RAVE TEEN DIES AFTER TAKING PILLS

A teenager died yesterday after apparently overdosing at a rave in an
entertainment district nightclub, Toronto Police say.

The 16-year-old and several friends went to the dance party at the Digital
club on Mercer St., near King St. and Spadina Ave., Saturday night.

"While inside the club the victim was observed consuming several pills,"
police said last night, adding he bought the drugs from "an individual who
was also inside the premises."

A short time later, police said, the teen "fell into an unconscious state"
and was rushed to hospital.

The youth -- whose name his parents asked police to withhold -- was
pronounced dead in hospital yesterday. Police said their investigation is
continuing.

Although police would not disclose what pills the teen had taken, Ecstasy
has been the most common drug associated with raves.