Ontario Confronts Rising Measles Cases as Health Minister Defends Strategy

Wednesday, May 7, 2025, 10:21 am

Ontario faces renewed pressure from a measles outbreak as authorities report 140 new cases in a week. The provincial health minister is defending the government’s approach amidst growing concerns over public health and system readiness, as critics question whether current measures can stem the infection surge.

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Health officials in Peel Region are warning the public of a potential exposure to measles at Pearson airport earlier this month. Peel Public Health says the possible exposure occurred on Air Canada flight AC540 from Seattle to Toronto on May 3 and at Terminal 1 between 7:28 p.m. and 10 p.m. ET.…

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theglobeandmail.com / Ontario Health Minister says province’s measles strategy is working as cases rise across Canada

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citynews.ca / Ontario health minister defends province’s approach amid worsening measles outbreak

Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending the province’s record against measles as new infections rise sharply. The latest public health data released last week shows 223 new infections across Ontario in the previous week. That brings the total number of people in the province who have fallen ill…

globalnews.ca / Ontario health minister defends province’s approach amid worsening measles outbreak

Health Minister Sylvia Jones is defending the province's record against measles as new infections rise sharply.

cp24.com/ / 140 new measles cases in Ontario this week - CP24

140 new measles cases in Ontario this week CP24

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