BRAMPTON – The highly anticipated second annual Hockey Night in Brampton is days away and the all-star lineup continues to grow! The City of Brampton and William Osler Health System Foundation welcome new additions to the evening, including former Toronto Maple Leafs’ icon Daryl Sittler, Edmonton Oilers’ Ryan McLeod, Arizona Coyotes’ Jack McBain, Los Angeles Kings’ Quinton Byfield, Winnipeg Jets’ …
Washington – Scientists at the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are warning of a new, highly mutated lineage of the virus that causes COVID-19, calling it a deadlier version of the virus. The CDC identified the new lineage by the name BA.2.86 on the messaging platform X, saying: “As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC’s advice on …
OTTAWA – Illicit drug overdose is a public health emergency in Canada and is now the leading cause of death in 10- to 18-year-olds in Western Canada. The 2022 Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program (CPSP) annual report includes a survey that gauged the minimum number of children and youth presenting with severe or life-threatening exposure to opioids, stimulants, or sedatives over a …
SIOUX LOOKOUT — The Ontario government, in partnership with the Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord and Kenora District Services Board, has opened 16 new supportive treatment beds in Sioux Lookout to connect people and families in the region facing mental health and addictions challenges with faster and easier access to high-quality care closer to home. “Our government is continuing to build a …
Ottawa – Covid-19 infections are slowly rising again in Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) data shows. The agency’s online epidemiology update said: “There are signs of continued fluctuations in some COVID-19 activity indicators after a long period of gradual decline. This may be an early sign of increases in activity.”
16 new supportive treatment beds will connect people with addictions challenges to the care they need close to home SIOUX LOOKOUT — The Ontario government, in partnership with the Sioux Lookout Friendship Accord and Kenora District Services Board, has opened 16 new supportive treatment beds in Sioux Lookout to connect people and families in the region facing mental health and …
Washington – Nestlé USA has recalled specific batches of its Toll House chocolate chip cookie dough ‘break and bake’ products. They were told that wood chips were found in the bars. It targets two batches of the Toll House ‘break and bake’ bar products, both manufactured on April 24 and 25 of this year, identified by the batch codes 311457531K …
Ottawa – Sepsis, a lethal disease, is a medical emergency that has been dubbed a “silent killer” by medical professionals and is fatal if left untreated. It is caused by the human body’s strong response to an infection and occurs as a result of the infection setting off a series of events that shut down body tissues and organs. Its …
Washington – A recent study published in the journal Jama Network Open has presented key data that individuals making daily beverage choices, can affect liver health. After two decades of research, Harvard Medical School scientists have found our that consumption of sweetened beverages poses a significant threat of increased liver cancer in postmenopausal women. Liver cancer rates for women consuming sweetened …
$8.2 million investment making it faster and easier to connect to midwifery care close to home TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $8.27 million for new and expanded midwifery services across the province that will connect thousands of families to faster care in their own community. This funding includes $4.82 million to expand midwifery services in community health centres, …
