Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report
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Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report
Description
June 18, 2024
Ontario has seen a surge in fatal opioid overdoses in shelters across the province, according to a new report. As health reporter Katherine Ward explains, researchers and advocates are calling for better supports to save more lives.
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Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report01:51 | June 18, 2024 -
Trans Canada Trail launches ‘Blahs-2-Ahhs’ to help Canadians beat ‘Blue Monday’05:32 | January 19, 2026 -
Health Matters: Ontario lab begins using mail-in semen analysis kits02:20 | January 15, 2026 -
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Survivors, advocates call on Ontario to allow restorative justice in sexual violence cases02:15 | November 27, 2025 -
Ontario sees thousands of measles cases as Canada loses elimination status04:10 | November 11, 2025 -
Legault upset after Ford extends invitation to Quebec doctors02:08 | October 29, 2025
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Ford tells Quebec doctors to call him as some look to leave over compensation dispute01:33 | October 29, 2025 -
Health Matters: Ontario hospitals ask for an additional $1.1B in funding02:19 | October 8, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Measles cases taper off in Ont., rise in NS01:49 | July 25, 2025 -
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‘Saves lives’: Advocates calling on province to reverse prohibition on clean needle distribution02:19 | July 13, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Ontario OB/GYN patient complaints up 29%02:19 | June 13, 2025 -
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Health Matters: Ontario health minister defends measles approach as case counts continue to rise02:03 | May 8, 2025 -
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Ontario Measles outbreak grows to 1,243 total confirmed cases02:47 | May 1, 2025 -
Health Matters: 95 new measles cases reported in Ontario02:36 | April 24, 2025 -
Ontario reports 109 more measles cases in the last week02:04 | April 17, 2025 -
Measles outbreak in Canada05:00 | April 12, 2025
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Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report01:51 | June 18, 2024
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Trans Canada Trail launches ‘Blahs-2-Ahhs’ to help Canadians beat ‘Blue Monday’05:32 | January 19, 2026
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Health Matters: Ontario lab begins using mail-in semen analysis kits02:20 | January 15, 2026
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Union concerned about contraband, overdoses in Ontario jails00:46 | December 8, 2025
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Survivors, advocates call on Ontario to allow restorative justice in sexual violence cases02:15 | November 27, 2025
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Ontario sees thousands of measles cases as Canada loses elimination status04:10 | November 11, 2025
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Legault upset after Ford extends invitation to Quebec doctors02:08 | October 29, 2025
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Ford tells Quebec doctors to call him as some look to leave over compensation dispute01:33 | October 29, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario hospitals ask for an additional $1.1B in funding02:19 | October 8, 2025
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London Health Sciences Centre clinical trial targets kidney cancer with internal radiation01:30 | October 5, 2025
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Emergency room closures drop in Ontario as critics urge government to make data public04:10 | October 4, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario starting COVID-19 vaccinations02:46 | September 22, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario to offer RSV vaccines to all seniors over 75 starting this fall02:11 | August 28, 2025
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Ontario food manufacturer’s cooling tower likely source of deadly legionnaires’ outbreak02:02 | August 27, 2025
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Health Matters: Measles cases taper off in Ont., rise in NS01:49 | July 25, 2025
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Air quality alerts issued as wildfire smoke sweeps across central Canada01:56 | July 14, 2025
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‘Saves lives’: Advocates calling on province to reverse prohibition on clean needle distribution02:19 | July 13, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario measles cases trending downward02:08 | July 4, 2025
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Health Matters: Concern over measles spreading within Canada this summer02:22 | June 27, 2025
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How Ontario, Quebec are coping with dangerous heat dome01:48 | June 23, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario OB/GYN patient complaints up 29%02:19 | June 13, 2025
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Nerve surgery could help spinal cord patients regain movement02:26 | June 12, 2025
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Doctors speak about risks of measles vaccine during pregnancy01:44 | June 6, 2025
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Infant dies in Ontario after measles infection, other complications01:49 | June 5, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario adds 173 new measles cases to growing outbreak02:27 | May 22, 2025
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Health Matters: Ontario health minister defends measles approach as case counts continue to rise02:03 | May 8, 2025
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Ontario Measles outbreak grows to 1,243 total confirmed cases02:47 | May 1, 2025
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Health Matters: 95 new measles cases reported in Ontario02:36 | April 24, 2025
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Ontario reports 109 more measles cases in the last week02:04 | April 17, 2025
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Measles outbreak in Canada05:00 | April 12, 2025
Fatal opioid overdoses surge in Ontario shelters: report
Description
June 18, 2024
Ontario has seen a surge in fatal opioid overdoses in shelters across the province, according to a new report. As health reporter Katherine Ward explains, researchers and advocates are calling for better supports to save more lives.
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