Tag: Deaths
Owen Sound police release 2023 annual report
Owen Sound police are reporting 2023 as a “staggering” year in terms of the number of calls received and the level of violence associated with them. The Owen Sound Police Service Board has released its 2023 annual report, showing an increase in most categories of both violent and non-violent offences over 2022, including three homicides in […]
Hells Angels rally to support member injured in London motorcycle crash
The Hells Angels and their supporters are rallying around a member of the outlaw motorcycle gangâs London chapter after he was injured in a crash.
Police again urge life-jacket use after St. Thomas drowning
Nobody in a canoe that capsized Monday in St. Thomas resulting in one man’s death was wearing life jackets, city police said.
Why are so many dead fish washing ashore at Lake Erie beaches?
Beaches at Port Bruce and Port Stanley were littered with dead fish because of what one expert says is likely a natural cause
Points North: A Natural Ending | Great Lakes Now
By Ellie Katz, Interlochen Public Radio
Points North is a biweekly podcast about the land, water and inhabitants of the Great Lakes.
This episode was shared here with permission from Interlochen Public Radio.
Peter Quakenbush’s big dream in life is a little different.
Baranyai: Unintended consequences could be avoided
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is playing Russian roulette with the law of unintended consequences.
Kearon: Stigma a barrier to effective overdose response
Saturday, Aug. 31 is international overdose awareness day, the world’s largest campaign to end overdose, to remember those who have died, and to acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind.
Nesathurai: Start a conversation about substance abuse today
Dorothy Bakker is a remarkable and vivacious woman and an accomplished medical school professor.
Inquest to examine eight deaths at Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre
The largest inquest into deaths at London’s jail is set to begin in a month or two.
Oxford group targets prevention in face of drug overdose increase
To raise awareness of what it calls an âalarming increase in drug overdoses globally,â a regional organization has prioritized key areas of focus as it looks to expand support for at-risk people living in Oxford County. The Oxford Mental Health and Addictions Action Coalition â founded in 2022 and comprising members from several community organizations […]