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As measles cases continue to rise across the country, an Ipsos poll shows that most Canadians see the disease as dangerous. Fewer said the same for COVID-19 and the flu.

The National Advisory Committee on Immunization released its updated guidelines on Friday for a COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the fall.

According to data from the province's respiratory virus dashboard, 15,215 cases of lab-confirmed influenza cases were recorded this respiratory virus season.

Across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults, a study found.

Left out of the budget is Hot Docs, the nation's largest documentary film festival, which organizers said is in dire financial straits and may not be able to do an event next year.

The released figure of 784,980 comes during National Immunization Awareness Week, which runs April 22-30.

As Canadians bid farewell to the aches and chills of the respiratory virus season a new question looms: what other microbial menaces will appear as days grow warmer?

Stefanie Swinnard has run The Stage Musical Theatre Academy for more than a decade and after the pandemic, she planned to open daycare and after-school programs.

In a release from the New Brunswick SCPA, it was said that the animal rescue group is already up 149 calls from this point a year ago.

Some 1.8 million Canadians are in a situation where they're providing unpaid care to multiple people, often a child and an older parent, putting a sizeable burden on caregivers.

Air Canada says it lost $81 million in its first quarter, falling below analysts' expectations even as revenue and capacity ramped up.

Two sisters from Nova Scotia are warning the public about an invasive form of strep after their mother and step-father died from the disease on the same day earlier this year.

It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres. 

OPSEU says the proposed closures would close labs in Timmins, Sault Ste. Marie, Orillia, Hamilton, Kingston, and Peterborough.

Flu season may be winding down, but health officials are noting a rise of norovirus in Canada, the nasty stomach bug that can cause severe gastrointestinal symptoms.

The surge in auto thefts has led to rises in home invasions, violent robberies and gun violence throughout the GTA, according to Toronto police.  

According to RHS, dogs are waiting 64 per cent longer to be adopted than the average for dogs in its care, after COVID-19 saw very high adoption rates.

Statistics Canada reported that the overall inflation in the country was 2.9 per cent year-over-year in March, up from 2.8 per cent the previous month. 

The Toronto Parking Authority is reporting a 20 per cent jump in revenue for 2023 largely due to more people paying for parking, it says.

There is a "systemic shortage of nurses" across all sectors, according to a briefing document for Long-Term Care Minister Stan Cho when he took over the file in September.