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September 3, 2026

Ethylflualprazolam detected in drug seizure

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (September 3, 2026) – The new detection of ethylflualprazolam in a whitish, grainy powder seized by RCMP in Yellowknife in late July has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer...
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August 5, 2026

Shift in Cocaine/Crack Cocaine detected in Hay River

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (August 5, 2026) – The detection of carfentanil and other fentanyl analogues in drugs tested in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue an updated public...
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November 14, 2025

Carfentanil and Remifentanil detected in crack cocaine sample

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 14, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a highly dangerous drug combination new to the Northwest...
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October 22, 2025

Carfentanil mixed with powdered cocaine detected in drug seizure

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (October 22, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a dangerous drug combination in the Northwest Territories. A drug...
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July 21, 2025

Wastewater monitoring shows first detection of two new substances of concern in the NWT

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (July 21, 2025) –The Chief Public Health Officer advises the public that two new substances of concern have been detected in in Yellowknife’s wastewater ( See Wastewater...
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May 7, 2025

Fentanyl mixed with novel benzodiazepine detected in drug seizure

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (May 7, 2025) – The Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) is warning residents about the recent detection of a new and potentially dangerous drug combination in the Northwest...
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November 19, 2024

Liquid Bromazolam Detected in Northwest Territories

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 19, 2024) – The Chief Public Health Officer is warning the public about the dangers of liquid bromazolam in the illegal drug supply. Bromazolam, a synthetic...
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August 29, 2024

para-Fluorofentanyl detected in drug seizure enroute to Yellowknife

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (August 30, 2024) – Para-Flurofentanyl was detected in a recent drug seizure, prompting the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory about the dangers of...
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June 5, 2024

“Brown Crack” Cocaine Mixed with multiple other substances found in Hay River

HAY RIVER – June 5, 2024 – The detection of “brown crack” cocaine mixed with multiple other substances including fentanyl, fentanyl analogues (norfentanyl), methamphetamine and benzodiazepine found in...
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March 11, 2024

Suspected Overdose-Related Death in the NWT

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES – March 11, 2024 – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is alerting the public of a recent suspected overdose-related death in the Northwest Territories. NWT’s...
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November 11, 2023

Two Suspected Overdose-Related Deaths in the NWT

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (November 11, 2023) – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is alerting the public of two recent suspected overdose deaths in the territory. NWT’s Coroner’s...
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October 13, 2023

Carfentanil mixed with benzodiazepine detected in Hay River

HAY RIVER - (October 13, 2023) – The detection of carfentanil mixed with benzodiazepine in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory warning the public...
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May 9, 2023

Bromazolam detected in the Northwest Territories

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (May 9, 2023) – The detection of bromazolam in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory warning the public about the dangers...
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April 13, 2023

Flubromazepam detected in fentanyl in the Northwest Territories

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (April 13, 2023) – The detection of flubromazepam in suspected fentanyl in Fort Simpson has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory regarding...
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December 2, 2022

Carfentanil and fentanyl detected in drugs in Hay River

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (December 2, 2022) – The ongoing detection of carfentanil and fentanyl in other drugs in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory...
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November 15, 2022

Carfentanil detected in Hay River

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (November 15, 2022) – The detection of carfentanil in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory regarding the dangers associated...
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June 3, 2022

Carfentanil detected in Hay River

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (June 3, 2022) – The detection of carfentanil in Hay River has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a public health advisory regarding the dangers associated with...
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May 10, 2022

Counterfeit Xanax (Flualprazolam) detected in the Northwest Territories

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (May 11, 2022) – The recent detection of Flualprazolam, a counterfeit Xanax medication, in the Northwest Territories has prompted the Chief Public Health Officer to issue a...
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February 24, 2022

Suspected opioid overdoses prompts health alert

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES - (February 24, 2022) – The Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (OCPHO) is alerting the public of two recent suspected overdose deaths in the territory. NWT’s Coroner’s...
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December 8, 2020

Two Fentanyl-Related Deaths in the NWT

YELLOWKNIFE (December, 8 2020) – Today’s advisory is to alert the public of two opioid related deaths based on toxicology reports provided by the NWT’s Chief Coroner. The two deaths occurred this fall...
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