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As health care teams brace for respiratory virus season across the country, doctors are urging people to do what they can to protect themselves and others. For seniors that includes getting an R-S-V vaccine. Health reporter Katherine Ward reports why doctors say getting the shot can make a big difference if you get sick.

Quebec hospitals are urging residents to avoid emergency rooms unless absolutely necessary as cases of flu, COVID-19 and RSV are causing severe overcrowding. Dozens of ERs are now operating well over capacity, with some Montreal facilities exceeding their limit by two hundred per cent. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for...

Respiratory illnesses like Influenza, RSV, and COVID-19 are filling emergency rooms and pharmacies across the Edmonton area ahead of the holiday season. Pharmacist Rosalia Yuen of The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy spoke with Bianca Millions about what she’s seeing, and how to treat illnesses at home.

Two people were found dead inside an R.V. that burned on a Surrey property Sunday night. Rumina Daya reports.

A Sudanese paramilitary group killed more than 1,000 civilians during a takeover of a famine-stricken displacement camp in Darfur in April, according to a new UN report. The UN Human Rights Office says the Rapid Support Forces blocked food and aid for months before launching a three-day assault on the Zamzam camp. “Such deliberate killing...

Doctors are warning about a surge in seasonal viruses as temperatures drop. Toronto family physician Dr. Christine Palmay joins Candace Daniel to break down what RSV is, who’s most at risk, and how to stay protected this winter, including how the RSV, flu, and COVID vaccines all fit together this season.

The province expanding their RSV vaccination program to include every baby born during its most active season.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for cutting off weapons and support to Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces as violence escalates in Al-Fashir. His comments came just before the UN Human Rights Council voted to launch an independent fact finding mission into alleged mass killings in the region. The RSF denies targeting civilians or blocking...

The B.C. government is moving to dismantle a homeless camp of RVs at a Fraser Valley rest stop by closing the restrooms and shutting down services such as water and power. As Taya Fast reports, a homeless advocate disputes the province’s claim that the people living there are a danger to the public.

Nova Scotia is making RSV vaccines free of charge for infants under eight months old and adults 75 years and older. That means adults 75 and older can now book their vaccines with pharmacies and the province’s public health agency. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Thursday Sept. 11, 2025.

WATCH: Pharmacist Kelly Kizlyk explains RSV along with cold and flu season which typically runs from October to the beginning of April.

A number of RV owners at a Lake Country campground are facing eviction. The District says it’s because of safety concerns and the fact the properties aren’t zoned for permanent residency. Sydney Morton has the details.

Starting this fall, Ontario seniors over the age of 75 will be eligible for a free vaccine that protects against RSV. Ontario health minister Sylvia Jones says the shot will be available through the publicly funded immunization program ahead of the upcoming respiratory illness season. Joe Scarpelli has this story and more in Health Matters...

WARNING: This video contains disturbing content. Viewer discretion is advised. International concern is mounting over mass killings and atrocities unfolding in Sudan’s brutal civil war, which has raged for more than two years. Redmond Shannon looks at the reported mass killings after Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, captured the city of El...

It’s another possible bellweather of the current state of our relationship with the U.S., as data from the Border Policy Institute confirms a significant drop in cross border travel in the spring and summer. The recreational vehicle industry also seeing a change reflected in RV sales and rentals across Canada. So will that trend continue...

World-class racing makes its return to the city this weekend, as the Ontario Holda Dealers Indy Toronto revs into town. Megan King reports on what can be expected for the action-packed event.

District of North Vancouver council passed a motion for increased enforcement, and to ticket and tow recreational vehicles parked on the street that are abandoned or owned by temporary workers. Many unhoused people also live in RV’s on the street, and Coun. Catherine Pope says housing issues need to be addressed. Grace Ke reports.

Seniors living on the outskirts of Calgary say they may not have a place to live come fall. They have an RV in a seasonal trailer park and want to call it home permanently, but the rules won’t waver for them. Craig Momney explains.        

Edmonton’s car community will soon rev up its engines for the annual Horsepower for Hope event. It’s all in support of the Kids with Cancer Society. Maverick Robinson, Wes Robinson and Tanner Wormald joined Global News Morning Edmonton to talk about the event.

Five environmental projects are getting a financial boost from the Rotary Club of Peterborough via the Rotary Environmental Innovator Funds. Three projects were each awarded $3,000 for their innovative approach and high potential for impact: – Wildrock Outfitters / Kawartha Land Trust – Native Plant Horticulture for Invasive Species Control – Justin Sutton, Wildrock ComPassion...