illicit drugs

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is requesting an emergency debate in the House of Commons over the decriminalization of hard drugs. In a letter to the Speaker of the House, Poilievre says Trudeau’s drug policy needs to be dismantled, calling it a “dangerous experiment.” Late last week, BC’s Premier, David Eby said his province would move […]

The new provincial “Drug Alert System” was launched today.Regina Mayor Sandra Masters was flanked by the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Tim McLeod, as well as representatives from the Coroner’s Service, Regina Fire, Saskatoon Fire as well as police from both cities. “The goal of drug alerts is to increase awareness of the dangers […]

The RCMP are warning there is a dangerous strain of fentanyl circulating in Southern Saskatchewan, particularly in the Swift Current and Moose Jaw areas.  The biggest concern is this strain could be resistant to but may be resistant to naloxone, a fast-acting drug used to temporarily reverse the effects of overdoses caused by opioids. Police […]

Regina police are warning about the presence of Xylazine in the city. A tested substance sold as fentanyl was found to contain both fentanyl and Xylazine, a combination they say presents a heightened risk of overdose and death. Xylazine is a tranquilizer used in veterinary medicine and it’s sedative effects can’t be reversed by naloxone. Police […]

A car in the ditch led the RCMP in Yorkton to a cache of drugs. Police spotted a car in the ditch last week, east of Yorkton on Highway 10. The driver gave police a false name, and the passenger refused to come out of the vehicle. The car was reported to have been stolen […]

Police in Regina are using an example of a drug overdose death to warn the public about illicit drugs in the community. The incident happened on March 11 when police were sent to at home at around 1:08 a.m. on the 1400 block of Elphinstone Street. When officers arrived, they found paramedics and firefighters responding to a 19-year-old woman […]