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Canadian health care facilities report hundreds of ‘unexplained’ fentanyl disappearances

Deadly fentanyl disappeared from Canadian hospitals, health centres and veterinary clinics more than 500 times between 2018 and this March, according to data obtained by the Star.

Health Canada records list 483 reported fentanyl disappearances as “unexplained,” another 50 as “pilferage,” two as theft and one as a break and entry.

In the data, pilferage is defined as “theft from a site by authorized personnel.”

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