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Some Ontario public health units say they are working to get doses out to administer to high-risk populations, but there is a delay.

Lakelands Public Health says anyone who visited the emergency department from May 11 to May 12 should monitor for symptoms until early June.

About one in four Canadians are living in a food-insecure household, with advocates saying governments need to tackle the root cause: income.

Lakelands Public Health has issued a drug poisoning alert in the Peterborough region over a substance sold as 'down,' which has been linked to overdoses and heavy sedation.

Lakelands Public Health warns that the suspected opioid circulating in Haliburton County may be contaminated with other substances.

According to Fourcast, up to 320 people use the Peterborough consumption treatment site annually. Staff also perform an average of 18 life-saving interventions every month.

Ontario is giving seven defunded consumption sites time to transition to its abstinence-based model — homelessness and addiction recovery treatment, or HART, hubs. 

Lakelands Public Health says systems that houses infectious disease and other sensitive data are safe after a cyberattack late last month.

A study out of Trent University says parents in Peterborough are 'struggling to hang on' as they attempt to keep their families connected with one another and the community.

The village of Richmound is 440 kilometres west of Regina near the Alberta border, where so-called followers of the 'Queen of Canada' have set up a compound.

Peterborough Public Health unit is urging residents to "avoid handling" bats after a "noticeable" spike in bat-related exposures this summer.

Venture Academy has faced years of sexual abuse and assault allegations over its host parents, according to court and child welfare documents, and interviews with former residents.

Southern Ontario is facing another heat wave with temperatures near 35°C and humidex values hitting 40, prompting warnings and expanded cooling measures in Toronto.

A Global News investigation uncovered allegations that Canada's vaccine injury program has failed to fully deliver on its promise of 'fair and timely' access to financial support.

Public health officials say more than one in five homes tested showed high levels of radon, a potentially harmful radioactive gas.

"I live in a gilded cage," she said, terrified she will run into the man who stabbed her best friend 127 times, killing her.

Former RCAF pilot Gordon Helm took control of a 1950s single-engine military plane for a flight over Hamilton on Tuesday, thanks to the charity Wish of a Lifetime Canada.

"I support any measure that helps make sure that these types of violent terrorists are held accountable," Scheer said in an interview with Global News Radio 640 Toronto.

Uncertain times ahead for Peterborough city and county residents due to funding cuts at the public health unit.

A new, high-tech learning centre is open at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.