Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kathryn Blaze Baum, Andrea Woo, Kristy Kirkup, Alanna Smith
Publication Date: March 20, 2025 - 06:00
How ‘tranq’ became a deadly, and increasingly common, addition to Canada’s illicit drug supply
March 20, 2025
The latest national figures show overdose deaths across Canada are declining, but one phenomenon threatens progress in the fight against the toxic drug crisis: the rapid rise of xylazine.Although the latest Health Canada figures show a 12-per-cent decrease in overall overdose deaths from January to September of 2024 as compared with the same period the year prior, there has been a simultaneous uptick of xylazine – a nonopioid veterinary tranquillizer – detected in the illicit supply.
Unpublished Newswire
Some Ontario regions hard hit by last weekend’s ice storm may not recover power until the end of the week, Hydro One said Tuesday as crews and communities braced for more freezing rain in the coming days.The utility provider said power has been restored to more than 783,000 homes and businesses since the start of the storm, but its outage map still listed about 215,000 affected customers as of Tuesday night. Repairs in areas including Orillia and Peterborough could take until Friday.
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A team bunting contest in spring training took a bite out of Blue Jays manager John Schneider's wallet but proved to be a worthwhile investment Tuesday in a 5-3 win over the Washington Nationals.
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