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Authorities investigate letters containing fentanyl, other substances sent to U.S. election offices

Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in …

Cocaine use rising in Canada, new data suggests, as researchers link stimulants to drug deaths

by Akin Smith

More Canadians are using stimulants such as cocaine, new federal data suggests, and experts warn the trend is contributing to a high percentage of drug-related deaths. In most municipalities studied, …

An old drug re-emerges in Nova Scotia overdose deaths

by Akin Smith

An illegal drug that’s been around for decades has quietly become implicated in a growing number of overdose deaths in Nova Scotia, according to data that suggests the public discussion around …