There is less and less space on the lawn for the dozens upon dozens of bright white crosses. The grass between the fire station and the sidewalks on a downtown corner in Sudbury, Ont., is crowded with markers bearing the names of people lost to the opioid overdose crisis.
The Crosses for Change site in downtown, a memorial to victims of the opioid crisis, is shown in Sudbury, Ont., Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. The grass between the fire station and the sidewalks on a downtown corner in Sudbury, Ont., is crowded with markers bearing the names of people lost to the opioid overdose crisis.
“We're trying to address it, but it's getting tougher and tougher,” he said in an interview. “We’ve never seen that in our lifetime.” People closely affected by toxic drug use worked with the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy and other community partners to design a "contemplative space" that will be built in a city park, says Jean Hopkins, the strategy's manager.
The Conservatives' first shot at toppling the Liberal government is likely doomed to fail, after Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters his MPs will vote confidence in the government.Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City reveal the RCMP didn't have enough evidence to hold him in Canada.
A new project at a Kitchener, Ont. school is giving staff and students hope it will lead to a cleaner - and brighter - futureTwo people have been arrested, and three others are still at large in connection with a door-to-door sales fraud that police said victimized more than 200 people across Ontario.Fanshawe College is being sued over supposed deficiencies in its paralegal program.
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