Drug dealers using Canada Post loophole: Maclean's

Drug dealers using Canada Post loophole: Maclean's

March 7, 2019 5:12 pm MST.

Drug dealers are exploiting a loophole in Canada Post’s system, and according to a Maclean’s investigation, most fentanyl enters Canada via the mail. Adrian Ghobrial chats with Claire Brownell about why the service is their method of choice.

Latest in Local

Creators honour Edmonton-based BioWare amid ongoing petition to revive game studio

Edmonton Elks fans pumped for Grey Cup in Calgary

Alberta Premier says more triage teams in place following delays

Premier Smith defends $84 million cost of Alberta referendum

‘Economic eviction’: Edmonton tenants protest 60% rent hike

Veteran gets a permanent home after 3 years of homelessness

Déjà vu in Edmonton as Canada promises to end homelessness in a decade

Alberta emergency room doctors say triage roles won't help long wait times

New ‘Time Store’ popping up on hockey game nights to support Edmonton cancer research

Rising cost trap survivors escaping abusive relationship: Report

‘Biggest game in over a decade’: Edmonton Elks eager to host CFL Western Final

Alberta government and opposition fight over ‘booze cruise’, electoral boundaries

Hidden recommendations, systemic issues found in inspection into Calgary’s water utility

New ‘strong and free’ Alberta licence plate debuts on vehicles November 9th

U.S. Midterms’ effect on Alberta businesses

‘Have a nap before the game’: Calgarians weigh in on Flames’ late starts

‘Learn what sacrifice means’: Edmonton students place poppies on fallen soldiers’ graves

Alberta RCMP bust multi-million dollar auto theft ring, seize 4-million illegal smokes

‘Caring, funny’: Edmonton’s Sgt. Wong killed in Wainwright fire remembered as community raises funds

Alberta RCMP bust drug trafficking ops in Maskwacis

From Across Canada

'We have to think about our own future': Arlene Dickinson on supporting Canadian business and budget 2026

Canada's Supreme Court to hear legal disputes against 2020 gun ban

Funeral held for B.C. soldier killed in CFB Wainwright fire

2026 Hockey Hall of Fame inductees presented with official rings

PM Carney highlights $1B investment to tackle homelessness in Winnipeg

Honouring First Nations, Inuit and Métis heroes on National Indigenous Veterans day

Feds being to sell 2026 budget, opposition parties express their distain

Unemployment rate rises as Canada loses 4,700 jobs in October

Getting your vehicle ready for winter weather

Canada approves Moderna's mRNA flu and flu-COVID combo vaccine

Blue Jays' Anthony Santander under fire for sharing Islamophobic social media posts

Tech stocks bring stock markets crashing down

Here's what's in the 2026 budget and why some experts say it's not enough

Carney government delivers 2026 budget through heckles from the opposition

Carney's government to table 'masters of our destiny' 2026 budget

Hamilton cadet leader attacked while selling poppies

Oil plummets, stocks surge after Democrats dominate midterms

How will the ‘Blue Wave’ in the U.S. impact Canada?

'A shocking repudiation': Carney's former chief of staff sounds off on midterm results

U.S. midterm elections: Dems sweep Republicans, what's next for Trump?

Around the Globe

Human catapult world record broken by European jumpers

Nvidia CEO investigated over spy allegations amid affair scandal

Russell Brand sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison

Poland mass shooting driven by far-right ideology, police say

Trump says he was 'kidding' about making Dana White press secretary

What Stephen Miller's takeover as Chief of Staff could look like

Daylight Saving Time impact on school children

Pete Hegseth responds to calls for his impeachment following midterms

Judge sentences Kenyan cult leader to 200 years in prison for murder of children

Meghan Markle's father arrested in child abuse materials case

Second set of bomb threats at European airports found to be 'malicious hoax'

The world just experienced its warmest October on record

A massive wave of bomb threats disrupts air travel across Europe this week

Republican party pointing fingers after Democratic blue wave in the U.S. midterms

Severe flooding strikes parts of U.S. southeast

Mexican judge arrested for taking $2M bribe linked to Ryan Wedding: U.S. DOJ

Russell Brand found guilty of rape and sexual assault

Bomb threats force emergency landings for several flights in Europe

Ronaldo officially retires from Portugal's national team

Russia increases bombardments on Ukraine ahead of peace talks in Abu Dhabi next week

Latest Videos

1:47

Israel’s president tasks opposition leader to form next government

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has tasked opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot to form the next government.

44m ago

2:45

Canada hits Russia with additional sanctions

During a meeting in France, Canada announced they will be hitting Russia with sanctions targeting 38 organizations and 24 individuals involved in their defence industry.

47m ago

5:45

‘We have to think about our own future’: Arlene Dickinson on supporting Canadian business and budget 2026

Faiza Amin and Arlene Dickinson discuss budget 2026 and the measures needed to help Canadian entrepreneurs thrive.

1h ago

2:28

Canada’s Supreme Court to hear legal disputes against 2020 gun ban

Canada’s Supreme Court is expected to hear legal disputes from groups opposing the 2020 federal firearms ban.

4h ago

2:11

Nvidia CEO investigated over spy allegations amid affair scandal

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is being investigating by his own company after allegations he may have been a “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” all while Huang admitted to having extramarital relations with a business executive.

4h ago