Despite Steven Page's recent arrest in New York State drug possession charges, the manager for the Barenaked Ladies front man says "it's business as usual" for the iconic Canadian band.

In a statement read to CTV.ca by his assistant Hayley Wilson, Page's manager Terry McBride said, "We cannot comment because the matter is before the courts. We are confident that our client, Stephen Page, will be completely exonerated, and until that time, it's business as usual for the Barenaked Ladies."

Page, 38, was arrested in an apartment in Fayetteville, N.Y., east of Syracuse on Friday. He was slated to appear in court Thursday, but the appearance has reportedly been pushed back to late August. He was released from jail on US$10,000 bail.

The singer has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him, according to a statement on the band's website.

Police also took a 25-year-old woman, Stephanie Ford, into custody. Police said they noticed the pair while inspecting a nearby car with an open driver's side door.

"In investigating the suspicious vehicle, officers observed a man and woman seated at a kitchen table inside apartment 1 with an unknown white capsule in front of them. During subsequent investigation, officers found the two to be in possession of a white powdery substance that field tested positive for cocaine," said a press released by the Manlius, N.Y., Police Department.

Police allege they also found marijuana.

Page is charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. Another woman who lives in the apartment, 27-year-old Christine Benedicto, was arrested hours later. She also faces a drug charge.

The Juno-winning Barenaked Ladies first achieved fame in the early 1990s with their hit song "If I Had $1000000" and a cover of Bruce Cockburn's "Lovers in a Dangerous Time."

Page formed the group in the late 1980s with Ed Robertson in Scarborough, Ont. The Barenaked Ladies recently released a children's album called "Snack Time."

In 2005, Page released his first solo album, sarcastically titled "The Vanity Project."

Page, a father of three, was scheduled to perform at a children's event in New York in August.

Television producer John Brunton, who has worked with Page several times, said the signer has never shown any signs of indulging in a rock-and-roll lifestyle.

"In all my days, I've never heard of anything like this with Steven Page," said Brunton. "And in all the years we've spent back stage, and in many parties, I've never seen him be anything but a gentleman and a great citizen."

With a report by CTV's John Vennavally-Rao and files from The Canadian Press