Ontario’s Ministry of Health confirmed this week that a third person from the province has died in a Listeria outbreak linked to recalled plant-based milk. […]
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Mpox in Toronto: Health officials see sharp rise in cases
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Public Health is urging eligible residents to get vaccinated against mpox after a sharp rise in […]
Plant-based milk recall: 3rd person dies as Listeriosis cases rise to 20
By Nicole Ireland The Canadian Press Posted August 12, 2024 4:58 pm Updated August 12, 2024 5:09 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size […]
‘Humanitarian crisis’: Ontario cities beg province to create new ministry for homelessness
The leaders of Ontario’s largest cities are calling on the provincial government to appoint a cabinet minister to manage a provincewide response to a growing […]
This Ontario woman once considered MAID for chronic pain. A historic surgery saved her life
The chronic, lifelong facial pain Mandy Dostie endured as a result of growing up in a severely abusive household was so intense that the Barrie, […]
Plant-based milk contamination linked to Pickering, Ont. facility: CFIA
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 7, 2024 5:31 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Food […]
‘Bag of money up front:’ Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them […]
New hospital in Ontario city to be built, operational within 10 years: Jones
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 1, 2024 12:04 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Health Minister […]
‘Incredibly disappointing’: Ontario halts wastewater testing for COVID, other viruses
Ontario is officially ending its COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program today in a move some public health experts call shortsighted. Dr. Fahad Razak, the former scientific director […]
‘Highly contagious’ whooping cough subject of summer surge across Ontario
New data from Public Health Ontario shows the number of confirmed cases of pertussis, known commonly as whooping cough, began rising across the province in […]