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The number of Ontarians taking carfentanil, and dying from it, has spiked since the year began, according to he province's chief medical officer of health.Dr. David Williams sent a warning to the province's public health units in late June about a "sharp increase" in the presence of the powerful fentanyl analogue. Using...