Health

Capped at 25 across the province, Nickel Belt MPP says lifting it could help ease pressure on the health-care system

The memorial is held to remember those who have faced violence, including murder, as well as self-harm due to their gender identity

Hospital cases are getting lower, the community risk index is back at Moderate and there are only 10 outbreaks in the public health jurisdiction

Pediatrician said some of the more severe cases involved children aged three years and younger who have not developed innate immunity

Dr. Penny Sutcliffe said the need is urgent and she wants people to start wearing masks again to keep the situation of respiratory viruses from getting worse  

Dr. Keiran Moore stopped short of a mask mandate but urges people who are sick to wear masks in their own homes to protect young child and the elderly from infection

The Canadian Press reported Saturday that Dr. Kieran Moore, the province's chief medical officer of health, would be recommending the public begin wearing masks again. More details about what that will mean have been made public

Provincial statistics show an increase in ER and hospital admission wait times, but the stats for Sudbury are close to, or quicker than, the provincial averages at a time when hospital admissions are record high 

The positive samples were taken on Oct. 31

Ontario Medical Association said it is not calling for a masking mandate, but is encouraging people to return to wearing masks as a way to fight off respiratory diseases this coming winter