Nova Scotia Health is warning that some drugs sold in Cape Breton as methadone pills may be contaminated with fentanyl.

A notice from the health authority Thursday said some pills in the Glace Bay and New Waterford tested positive for traces of fentanyl.

. A lethal dose for a typical adult can be as low as two milligrams,&nbsp;which is equal to two grains of salt.

The health authority said there have been reported overdoses associated with the substance and reminded Nova Scotians to practise safe drug use.

To reduce the risk of an overdose, people should not use alone, but they should practise physical distancing to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.

It also recommended&nbsp;starting with a test dose.

The health authority also reminded Nova Scotians that 

 at most community pharmacies and other community locations.

Drug users should have one available, even if they aren't intentionally using opiods.

Halifax's Athens restaurant surprised by rumours of McDonald's takeover

McDonald's may want to turn 6273 Quinpool Rd. in Halifax into a quick-fry burger joint, but the owner of the property, Evangelos Panopalis of Athens Family Restaurant, says it will remain a house of souvlaki. 

Athens Restaurant on Quinpool Road in Halifax won't be replaced by a fast food restaurant.

Athens Restaurant

Residents near the Athens restaurant received notice from the city that someone had applied for a variance to a Quinpool Road property. Attached to the letter was a site plan that included a McDonald's restaurant. 

Halifax restaurants, bars to reopen for in-person dining starting Monday

Restaurants and licensed establishments in the Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County will be allowed to reopen for dine-in service starting on Monday.

A table is set at the Agricola Street Brasserie in Halifax.

Agricola Street Brasserie

Bars and restaurants in the Halifax and Hants County areas can now reopen for dine-in service starting on Monday.

N.S. Public Health no longer issuing potential exposures

In a news release Wednesday, the province said it no longer has the "necessary information" to report exposure sites accurately.

Colourized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow), also known as novel coronavirus, isolated from a patient sample. Image captured at the NIAID Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

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Most Nova Scotians who are positive for COVID-19 will identify and contact their close contacts, Public Health said.

Halifax firefighters battle apartment fire on St. Margarets Bay Road

Firefighters and emergency crews responded to a serious fire at an apartment building on St. Margarets Bay Road in Halifax on Thursday morning.

Firefighters say it was a significantly involved structure fire when they arrived.

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Firefighters arrived at the scene at 8:25 a.m. AT Thursday.

Here's what's open, what's closed on New Year's Day 2021 in Halifax

Halifax Transit buses will operate on a holiday service schedule on New Year's Day, but no ferries will be running.

Closed Sign

Most businesses are closed on New Year's Day.

Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid. A lethal dose for a typical adult can be as low as two milligrams, which is equal to two grains of salt.

Nova Scotia Health warns drugs laced with fentanyl sold in Cape Breton

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