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Substance from Toronto linked to surge of drug poisonings in Kenora, Ont., area

CBC Canada · September 15, 2026 at 12:49 p.m.

Substance from Toronto linked to surge of drug poisonings in Kenora, Ont., area

Health-care professionals are scrambling to support the most vulnerable people in the Kenora, Ont., area following a surge of more than 60 drug poisonings over a two-day period.

The Northwestern Health Unit issued drug alerts on Thursday and Friday, the latter prompted by a substance first detected in Toronto in late April.

Here's more about the situation.

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Substance from Toronto linked to surge of drug poisonings in Kenora, Ont., area

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