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Rise in COVID-19, flu season, other viruses could mean 'complicated year': Moore

Rise in COVID-19, flu season, other viruses could mean 'complicated year': Moore

TORONTO — COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are on the rise, the flu season is on the horizon and many other respiratory viruses are circulating again, Ontario's top doctor said Thursday as he warned the coming months could be tough.
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Stereotypes seen in man's treatment before he died in police custody: expert

Stereotypes seen in man's treatment before he died in police custody: expert

A physician with expertise in Indigenous health care told a coroner's inquest Wednesday that she heard stereotypes kick in from the first 9-1-1 call that led to a man being arrested for public intoxication before he died from medical conditions in Th
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400,000 fewer mammograms during pandemic, more advanced cancer now seen: OMA

400,000 fewer mammograms during pandemic, more advanced cancer now seen: OMA

TORONTO — Doctors in Ontario are seeing more advanced cases of breast cancer after 400,000 fewer mammograms were performed in the province during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ontario Medical Association said Wednesday.
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Explainer of issues in stalled Ontario education worker bargaining

Explainer of issues in stalled Ontario education worker bargaining

TORONTO — About 55,000 Ontario education workers such as administration staff, librarians, early childhood educators and custodians could soon be in a legal strike position.
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Young children facing greater risk of catching the flu this season, experts warn

Young children facing greater risk of catching the flu this season, experts warn

TORONTO — Relatively low circulation of the flu over the past two years puts young children at greater risk than usual of catching it this fall and winter, say experts who also fear fewer pandemic measures and reduced vaccination uptake will further
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'He could have been alive today': families testify at police custody deaths inquest

'He could have been alive today': families testify at police custody deaths inquest

Mothers of two Indigenous men who died of medical conditions while in Thunder Bay police custody told a coroner's inquest Tuesday about the pain of losing their children to possibly preventable causes.
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Ontario on track to surpass last year's fire deaths, fire marshal warns

Ontario on track to surpass last year's fire deaths, fire marshal warns

TORONTO — Ontario is currently on track to surpass the number of fire deaths recorded last year, the province's fire marshal said Tuesday as he urged residents to ensure they have fire escape plans and working smoke alarms in their homes.
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Toronto police arrest man after he allegedly crashes car, drops pants, punches cop

Toronto police arrest man after he allegedly crashes car, drops pants, punches cop

Toronto police say a man is facing impaired driving and assault charges after he allegedly crashed a car into oncoming traffic, left his injured passenger behind and then assaulted a family before dropping his pants and punching a police officer.
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Ontario employers now required to disclose how they electronically monitor workers

Ontario employers now required to disclose how they electronically monitor workers

TORONTO — Some Ontario workers can now demand to know how their employer is using electronic tools to monitor them at work.
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Investigation launched after police fatally shoot man, 25, at Vaughan event centre

Investigation launched after police fatally shoot man, 25, at Vaughan event centre

VAUGHAN, Ont. — Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after a 25-year-old man in Vaughan, Ont., was shot and killed by a York Regional Police officer.
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