Toronto reports spike in suspected opioid overdoses, public health warns

Joseph Ryan / citynews - Toronto Public Health is warning residents after a sharp increase in opioid overdoses was recorded in the city over the holiday period. According to an alert issued by the agency, Toronto paramedic services responded to 122 suspected opioid overdose–relat…

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Minister not promising source water protection in a new First Nations clean water bill

Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - With her government under pressure to finally eliminate boil-water advisories in First Nations communities, the federal minister responsible for Indigenous services isn't committing to bringing back a defunct clean water bill in the new year as written — …

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Five now hospitalized in Canada due to Pizza Pops E. Coli recall

Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Children, the elderly and pregnant women pose the greatest risk of serious illness

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Quebecers urged to avoid ER visits unless needed due to respiratory virus ‘maelstrom’

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The province is asking Quebecers who are sick to contact the 811 health hotline to seek advice before heading to the emergency room.

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Most Ontarians wait more than three months for specialist or diagnostic test: poll

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A new poll suggests Ontarians are waiting too long for diagnostic tests and specialist appointments, causing unnecessary stress and putting patients’ health at risk.

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Four people hospitalized related to Pizza Pop recall, CFIA says

sootoday - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says 20 people have been made sick and four hospitalized after an outbreak of E. coli infections linked to Pillsbury brand Pizza Pops. The agency says those who became ill range in age from 1 to 87 and live in B.

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Barry Manilow to have surgery for early-stage lung cancer and postpones January concerts

News Staff / citynews - Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will reschedule his January concerts, the singer announced Monday. Manilow, 82, said doctors found the cancer after he had an extended bout of bronchitis — six weeks, then a r…

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Hospitalizations expected to surge as flu cases rise across Canada

John Marchesan / citynews - New data reveals influenza cases are skyrocketing across the country, with a surge of hospitalizations expected in the coming weeks. Canada’s public health database shows 28 per cent of nationwide flu tests have come back positive, an almost eight per cen…

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Intergenerational daycare aiming to strengthen bonds between kids and ‘grandfriends’

News Staff / citynews - Among the thousands of new child-care spaces opening up across the country is a unique centre in Ottawa nestled at the heart of a long-term care campus, a dementia- and kid-friendly space meant to truly integrate the children and the seniors they sweetly …

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Nuts recalled in Ontario over possible salmonella contamination

John Marchesan / citynews - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for two nut-related products sold in Ontario due to possible salmonella contamination. The agency says the recall covers two products, Arnie’s All Natural Raw Mix Nuts and Arnie’s Sweet and Savoury M…

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Quebec family doctors vote 97 per cent in favour of revised deal with government

sootoday - MONTREAL — Quebec's family doctor federation says its members have voted 97 per cent in favour of an agreement in principle with the provincial government.

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Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé to resign from cabinet, sit as Independent

theglobeandmail - Dubé says he is not the right person to negotiate with family doctors over changes to a controversial payment law that he helped push through

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Dr. Vivien Suttorp named Alberta’s permanent chief medical officer of health

Karen Bartko / globalnews - Dr. Vivien Suttorp, a longtime medical officer in southern Alberta, is now the province's CMOH — the first person in three years appointed to the role on a permanent basis.

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When to treat sick kids at home and avoid gatherings as hospitals hit with flu surge

News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Health providers are asking parents to treat kids with mild flu symptoms at home and avoid large gatherings as influenza cases spike ahead of the holidays, pushing hospital emergency departments over capacity. The daily number of confirmed flu p…

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COVID-19 vaccine protects pregnant women from getting severely ill, study finds

Amy Judd / globalnews - Dr. Deborah Money, senior author of the paper published Monday in JAMA, said having such a large study "robustly" confirms the benefit of COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant women.

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Quebec family doctors voting on new deal after province backtracks on reforms

Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Quebec family doctors have until Friday to vote on a deal that would see the provincial government back down on several controversial reforms in a new law that changes how physicians are paid. The tentative deal would scrap performance-related penalties a…

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3 kids die from influenza A-related complications since start of December in Ontario

Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.

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Young people in Quebec happier than those in rest of Canada

Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Joshua Bujold, an upbeat psychology student in his first semester at Montreal’s Dawson College, was taken aback to find out that happiness among young Canadians has plunged. Outside Quebec, that is. Bujold’s home province is an outlier among data showing …

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Boil water advisory in effect in Collingwood after watermain break

John Marchesan / citynews - A boil water advisory remains in effect in the Town of Collingwood, forcing residents to stock up on bottled water and reduce their water usage. The advisory was issued on Friday following a water main break in the area of Pretty River Parkway and Hume St…

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