SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – At a lively nomination meeting at the Bushplane Museum, Ontario New Democrats in Sault Ste. Marie named longtime labour champion, worker’s rights’ activist and lifelong Saultite, Michele McCleave-Kennedy, to represent the riding in the upcoming June 2018 [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – Canadians shouldn’t have to struggle to pay for prescription drugs and a national Pharmacare program is the best answer, according to Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing MP, Carol Hughes. Hughes delivered a petition calling for Pharmacare in parliament and provided some solid [Read more]
At face value free tuition for students sounds great. In fact, it seems too good to be true. New Democrats know that students have been trying to get assistance for post-secondary studies for years. At the end of the day, if it helps out the students, then we are all for it. However, as with [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – November 4, 2014 at approximately 5:50pm the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an armed robbery at the Rexall Pharmacy in Longlac. It was reported that a male suspect entered the pharmacy and demanded prescription drugs from the staff [Read more]
Police Agencies Working Together to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse WAWA, ON – When a physician prescribes medication for a patient, it is only intended for that person. But sometimes when prescriptions lie around unused or expired, they can end up in the hands of those they are not [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – May 8, 2013, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call from a concerned parent about possible drug use by her child. Police investigation revealed that two different adults had exchanged both marijuana and cash with the youth for prescription [Read more]
Province-wide effort to reduce risks associated with leftover medications GREENSTONE, ON – Earlier this month, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Greenstone unveiled details of an important province-wide public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
“Engaged Communities Prevent Crime” Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers and the OPP Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers and your local Pharmacy will be hosting new initiative called Take Back Your Drugs. The goal of this project is to have citizens clean out their medicine cabinet, dresser [Read more]
McGuinty Government Getting Fair Drug Prices A new social media campaign to inform Ontarians about the government’s plans to get fair drug prices launched today. The campaign includes a dedicated YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/ontariomohltc, with videos directly from Minister [Read more]
