A new study shows people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario. The study, published in the journal “Addiction”, found that about one in six people killed by opioid overdoses in 2021 were homeless, compared to one...
Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent last month, as prices per year rose more slowly across the economy. The latest report shows consumers paid significantly less for airfare compared with a year ago, while prices for durable goods...
Ontario Progressive Conservatives are set to introduce a motion against Hamilton MPP Sarah Jama in connection with a statement on the Israeli-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. Housing Minister Paul Calandra says his motion would give the Speaker permission not to...
Just after 12:30 Sunday afternoon, Niagara Regional Police responded to a report of a fight and disturbance in Grimsby. Officers attended to a plaza parking lot on Main Street West near Mountain Street and located a 37-year-old man from Brantford with injuries...
Niagara Regional Police responded just before 7:20pm Sunday to a report of a cyclist having been struck by an SUV in the area of Lakeshore Road and Townline Road in Niagara on the Lake. The SUV had left the scene. Officers found a 40-year-old male cyclist being...
The results are in, winners of the Township’s inaugural West Lincoln Community Recognition Awards were announced at the October 16 Administration / Finance / Fire Committee meeting. Congratulations to Marcus Bousfield, who won in the Ages 14 and under category,...
