Health

'We’re winning, Ontarians. We are bringing this down,' says Ontario chief medical officer of health

Northern Ontario has some of the highest opioid death rates in the province and a motion on the table would ask the region’s health units to band together to resolve the 'deepening crisis’

Carolyn Marshall has expertise in pediatrics and neonatal intensive care

Desjardins donates $10,000 to Project GoVax, a partnership between the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and Lockerby Taxi

Public Health Sudbury & Districts is reporting a COVID-19 related death in Greater Sudbury. This is the region’s 29th death associated with the pandemic and the first death since May 2.

Sudbury Temporary Overdose Prevention calls for permanent site, public health emergency declaration as region’s overdose death rate climbs to the highest in the province per capita

Vaccine booking for teens and tweens 12 and up also expected to occur this month

Government has yet to say which day the minimum age will drop

Merilee Fullerton announced a multi-million dollar nursing education investment for Ontario, but reporters focused on the commission’s report into long-term care homes that found some residents died of dehydration and malnourishment

Nurses angry that court battle over pay equity might be continued in a higher court as province and long-term care homes dispute pay-maintenance provisions in earlier court decision