyl …
Dec 23, 2024 · Four out of every five of accidental overdose deaths recorded this year in Canada involved fentanyl. The shift away from importing opioids to manufacturing them on Canadian soil began roughly...
The evolution of Fentanyl in Canada over the past 11 years - Canada…
Mar 15, 2023 · The aim of this spotlight report is to characterize trends in Fentanyl identifications across Canada since 2012 and draw a more comprehensive picture of Fentanyl in Canada based on exhibits seized and submitted to DAS for analysis by law enforcement agencies.
Fentanyl - Canada.ca
Fentanyl is a very potent opioid pain reliever. A few grains can be enough to kill you. Fentanyl is usually used in a hospital setting. A doctor can also prescribe it to help control severe pain. For medical purposes, you may take prescribed fentanyl in the form of:
Government of Canada takes action to disrupt the illegal …
Jun 5, 2023 · Today, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, announced regulatory changes that will come into effect on August 30, 2023, to schedule a group of chemicals, known as novel fentanyl precursors, as precursors under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA).
Nearly one-third of seized fentanyl attributed to the U.S.-Canada ...
3 days ago · The overall number of organized crime groups in Canada manufacturing illicit drugs such as fentanyl has nearly doubled in the past year, from 51 in 2023 to 99 in 2024, according to a report ...