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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said around one in three (32.9 per cent) of influenza tests came back positive for the week ending Dec. 27, 2025.

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

Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.

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.

In the first week of December, there was a 70 per cent jump in the number of lab-confirmed influenza cases in Alberta, along with 300 more hospitalizations and six more deaths.

For the week ending Dec. 13, Canada saw 11,646 new cases of the flu being detected, which means 27.7 per cent of all the tests conducted in the country came out positive.

During the week of Christmas, Health Canada said the percentage of positive tests for influenza reached a three-year high of 33.3 per cent.

Dr. Vivien Suttorp says hospitalizations for respiratory viruses peaked on Dec. 31, when there were 700 influenza patients — a number that has since dropped to 513.

An influenza infection brings with it an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, data published in the Journal of the American Heart Association says.  

In the week ending Dec. 20, one in four (25.6 per cent) of every influenza test conducted in the U.S. came back positive, the U.S. CDC said.

The Alberta SPCA says a dog that tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza has died, making it the second confirmed fatal case of bird flu in a dog in Canada.

The city of Calgary and surrounding area have become one of several hot spots for flu outbreaks across the country in recent weeks according to Health Canada.

Life expectancy at birth in Canada increased for the second consecutive year in 2024, with women living longer on average than men, Statistics Canada said.

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

The rate of flu hospitalization in Canada has nearly doubled compared to the previous week of available data, with infections now up almost 30 per cent, Health Canada data shows.

'This decision protects children, respects families, and rebuilds trust in public health,' Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a statement.

Flu season has arrived early, with CHEO reporting eight times more cases than last year as hospitals warn of rising infections among children and seniors.

A Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesperson said there were 'signs that this was consistent with a mountain lion attack but we can't say for sure.'

Infectious disease and wildlife experts are scratching their heads at the recent discoveries of mass Canada goose deaths in southern Manitoba.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, was detected on a turkey farm near Diksmuide in the north of Belgium this week.