Canada, fentanyl

Canada’s new fentanyl czar says goal is to totally stop the drug from entering the US
The man appointed by the Canadian government to help stop fentanyl from entering the United States says his goal is to totally eliminate the drug crossing the border.
Canada's new ’fentanyl czar’ isn’t a czar after all, but a commissioner
OTTAWA — Canada’s new fentanyl czar, it turns out, isn’t a czar at all. The federal government named Kevin Brosseau to the position earlier this week but made it official in an order-in-council published today.
Canada appoints fentanyl czar, fulfilling Trump's request amid tariff threats
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed former Mountie Kevin Brosseau to serve as the country's fentanyl czar on Tuesday following President Donald Trump's tariff threats.
Canada appoints former Mountie as fentanyl czar to combat production of the dangerous opioid
Canada has named a former deputy commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police as the country’s fentanyl czar.
Trump says Canada tariffs would fight fentanyl trafficking, but little comes in across northern border, officials say
Drug policy researcher Jonathan Caulkins said there were 21 large fentanyl seizures at the Mexican border for every one along the Canadian border.
Eliminating drug’s ’scourge’ is the priority, Canada’s new fentanyl czar says
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports that it intercepted 19 kilograms of fentanyl near the northern border between October 2023 and September 2024, less than one per cent of fentanyl seized by U.S. border guards in that period.
Canada appoints new fentanyl czar to coordinate fight against smuggling
Canada, fulfilling a promise made to U.S. President Donald Trump, on Tuesday appointed a senior intelligence official to the new post of fentanyl czar, saying he would coordinate the fight against smuggling of the drug.
Former Mountie Kevin Brosseau named as Canada's fentanyl czar
Ottawa has appointed former RCMP deputy commissioner Kevin Brosseau as Canada's new fentanyl czar on Tuesday. Brosseau will work closely with U.S. counterparts and law enforcement agencies to 'accelerate Canada's ongoing work to detect,
Canada appoints ex -law enforcer as Fentanyl Czar
The announcement of the appointment of Kevin Brosseau to the position was made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday
What to Know About Canada’s Role in the Fentanyl Crisis
Responding to threatened tariffs by President Trump, Canada has unveiled a security plan aimed at tackling the trafficking of ...
Canada appoints fentanyl tsar as Trump's tariffs threat looms
The effort is one of a number of actions taken by Canada amid rising concerns of a trade war with its neighbour.
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Fact check: Canada makes up just 0.2% of US border fentanyl seizures
President Donald Trump and his administration have made a variety of complaints about Canada to justify his plan to impose 25 ...
‘Canada First’ Conservatives primed for Trump fight
Trump has pledged to slap Canada with 25 percent tariffs in response to a growing list of grievances. It started with ...
U.S. advocate, law enforcement near border happy about increased security focus on fentanyl
Law enforcement in Minot, N.D., about 85 kilometres south of the U.S.-Canada border, say they're happy that Canada is ramping ...