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Calgary Fire Department responds to record number of opioid overdose calls
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Calgary Fire Department responds to record number of opioid overdose calls
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August 17, 2018
Fri, Aug 17: Calgary Fire Chief Steve Dongworth joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the record number of monthly opioid overdose calls received in Calgary to date, up nearly 20 per cent from July 2017 to July 2018.
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Calgary Fire Department responds to record number of opioid overdose calls06:23 | August 17, 2018
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Calgary Fire Department responds to record number of opioid overdose calls06:23 | August 17, 2018
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Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek on water consumption during Stage 4 water restrictions06:19 | August 30, 2024
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Calgary Fire Department responds to record number of opioid overdose calls
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August 17, 2018
Fri, Aug 17: Calgary Fire Chief Steve Dongworth joins Global News Morning Calgary to discuss the record number of monthly opioid overdose calls received in Calgary to date, up nearly 20 per cent from July 2017 to July 2018.
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