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Toronto Board of Health has voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illegal drugs in the city.At a meeting Monday, the board requested that the city top doctor submit an application to Health Canada for an exemption under the Con
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stanley sverige e year.It the latest step in the city effort to combat the opioid overdose crisis. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW A recent report from Toronto medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, said there were 531 opioid toxicity deaths in the city last year, an 81-per-cent increase from 2019.De Villa has said the increase is due to multiple factors, including an unregulated drug supply, as well as pandemic-related service reductions. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The city hosted consultations and engaged with stakeholders on the decriminalization issue between August and November.The board asked Monday that de Villa, c
stanley canada ontinue consulting closely with people with lived and living experience of drug use, as well as their family members and community-based service providers. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Vancouver made the same decriminalization request to Health Canada earlier this year. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW This report by The C Vlhz Halton reports 28 new COVID-19 cases
Expect delays or plan an alternative route 鈥?10 closures are scheduled for roadwork on provincial highways in Halton on Sept. 30, 2023:Highway 401 eastbou
stanley polska nd between Fifth Line Road, Milton and 407, Miss.-Halton: two alternating lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 401 eastbound between Guelph Line and Regional Road 25, Milton: two left lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 401 eastbound between Regional Road 25 and James Snow Pkwy, Milton: three alternating lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 401 eastbound express between James Snow Pkwy, Milton and
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stanley cup one alternating lane closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 401 westbound between James Snow Parkway and Halton Road 22, Milton: two left lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 6 a.m.Highway 401 westbound between James Snow Parkway and Regional Road 25, Milton: three alternating lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 401 westbound between Trafalgar Road, Halton-Milton and James Snow Pkwy, Milton: two alternating lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Highway 403 eastbound off-ramp at Brant Street, Burlington: all lanes closed until Sept. 30 at 5 a.m.Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound on-ramp at Fairview Street / Plains Road, Burlington: all lanes closed until Oct. 1 at 10 a.m.Queen Elizabeth Way Fort Erie bound on-ramp at Northshore Boulevard / Highway 2, Burlington: all lanes closed until Oct. 1 at 10 a.m.