Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds
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Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds
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Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds
Description
May 19, 2021
It doesn’t matter where you live in Ontario, or what your background might be, deaths from overdoses touch every part of our society. New data indicates the opioid crisis has worsened throughout the pandemic, especially in marginalized communities. Katherine Ward has more on the growing calls for those in power to rethink and address this issue.
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Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds02:03 | May 19, 2021 -
Municipal Matters: World Cup Countdown05:25 | March 5, 2026 -
Emerging home trends for 202604:48 | March 4, 2026 -
Raising awareness around women’s health05:37 | March 4, 2026 -
Keep orchids thriving05:25 | March 4, 2026 -
World talent showcased at the Toronto Black Film Festival04:17 | February 13, 2026 -
Creative crafts for Valentine’s Day05:38 | February 13, 2026 -
Sweet treats for Valentine’s Day and Family Day05:46 | February 13, 2026 -
Toronto Blue Jays prepare to celebrate 50th season05:20 | February 12, 2026 -
Sweet and savoury foods with chocolate for Valentine’s Day05:20 | February 12, 2026 -
1 man shot outside Woodbridge home, suspects flee in Porsche02:01 | January 21, 2026 -
3 injured, 1 unaccounted for in Oshawa house fire01:38 | January 20, 2026 -
‘They didn’t sound like fireworks’: Neighbours recall police-involved shooting in Oshawa01:53 | January 19, 2026 -
Snowplows and budgets: A conversation with Mayor Olivia Chow04:40 | January 16, 2026 -
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Footage captures tow truck lit on fire in Brampton01:54 | January 13, 2026 -
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City proposes 2.2% tax increase in 2026 Toronto budget02:04 | January 8, 2026 -
Greater Toronto Area bracing for ice storm02:23 | January 6, 2026 -
Suspected arson at Brampton tow truck company under investigation01:20 | January 5, 2026 -
Residents displaced in apartment fire on Eglinton Avenue East01:44 | December 18, 2025 -
Pearson prepares for busiest travel season of the year01:55 | December 17, 2025 -
‘Unprecedented’ fire in Thorncliffe Park finally extinguished01:52 | December 16, 2025 -
‘A more sombre Hannukah’ local Jewish leaders react to Australian terror attack01:44 | December 15, 2025 -
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Flights cancelled ahead of Air Transat pilots’ strike03:23 | December 9, 2025 -
18-year-old man stabbed and killed at Brampton apartment01:33 | December 5, 2025 -
Police arrest 2 suspects in Rexdale home invasion, carjacking incident01:16 | December 3, 2025 -
10K hygiene kits donated to United Way for Giving Tuesday01:50 | December 2, 2025 -
Thorncliffe apartment fire still burning several days later04:58 | December 1, 2025
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Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds02:03 | May 19, 2021
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Keep orchids thriving05:25 | March 4, 2026
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World talent showcased at the Toronto Black Film Festival04:17 | February 13, 2026
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Creative crafts for Valentine’s Day05:38 | February 13, 2026
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Sweet treats for Valentine’s Day and Family Day05:46 | February 13, 2026
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1 man shot outside Woodbridge home, suspects flee in Porsche02:01 | January 21, 2026
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3 injured, 1 unaccounted for in Oshawa house fire01:38 | January 20, 2026
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‘They didn’t sound like fireworks’: Neighbours recall police-involved shooting in Oshawa01:53 | January 19, 2026
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10K hygiene kits donated to United Way for Giving Tuesday01:50 | December 2, 2025
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Thorncliffe apartment fire still burning several days later04:58 | December 1, 2025
Fatal overdoses increased during pandemic, report finds
Description
May 19, 2021
It doesn’t matter where you live in Ontario, or what your background might be, deaths from overdoses touch every part of our society. New data indicates the opioid crisis has worsened throughout the pandemic, especially in marginalized communities. Katherine Ward has more on the growing calls for those in power to rethink and address this issue.
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