Tag: drugs
London police chief urged to ‘set record straight’ on safe supply programs
The jump in opioid pills hitting London’s streets started when several pharmacies began dispensing them, the health unit says, a finding that suggests federal Conservatives and other critics targeting the older Safer Opioid Supply (SOS) program are missing the mark. “There was a notable increase in hydromorphone prescribing from 2023 onward. There was not a […]
Grey-Bruce’s 25th opioid alert of 2024 issued; another fatality reported
Grey Bruce Public Health has issued an opioid alert for the 25th time in 2024 after, over a recent 24-hour period, there were three suspected drug poisonings, including one fatality. The local health unit issued the alert to its community partners and people who use unregulated substances on Tuesday after receiving notification of the suspected […]
Prison for drug dealer caught with fentanyl in restaurant drive-thru
A Southwestern Ontario drug dealer has been sent to prison for the second time in three years after being caught with fentanyl while at a Simcoe fast-food joint’s drive-thru.
Five Londoners charged in crackdown on Hamilton street gang
Five Londoners are among two dozen people charged amid a crackdown on a Hamilton street gang linked to shootings across southern Ontario, police say.
Biker claims he’s a changed man. Judge unmoved, sends him to prison
Big Red didnât get a second chance.