Tag: Fentanyl
‘Very toxic’ fentanyl blamed for rise in Oxford overdoses
Over the past week, multiple near-fatal overdoses have been reported in Oxford County, prompting the health unit to issue an alert about a potent batch of fentanyl circulating.
GBPH reports several overdoses, one fatal within 48 hours
An alarming number of overdoses, including one resulting in a fatality over the weekend, has led Grey Bruce Public Health (GBPH) to send out an alert to the public.
Southwestern Ontario dad convicted in baby daughter’s fatal fentanyl overdose
Initially there were no answers why nine-month-old Tressa MacPherson died.
Man traded fentanyl to woman 90 minutes before her fatal overdose
A 40-year-old man pleaded guilty in Walkerton’s Superior Court of Justice Wednesday to trafficking in fentanyl to a woman who died of a fentanyl overdose. John Kevin McPhee, now living in Nova Scotia, was initially charged with manslaughter in 27-year-old Shawna Trivedi’s death. He admitted trading fentanyl on two occasions to Trivedi. But difficulties of […]
Two 19-year-olds charged after fentanyl, cocaine seized in police raid
Two 19-year-olds face multiple charges after a St. Thomas police raid turned up several weapons and drugs, including fentanyl and crystal meth.