Welcome to The National Today newsletter, which takes a closer look at what's happening around some of the day's most notable stories. Fake drugsThe World Health Organization is warning cancer patients in North America and Europe about a batch of fake drugs that contain nothing but a common painkiller. This past weekend, the European Union finally debuted its own continent-wide system to fight and track fake drugs, which has been more than four years in the making. Almost three-quarters of the prescription drugs used by the National Health Service are made in Europe. Sign up here and have The National Today newsletter delivered directly to your inbox Monday to Friday.

Source: CBC News February 12, 2019 19:18 UTC