Tag: drugs
Ex-London cop among five charged as police seize $194K in drugs
A former London police officer who resigned while facing a criminal charge five years ago is one of several Southwestern Ontario residents swept up in an OPP-led drug and gun investigation. Provincial police officers from various units, along with London and Woodstock police, searched three vehicles and five properties in London, Woodstock, Wallaceburg, Tillsonburg and […]
Man sought in December gun, drug bust arrested, charged: Police
A man wanted following a gun and drug bust at two homes in London’s Westmount neighbourhood in late December has been arrested and charged, London police say.
London mansion linked to alleged drug lab selling for $2.4M
A high-end home on the outskirts of Old South that London police say housed a massive drug lab has been listed for sale after sitting vacant for more than eight months.
Eisenkraft Klein: Why turning a blind eye to psychedelic drugs is the wrong approach
Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, University of Toronto On Nov. 3, police raided three Vancouver magic mushroom dispensaries and seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of psilocybin and other psychedelics. One store has already reopened, with the owner saying the other two will reopen soon. Psychedelics remain predominantly illegal in Canada. But storefronts advertising psychedelics are […]
Rebecca’s story: Addiction, striving, stigma and death
While ham and turkey cooked in Rebecca Morris-Miller’s parents’ home for Thanksgiving, the dining room table was covered with NORS drug helpline T-shirt transfers and water bottles, rather than being set for dinner. What was Morris-Miller’s priority – the National Overdose Response Service — is now her Owen Sound family’s. She co-founded what became a […]