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Plastic covers new chairs in the pristine waiting area of the Carleton Place and District Memorial Hospital’s newly constructed, ‘state-of-the-art’ emergency room (ER), which officially opens for residents in this rural eastern Ontario community in January. The next challenge will be keeping the doors open. And that hinges on the availability …
Read More »Syrian authorities close Aleppo airport after rebels breach city in shock attack
Syrian authorities closed Aleppo airport as well as all roads leading into the city Saturday, three military sources told Reuters, as rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said they had reached the heart of the city. The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried out …
Read More »New Ford government addiction hubs will open before supervised consumption sites close
Nineteen new addiction treatment hubs will be operational in Ontario before 10 supervised consumption sites are forced to close their doors in March, the Ford government is promising. In a surprise announcement last week, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones unveiled almost $380 million in funding for addiction recovery hubs, while …
Read More »Ontario to ban supervised consumption sites near schools, close 10 locations
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 20, 2024 10:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is set to ban consumption and treatment services sites within 200 metres of schools and child care centres, which will lead to the closure of 10 facilities. …
Read More »Ford government close to completing Greenbelt checklist, key recommendation will go to committee
It was a set of recommendations to ensure that the Greenbelt scandal, a controversial chapter in Ontario’s political history, would never happen again. A detailed investigation by Ontario’s auditor general into the government’s decision to remove 15 parcels of protected land from the Greenbelt resulted in 15 recommendations for systems-wide …
Read More »When new hospital opens in Waterloo, Ont., another will close next door in Kitchener
For a couple of years now, plans have been underway to build a new hospital in Waterloo Region. With the region expected to grow to one million over the next 30 years, the two Kitchener hospitals, Grand River and St Mary’s General, were provided with $5 million to launch plans …
Read More »Poilievre calls supervised consumption sites ‘drug dens,’ vows to close some
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre gave his clearest position yet on supervised consumption sites, referring to them as “drug dens” and vowing to shut down some of these sites if elected prime minister. Poilievre also said a Conservative government would pull federal funding for such operations. “We will close safe injection …
Read More »Canada’s wildfire season close to 10-year average heading into the peak summer months
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 12, 2024 12:03 pm Updated July 12, 2024 12:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Federal officials say rainfall from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl that has caused flash floods in the Maritimes is also lowering the …
Read More »Winnipeg police, tactical team close Mountain Avenue for weapons investigation
Winnipeg police closed part of Mountain Avenue on Thursday morning for what they said was a ‘potential weapons or firearm investigation.’ News Source link
Read More »Chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont. says it will permanently close by 2026
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ineos Styrolution announced that it will permanently shutter operations in southwestern Ontario after both the provincial and federal governments enacted new rules aimed at curbing benzene emissions at its plants. The chemical manufacturer said Tuesday in a statement that it will cease …
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