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Naloxone kits mandatory in high-risk Ontario workplaces starting Thursday

Naloxone kits mandatory in high-risk Ontario workplaces starting Thursday

TORONTO — Some workplaces in Ontario will be required to carry a kit used to temporarily reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.
OPP charge 21-year-old in Pembroke double homicide of Mississauga teens

OPP charge 21-year-old in Pembroke double homicide of Mississauga teens

PEMBROKE, Ont.
Fort Erie, Port Colborne urgent care centres closing overnight permanently

Fort Erie, Port Colborne urgent care centres closing overnight permanently

Urgent care centres in the southern Ontario communities of Port Colborne and Fort Erie will no longer operate overnight as Niagara Health faces physician shortages, the hospital network announced Wednesday.
Ontario family doctors facing burnout, shortage to worsen, OMA says

Ontario family doctors facing burnout, shortage to worsen, OMA says

TORONTO — A shortage of family doctors in the province is only going to get worse if burnout and growing administrative burdens are not addressed, the Ontario Medical Association is warning. As of March 2022, there were 2.
Peel Region police rescue 13 from alleged human trafficking, charge 5 suspects

Peel Region police rescue 13 from alleged human trafficking, charge 5 suspects

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Police in Peel Region say 13 people have been rescued and five suspects have been charged after an investigation into alleged human trafficking in Mississauga, Ont. Det.
Ontario has $4 billion more for health-care than needed for current programs: FAO

Ontario has $4 billion more for health-care than needed for current programs: FAO

TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province has $4.4 billion more allocated to health-care than what's needed to fund current programs and commitments made until 2026.
'A sport of cruelty': Ex-conservation officers against Ontario hunting dog expansion

'A sport of cruelty': Ex-conservation officers against Ontario hunting dog expansion

Two former Ontario conservation officers are imploring the province to reverse plans to expand a sport that allows dogs to track down captive coyotes, foxes and rabbits in massive fenced-in pens.
Forest fire closes portion of Highway 631 in northern Ontario, fire bans in effect

Forest fire closes portion of Highway 631 in northern Ontario, fire bans in effect

Ontario Provincial Police say a highway between the northern communities of White River and Hornepayne is closed due to a forest fire causing "extremely dangerous conditions" in the area.
SIU recovers 5 guns from home in landlord-tenant dispute, police ID couple killed

SIU recovers 5 guns from home in landlord-tenant dispute, police ID couple killed

HAMILTON — Ontario's police watchdog says five firearms were collected from the Hamilton home where police allege a 57-year-old landlord killed two tenants before he was fatally shot by police.
York Catholic school board votes against flying Pride flag at main office

York Catholic school board votes against flying Pride flag at main office

The York Catholic District School Board voted against flying a Pride flag outside its main office next month because the rainbow banner does not align with the Catholic faith, the board chair said Tuesday as the move was criticized by some.