Health

Opioid-related emergency room visits are down, but the local rate is still more than double the Ontario rate, said the health unit

Union leader says wait times up almost 20% in two years as both hospital and paramedic services struggle with lack of staff

There are roughly 2,800 students in Sudbury identified as having a learning disability

Public Health Sudbury and Districts reports two new COVID-19-related deaths, 93 new COVID-cases and there are five active COVID outbreaks at Health Sciences North

Ontario Medical Association rings the alarm bell over the fact that hundreds of thousands of breast cancer screening procedures were not done and now more patients are showing up with advanced stages of cancer 

Health ministry encouraging folks to get both the flu vaccine and the new bivalent COVID-19 booster

The drop in fluoride levels is a temporary thing connected to construction and equipment upgrades at the Vermillion Water Treatment Plant

Sudbury opioid deaths cited as an example of why a harm reduction approach is needed to prevent overdose deaths connected to substance abuse

New $62 million long-term care home will have 258 beds and is expected to be open by the summer of 2023

Ontario children's hospitals are reporting longer-than-usual wait times as providers see rising rates of respiratory illness