London Free Press

London police chief urged to ‘set record straight’ on safe supply programs

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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 […]

Owen Sound Sun Times

Grey-Bruce’s 25th opioid alert of 2024 issued; another fatality reported

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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 […]

Business London Free Press

Donald Trump tariff threatens Volkswagen’s $7B St. Thomas plans: Trade expert

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Southwestern Ontario may lose a $7-billion investment and the 3,000 jobs that come with it if Canadian industry is hit with a 25 per cent tariff from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, one trade expert says. Volkswagen, now building an electric vehicle battery plant in St. Thomas, may be forced to reconsider the investment, and relocate […]