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Thursday, December 25, 2025
opioids
National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic
TORONTO — National health data released Wednesday shows overdose deaths…
Protests against closure of Ontario consumption sites held in Hamilton, other cities
Dozens of people gathered outside Ontario’s health ministry in Toronto…
Overdose deaths in Ontario increasingly involve more than 1 drug, new report says
An increasing number of overdose deaths in Ontario involves the…
Ontario auditor general to release reports on Ontario Place, opioids
Ontario’s auditor general is set to release her annual report…
Mayors ask for mental-health law reviews in wake of encampment, drug crisis
Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review…
Ontario’s top doctor calling for restrictions on legal substances, decriminalization
Ontario’s top doctor is calling on the province to immediately…
WATCH: Ontario Ministers to make announcement about naloxone access at 9:30 a.m.
VIDEO: Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills…
Investigation uncovers tow company drug trafficking ring in Mississauga
An OPP drug trafficking investigation into a towing company in…
Ontario to mandate Naloxone kits in high-risk workplaces
The Ontario government says it has introduced legislation that will…
Niagara Falls mayor talks Spooky Awards, rapid testing at border, opioid crisis
Niagara Falls mayor Jim Diodati covered a wide range of…
Big drop in the number of opioid overdose calls in Hamilton in July
Hamilton experienced the second-lowest amount of opioid-related emergencies in July…
Alarming increase of opioid overdoses and deaths across Ontario: OPP
The Ontario Provincial Police released their Opioids and Overdoes impact…
Paramedics responding to more overdose calls this year
Hamilton Paramedics are still responding to uncomfortably high numbers of…
Another inmate treated for suspected overdose at Barton jail
Another inmate from the Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre was treated in…
March sees record number of overdose calls in Hamilton
Suspected opioid overdose 911 calls are up in Hamilton. Paramedics responded…
Brantford is dealing with an opiod emergency
Over the weekend there were three overdose deaths in the…
Crystal meth still number one drug in Hamilton
Public Health is sounding the alarm on crystal meth use…
Opioid Overdose numbers on the rise
OPP in Norfolk County are praising two officers who saved…
St. Catharine’s Safe injection site
St. Catharines just opened its first safe injection site earlier…
International Overdose Awareness Day
In the last five years, more than 260 people have…
