Overdose

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis.Speaking to municipal leaders at a convention in Quebec City, the opposition leader said opioid addiction and overdoses are both a...

Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer announces his immigration policy at an event hall in Toronto, Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Cole Burston / THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to “hold China accountable” for the illicit fentanyl that...

Conservative leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government should hold China responsible for the flow of fentanyl into Canada. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to “hold China accountable” for the illicit fentanyl that...

The New York Health Department launched a public information campaign Tuesday designed to prevent overdose deaths by educating opioid users on safe use and especially on the dangers of fentanyl.The campaign will target neighborhoods that have been hit hardest by the opioid epidemic and will...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Authorities say a southern Indiana man has been arrested in connection with the fentanyl-based overdose death of a 22-year-old woman. The U.S. Attorney's Office said Friday that 25-year-old Kalib Powell of Evansville is accused of selling the drug to Jacilynn Holifield, also of...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Federal law enforcement officials said Friday that a man has been arrested for selling the powerful opiate drug fentanyl connected to a fatal overdose.Kalib Scott Powell, 25, of Evansville, is facing a federal charge of distributing a controlled substance, resulting in death, according...