The ongoing health crisis has played a role in Canadians’ use of drugs and alcohol, with boredom and stress driving a boost in consumption for some adults during the pandemic, according to a new survey. Statistics Canada, which released its findings Thursday, looked into how… Read More »Boredom, stress during pandemic behind rise in alcohol, cannabis use for some Canadians: survey
Ottawa must repeal drug possession laws if it is serious about cracking down on systemic racism in the justice system, researchers and advocates say. Last week, the federal government tabled Bill C-22, which was hailed for the most part as a progressive piece of criminal… Read More »Ottawa’s drug law reform doesn’t do enough to tackle systemic racism, advocates say
Lethbridge police have charged two people with multiple drug-related offences following the culmination of a surveillance operation earlier this week. On Thursday, police executed a search warrant on a Lethbridge home they had been surveilling since January, after a report from the Safer Communications and… Read More »Police seize more than $135K worth of drugs from Lethbridge home – Lethbridge
OPP officers from the Peterborough County detachment checked approximately 2,000 vehicles during the holiday season, looking for impaired drivers. Read more: Peterborough police check 5,000 vehicles during Festive RIDE campaign in December Since the launch of the Festive RIDE campaign on Nov. 26, 2020, OPP… Read More »Peterborough County OPP release 2020 Festive RIDE program numbers – Peterborough
A Milton, Ont. man, 51, is facing drug charges after Saskatchewan authorities said they found 100 kg of cannabis in the trailer of a semi-truck on Highway 1 near Regina on Wednesday, according to the White Butte RCMP. RCMP were called by the Saskatchewan Highway… Read More »Driver charged after Saskatchewan highway police pull over semi, seize 100 kg of pot
Two people have been charged after RCMP say they seized drugs, ammunition and stolen goods last week. Police say their investigation began after receiving a report of 22 tablet https://www.datdut.com/ computers being stolen from a vehicle at the Fairfield Inn on Marriott Drive on Nov.… Read More »2 arrested after drugs, ammunition, stolen goods seized in Moncton
This week in the U.S. electoral vote, in Washington, D.C., and Oregon, voters chose to get on the path to decriminalize psilocybin for therapeutic use. This past August in Canada, four terminally ill cancer patients were given approval to use psilocybin as part of their… Read More »How psychedelic drugs are being used to help mental health and the terminally ill
A Calgary addictions recovery centre has seen its waiting list numbers spike and officials are linking that to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more: Coronavirus: Calgary mental health services want you to reach out, be self-compassionate Zak Mohamed couldn’t recognize himself when he started his four-month… Read More »Calgary addiction recovery centre links COVID-19 to spike in waiting list: ‘Nobody is immune’ – Calgary
A warning for pet owners to be extra vigilant. We’ve told you about dogs being poisoned by cannabis but it’s rare to hear of an animal ingesting cocaine. That’s what may have happened to a Metro Vancouver Siberian Husky. Now his owner is speaking to… Read More »Dog poisoned by cannabis and possibly cocaine in Metro Vancouver
Four people face drug-related charges following the raid of a residence in Brighton, Ont., last week. According to Northumberland OPP, officers executed a search warrant at a residence on Butler Street West in Northumberland County on Thursday as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Read… Read More »4 arrested in drug trafficking investigation in Northumberland County – Peterborough