Tag: Opioids
Person suffers serious injuries in London crash involving pedestrian: Police
Two men from South Huron are charged after police seized almost $4,000 worth of illegal drugs and an imitation firearm.
Grey-Bruce experiences second suspected fatal overdose in a week
A second suspected fatal drug overdose in a week has been reported to Grey Bruce Public Health. The latest fatality, along with five other suspected non-fatal drug poisonings over a 72-hour period between Friday and Monday led the local health unit to issue an opioid alert to its community partners and the public. The alert […]
Woman, 63, arrested three times this year gets $40K bail
A Sarnia woman facing charges linked to two separate drug busts and the discovery of cash in a storage locker while she was in jail has been granted $40,000 bail.
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 […]
Jailed woman, 63, charged after police find $132K in storage locker
A Sarnia woman in jail facing charges linked to two separate drug busts from earlier this year is now facing an additional charge after Sarnia police found more than $132,000 in cash in a storage locker.
Friends speak out after death of man, 33, found unresponsive in London jail
The man who died after he was found unresponsive in his cell at Londonâs troubled provincial jail faced previous trauma and abuse in the justice system, but never stopped trying to improve his life, his friends say.  Friends have identified the man found unresponsive at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre on Thursday as Matthew Bouvier, 33, […]
Ontario mayors seek mental-health law reviews: ‘Absolute crisis’
Ontario Big City Mayors are asking the province to review mental-health laws and whether to expand the scope of involuntary treatment for people who are addicted to drugs and live on the streets. The organization that represents 29 mayors of cities with more than 100,000 people say they are taking no position on treatment given […]
Police probing death at London drug consumption site
The agency that operates the site, where users can legally consume drugs under medical supervision, is expected to say more later Thursday.
Michigan elections FAQ: China, RFK Jr. and our ‘hugely important’ state | Bridge Michigan
In latest FAQ show: Bridge Michigan reporters discuss competing Donald Trump and Kamala Harris campaign visits, scrutiny over China, opioids in the U.S. Senate race and more….