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New Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron vaccine available in Ontario in weeks: Minister of Health

New Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron vaccine available in Ontario in weeks: Minister of Health

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the newly approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine means youth aged 12 to 17 can get a dose heading into the colder months.
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Emergency room at Ontario hospital closing until December due to staff shortage

Emergency room at Ontario hospital closing until December due to staff shortage

A rural Ontario hospital is closing its emergency department until December due what the health-care organization running it calls a "critical shortage of nurses" and a series of off-and-on closures that have become unsustainable.
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Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 cases have gradually risen

Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 cases have gradually risen

Public Health Ontario says it's noticed a gradual rise in COVID-19 cases over the past three weeks and expects that to continue. The agency says there were 8,300 cases of COVID-19 detected from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, compared to 8,106 the week before.
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Respiratory illness, dropped masks, worker shortage, factors in kids' hospital waits

Respiratory illness, dropped masks, worker shortage, factors in kids' hospital waits

TORONTO — Ontario children's hospitals are reporting longer-than-usual wait times as providers see rising rates of respiratory illness amid dropped public health measures and ongoing worker shortages, and experts say the situation could worsen as col
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Ontario vaccine portal experienced booking issue, but specifics in short supply

Ontario vaccine portal experienced booking issue, but specifics in short supply

TORONTO — An issue with Ontario's vaccine booking portal that hid some available appointments has now been resolved, the Ministry of Health said Thursday, but it is unclear when the problem started and how many users it might have affected.
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Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford sent a message Thursday to education workers who voted in favour of a strike: "Don't force my hand.
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Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

TORONTO — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect after a fatal stabbing in a downtown Toronto park. Toronto police say a man was stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Food banks hope for holiday bounty amid rising demand, inflated food costs

Food banks hope for holiday bounty amid rising demand, inflated food costs

TORONTO — Simon Malsi hopes to pick up a few extra hours of work on Thanksgiving Day to help him afford to put a holiday meal on the table.
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Addictions docs, Ontario govt. reach virtual care deal after outcry from physicians

Addictions docs, Ontario govt. reach virtual care deal after outcry from physicians

Ontario's doctors have reached a deal with the province over how much addictions physicians will be paid for virtual care after they raised an outcry over previously planned changes they said would have put 30,000 patients at risk of losing lifesavin
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Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

Psychiatrist who treated Devon Freeman says teen's suicidal thoughts seemed fleeting

An Indigenous teen who was found dead near his group homeexpressed "fleeting thoughts" of suicide when he was frustrated or angry, but these feelings didn't appear to last, the boy's psychiatrist told a coroner's inquest Wednesday. Dr.
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