Canada Public Health releasing some numbers today indicating the pandemic has helped the number of overdoses climb to over six thousand deaths
Grim numbers coming from Canada Public Health.
The agency says the COVID-19 pandemic was responsible for an increasingly deadly overdose crisis last year.
The eye opening new numbers indicate just over six-thousand people suffered opioid-related deaths in 2020 around 17 deaths per day on average.
There were fewer than four thousand in 2019.
Mayor Gives Update of City Affairs
Mat Siscoe's State of the City outlined accomplishments and challenges, then he took questions
NRP Plans to Expand Through Niagara
That includes adding storefronts, or offices in Niagara Falls and Welland, as well as St. Catharines
St. Catharines HART Hub Opens
Ontario government choosing these centres over drug injection sites, saying needles are left in neighbourhoods
Budget Supports Home Buying, Small Business
The provincial budget, released today, also shows this year's deficit at $13.4-billion
Niagara EMS Workers Vote to Strike
The vote was overwhelming, for better pay and more help
Thorold Votes to Reduce Council
Some councillors struggled with the change from 8 to 6, other Niagara communities are doing same
Police Looking for Pepper Spray Suspects
They say a taxi driver was sprayed
Niagara Falls Man Charged with Child Porn
Police say the investigation of a certain case started in March of 2025, leading them to an electronic device