A new study has linked the legalization of cannabis with a rise in the number of Ontario seniors visiting emergency rooms. The number of people […]
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Tumblers handed out with Nütrl drinks at LCBO recalled due to possible contaminant
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 19, 2024 3:23 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A free promotional […]
Child under 5 dies after being hospitalized for measles: Public Health Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 17, 2024 7:56 am Updated May 17, 2024 8:16 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase […]
Ontario’s bet on online gambling and the impact it’s having on youth
As online gambling sites become more prevalent in Ontario, experts are warning that kids could be collateral damage. As online advertisements geared towards sports gambling […]
911 calls diverted to nurses help shrink unnecessary ambulance response in Ontario region
An initiative that added the expertise of nurses to handle non-critical 911 calls in Niagara Region is lowering the number of ambulances having to rush […]
Study shows longer, more expensive hospital stays for Canada’s homeless
Hospital data shows longer and more expensive stays for patients experiencing homelessness across the country. Nearly 30,000 people last year were homeless when they were […]
‘Fire that minister’: Ontario NDP calls on Ford to sack minister of health
The Ontario NDP is calling for Ontario Premier Doug Ford to sack his health minister over the suggestion that the province is not struggling to […]
Ontario’s freedom of information system is ‘broken,’ critics say
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the province’s access to information system is “broken” after two Ford government ministries made contradictory decisions over the release […]
Ontario will need tens of thousands of nurses and PSWs by 2032: document
Ontario will need 33,200 more nurses and 50,853 more personal support workers by 2032, the government projects — figures it tried to keep secret but were […]
Mother’s Day Miracle: Rare medical intervention saves high-risk pregnancy for Ontario woman
There was a list of diagnoses including incompetent cervix, uterine dehiscence and placenta accreta that worked against Brampton, Ontario’s Tehmina Chaudhry but her extremely weak […]