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Ontario hospitals saw a 127 per cent spike in intensive care unit admissions stemming from influenza in just a week, the Ontario Hospital Association says.

The Ontario Hospital Association issued a statement Tuesday, saying there was an alarming increase in cases, which have now hit a three-year high.

The province is asking Quebecers who are sick to contact the 811 health hotline to seek advice before heading to the emergency room.

Children are among those being hit hard this flu season, with most infections being detected in people under 19, according to Health Canada.

Nova Scotia says it is making RSV vaccines free of charge for infants under eight months old and adults 75 years and older.

Toronto will launch a wastewater surveillance pilot during the 2026 World Cup to monitor diseases like COVID-19, flu, and measles in busy fan zones.

Starting this fall, Ontario seniors 75 and over will be eligible for a free RSV vaccine as part of the province’s expanded immunization program.

The District of Lake Country declined an interview, but said that the decision was made due to safety concerns on the properties after a number of fires.

At least 53 people, including women and children, were killed in a shelling and drone attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a shelter for displaced families.

Carney's visit is aimed at attracting investment from Emirati sovereign wealth funds and the private sector to help diversify Canada's economy in response to U.S. tariffs.

Police say three people are facing charges after $1.3 million worth of liquor allegedly stolen from the LCBO was being sold in a trafficking operation.

On Thursday, Carney announced the investment pact following a meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and both also launched talks for a full trade deal.

On Oct. 7, provincial transit agency Metrolinx announced the Crosstown had started revenue service demonstration, a key 30-day testing process.

Newer model, higher-priced SUVs and pickup trucks remain top targets, a new report says, with criminals adapting amid efforts to crack down on their operations.

The June 9, 2024, fire at St. Anne’s Anglican Church is being treated as a suspected arson, the Anglican Diocese of Toronto and St. Anne’s Church on Gladstone Avenue say.

Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren who were abducted from a Catholic school in north-Central Nigeria's Niger state have escaped, but 253 students and 12 teachers remain held captive.

RCMP in Nova Scotia have charged a youth and a 41-year-old man in connection to a fatal hit and run earlier this month involving a farm vehicle and an SUV. 

Human rights groups say they believe planes meant to carry humanitarian aid from the UAE to Sudan are regularly delivering weapons instead, including possibly Canadian-made arms.

With the manhunt in its fourth day, the FBI is also offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest and conviction of the individual.

A child died Saturday night in Antigonish County, N.S., in a collision between a car and what police describe as a large farm or construction vehicle. The investigation continues.