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Publication Date: June 15, 2026 - 11:39
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Opioid-related deaths fell 23% last year, feds say, but ‘crisis is complex’
June 15, 2026
Federal health officials say the decline in the national rate of toxicity deaths was due to several factors, including naloxone distribution and changes to the drug supply.
July 13, 2026 - 20:20 | | The Globe and Mail
Police in Toronto have identified two victims in the shootings Saturday night at a Latin music street festival. The men killed were targeted and known to each other, police said, but it is still unknown if they were among the gunmen. Chief Myron Demkiw of Toronto Police Service said two firearms were “recovered at the scene.” He appealed for witnesses and for videos from the scene to be uploaded for investigators. “It was a targeted event,” he said. Shaquan Quashie, 25, and Cesar Vernaza, 20, both died of their gunshot wounds, one at the scene and the other in hospital. “We’re not...
July 13, 2026 - 19:49 | Joseph Brean | National Post
An NDG woman says she returned from vacation to find construction had cut off access to her driveway.
July 13, 2026 - 19:41 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada





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