Health authority says smoking pot should be banned in apartments, condos
By Allison Gram Ottawa Public Health proposed to the Ontario Government in early March to ban all smoking —including cannabis — in all homes within multi-unit dwellings such as apartments…
Federal budget earmarks funds to combat opioids crisis
By Allison Gram Those who run a Centretown clinic that helps patients with drug addictions are optimistic about the 2018 federal budget’s pledges for funding to combat the opioid crisis,…
Students, parents schooled on drugs
By Rachel Dale Local school boards have been holding meetings with worried Ottawa parents to discuss ongoing efforts to warn students about drug dangers in the wake of two Kanata…
Opioids crisis deepens
By Rupert Nuttle In the wake of dozens of deaths in Ottawa in recent years caused by the street drug fentanyl, the city’s paramedics are bracing for a new source…
Safe injection sites still a year away from setting up in Ottawa
Those in need of a supervised injection site located in Centretown will need to wait for at least another year. The Centretown Community Health Centre and Somerset West Community Health…
Hookah lounge owners oppose city-wide ban
Centretown shisha café owners are expressing frustration over city council’s decision to ban smoking hookah water pipes in public spaces, largely for health reasons. The shisha bylaw is expected to…