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Woman reading online news on digital tablet

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3 May 2024 / Media Releases

Drug Alert – Risk of overdose remains high

Kenora area OPP report that drug overdoses in the region remain higher than usual, and syndromic surveillance shows that Lake...

Woman reading online news on digital tablet

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22 April 2024 / Media Releases

Drug Alert – Increase in drug poisonings

Northwestern Health Unit has been notified of multiple opioid poisoning (overdose) events witnessed over the weekend. The reports came from...

Woman reading online news on digital tablet

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17 April 2024 / Media Releases

Boards of Health vote against voluntary merger of northwestern Ontario’s two health units

Today, the Boards of Health for the Northwestern Health Unit (NWHU) and Thunder Bay District Health Unit (TBDHU) announced that...

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