Tag: Ontario
Who uses methamphetamine? Maybe not who you think: London study
A new Ontario-wide analysis is challenging assumptions about who uses methamphetamine and amphetamine, finding women and older adults make up a larger share of people testing positive for the drugs than previously thought. More than 215,000 urine drug screens conducted in Ontario between 2017 and 2018 were examined by researchers at Lawson Research Institute at […]
Arva man, 79, dead after two-vehicle crash west of Stratford: Police
A 79-year-old Arva man is dead after a two-vehicle collision in a rural area west of Stratford, provincial police say. It was just before 4 p.m. on Friday, the Ontario Provincial Police in Perth County say, when officers were joined by paramedics and the West Perth Fire Department in response to the crash, which police […]
Ontario cabinet shuffle: Three key takeaways from Doug Ford’s changes
The shakeup moves several ministers, leaves others untouched and creates a new artificial intelligence portfolio.
Ontario investing in Huron-Bruce paramedics
HURON COUNTY – The Ontario government is investing to ensure a quicker local emergency response. Huron County is set to receive $8,422,813 in provincial funding through the Land Ambulance Response Grant, strengthening emergency care response times, and increasing the availability of local paramedics and ambulances. Bruce County will get $8,501,286 under that grant as well. […]
Exploring a wild Great Lake’s wildest shore
A road trip along the North Shore of Lake Superior, from Duluth, Minnesota, to Pukaskwa National Park in Ontario, Canada, packed multiple adventures into a week. Read the full story […]