Researchers from the University of British Columbia (UBC) led by Dr. Jason Hein, have created a new, portable drug testing machine, which they tested at the Shambhala Music festival held from July 21 - July 24 near Nelson, B.C.  Since current drug testing tools are...

Earlier in June, the BC Coroners Service reported 184 opioid overdose-related deaths, averaging approximately 6.1 deaths per day, totalling 1,200 deaths so far in 2023. Moreover, these numbers represent a 17% increase compared to the number of opioid overdose-related...

Pittsburg county officials were discussing drug-testing procedures during their quarterly meeting in June,  held at the Pittsburg County Courthouse. Specifically, Pittsburg District 2 Commissioner Kevin Smith directed county officials not to require their employees to...

Earlier this year, in June, Lawrence Russell, a Delta Air Lines pilot was arrested in Edinburgh, Scotland before a flight was set to take off for New York. He was accused of having alcohol over the legal blood limit in his system. While Scottish law enforcement did...

In June, an Ontario arbitrator upheld the suspension and dismissal of an Ontario gold mine worker who failed a drug test for cannabis after a serious workplace incident and a return-to-work test. The employer, Newmont-Goldcorp Canada (NGC), hired the worker in 2007 at...

In a new Alberta grievance arbitration decision, Fort Mckay Logistics LP, Fort Mcmurray Division v General Teamsters, local Union No. 362, 2022 CanLII 78227, an employer’s termination of employment of an employee due to a failed drug test was overturned, since it was...

According to recent data released by the B.C. Coroners Service, there were 1,018 overdose-related deaths in the province in the first five months of 2023. These figures correspond to a 2.9% increase in the number of deaths reported to the service compared to the same...

Police in the Northwest Territories have been warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after two incidents of residents pursuing and assaulting suspected drug dealers. On June 17, residents of Aklavik, N.W.T. organized anti-drug demonstrations...