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First Nations overdose deaths in B.C. drop in 2025, but still disproportionally high
VANCOUVER — The number of overdose deaths of First Nations people in British Columbia dropped by about a third in 2025 but the population continues to be disproportionately impacted by the province’s toxic drug crisis that has killed more than…
Almost 40 kg of fentanyl, fentanyl-like products seized at Chilliwack, B.C., lab
VICTORIA — RCMP say the cleanup of an illicit drug-production superlab in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley cost hundreds of thousands of dollars after the initial bust where 40 kilograms of fentanyl and its analogs were discovered along with 5,000 kilograms…
‘Desperately missed’ victims honoured as B.C. marks 10 years of toxic drug emergency
VICTORIA — Paula Beardy said her grandson Sheldon Beardy was a good kid. He would have turned 28 on Monday. But his mother died last year, and after attending her memorial service in August, Sheldon also died of a drug…
Man wanted in B.C. drug-ring case arrested in Germany, returned to Canada
SURREY — A man has been arrested and extradited back to Canada from Germany after a four-year police investigation uncovered an alleged dark-web trafficking ring that distributed counterfeit pills containing fentanyl. A statement from the RCMP’s Pacific region drug and…
Decade of death: With 18,000 lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
VANCOUVER — Brandon Jansen’s mother says he was a warm and inviting “health nut” who enjoyed time at the gym. He was also known for taking people under his wing at some of the 13 drug treatment facilities he attended…
Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency’s cost
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia’s drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical workers and…
N.S. premier blasts First Nation highway blockades, calls for RCMP to be respected
Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities. Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways “is never acceptable” after protestors set up multiple…
Ontario man pleads guilty to running drug ring that brought meth, cocaine into Canada
LOS ANGELES — An Ontario man has pleaded guilty to running a drug-trafficking operation that U.S. officials say brought hundreds of kilograms of meth and cocaine worth up to US$17 million from the United States into Canada. The U.S. Attorney’s…
Ontario border officer arrested in drug trafficking, import case
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — An Ontario border officer has been arrested in a drug trafficking investigation. The officer and a driver who allegedly brought a truck load of drugs and tobacco across the border are facing the same charges, including for drug…
N.S. First Nation tells government and RCMP to stay out of cannabis and tobacco sales
HALIFAX — An Indigenous government in Nova Scotia has passed a new resolution saying the province and RCMP have no right to carry out enforcement on its lands, as police and provincial officials step up raids on what they claim…
Trucker caught at B.C. border crossing smuggling bricks of opium from U.S.: CBSA
VANCOUVER — Border agents in Metro Vancouver have intercepted an attempt to smuggle more than 100 bricks of opium into the country. The Canada Border Services Agency said on Friday that the seizure happened on Jan. 9 at the Pacific…
‘Not where we want to be’: Canopy Growth CEO says market share softened in Q1
Canopy Growth Corp.’s chief executive says the company’s hold on the cannabis market has been threatened in the last few months, even as it went on an acquisition spree and tried to overhaul its business. “Our market share softened and…
Tilray reports US$33.6M profit in Q4 as it merged with cannabis rival Aphria
Tilray Inc.’s share price surged 25 per cent Wednesday as investors rewarded the the cannabis company for a strong outlook and fundamentals. Tilray’s chief executive pointed to COVID-19 lockdowns for more than $100 million in revenue losses Wednesday, but the…
Seth Rogen’s cannabis company Houseplant and Canopy Growth announce partnership end
Actor Seth Rogen’s Houseplant cannabis company and Canopy Growth Corp. are breaking up. The pot businesses say in a release Wednesday that they have mutually agreed to end their relationship because the Canadian market has evolved substantially since the two…
Cointreau maker sues Canopy Growth over Quatreau drinks with similar-sounding name
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. – Cointreau Corp. is suing Canopy Growth Corp. for trademark violations over the cannabis producer’s Quatreau line of sparking cannabidiol beverages. Cointreau, which is pronounced KWAN’troh, said in a complaint and jury demand filed in a New…
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