OTTAWA: Nine people died from fentanyl opioid overdoses in the Canadian city of Vancouver in just the past 24 hours, Mayor Gregor Robertson said Friday.

The spike in deaths comes as Canada -- like its neighbor the United States -- has been struggling to contain an overdose crisis that claimed 2,000 lives last year, with even more expected in 2016.

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