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Downtown businesses now call outreach workers if there is a conflict or crisis, instead of calling on police services. This is thanks to the Welcoming Streets program which launched on February 1st. The calls are for help with issues such as loitering, trespassing, people using drugs or other social disturbances.
Greater Sudbury Police Service says it needs more money to account for inflation, hire more staff and manage increases in violent crimes and opioid deaths.
With recent data suggesting the opioid crisis in Greater Sudbury is worsening, city council passed a resolution Tuesday night to host a local leadership summit focusing on this issue.
A Sudbury, Ont., powerlifter will return to the world stage this month, aiming to hold the podium despite an injury in recent years that has disrupted her training.
A new report released by Public Health Canada is connecting socioeconomic status to opioid-related overdose rates.