Published Friday, January 29, 2021 6:04PM EST At least 34 people died in the city in December 2020 as a result of a suspected opioid overdose a new record according to Toronto Public Health (TPH). In a news release issued Friday, officials said that the new statistic “represents the worst loss of lives to the opioid crisis recorded in a single month since TPH began monitoring this data in 2017.” This tragic record further proves what we already know: that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already deadly overdose crisis in Toronto,” Councillor and Chair of Toronto’s Board of Health Joe Cressy said in a statement.
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The Greater Sudbury Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance to locate 24-year-old Jayson Wright. He is wanted on an outstanding arrest warrant for numerous offences, including assault with a weapon; robbery using a firearm; possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; possession for the purpose of trafficking; and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
Wright is described at 5-foot-7 and weighing around 150 pounds. He has shaggy brown hair and hazel eyes.
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Sgt. Kevin Murray, right, and Const. Robyn Young with the Abbotsford Police Department do outreach work at a homeless encampment in the community. Last year, the department laid only 18 charges of simple drug possession, taking a big step toward decriminalization.(Chris Corday/CBC)