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What Canada's wastewater reveals about drug use in 8 cities

CBC Toronto Source published September 26, 2026 Collected September 28, 2026

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New StatCan data shows sharply different drug-use patterns across eight Canadian cities, with methamphetamine elevated in parts of the Prairies and Moncton, cocaine comparatively high in Halifax and fentanyl highest in Metro Vancouver.

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