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Measles cases are on the rise around the world, and there are concerns Canada could see an outbreak. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam spoke with Global News and urged Canadians to check their vaccination status. Katherine Ward has the details.

Dr. Theresa Tam, chief public health officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), warned in a Wednesday media release that Canada is experiencing “an alarming increase in syphilis cases.” Kyle Benning has the details.

Figuring out the seasonality of COVID-19 is still a pressing issue for the Public Health Agency of Canada. Dr. Theresa Tam told Global News in a year end interview the virus is still undergoing rapid evolutions as it’s transmitted around the world. Joe Scarpelli has this story and more in Health Matters for Dec. 21,...

Speaking at a media availability on Tuesday, Canada’s chief public officer of health Dr. Theresa Tam said that the country is at the “beginning” of its fall respiratory season and that it “isn’t too late” to get the updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, which was just approved by Health Canada. She also said that the updated...

Paramedic announcement held in Lakefield; Trent University researchers tag and track fish for Trent Aquatic Research Program; Trent Rowing Club prepares for Head of the Trent regatta next weekend; Skytracker weather. Teresa Kaszuba has the details.

A man was sent to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Cobourg Monday morning; Scotts Mills dam at Lock 19 reopens to the public; Peterborough Lakers beat Cobourg Kodiaks 16-7 in Sunday game; Skytracker weather. Teresa Kaszuba has the details.

The body of a 27-year-old Scarborough man has been pulled from the Trent River near Campbellford; Scotts Mills dam at Lock 19 reopens to the public; Peterborough Lakers beat Cobourg Kodiaks 16-7 in Sunday game; Skytracker weather. Teresa Kaszuba has the details.

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, alongside Canada’s top doctor Theresa Tam, spoke on Monday to address health concerns related to wildfire smoke. If possible, they advised to keep windows and doors closed to prevent smoke from entering your home — even if it is very hot. If you don’t have air conditioning and are finding...

Shaking off that snow we snow that blasted Peterborough and the Kawarthas on Wednesday .. but not before showing you how it obscured the view from our weather cam. Plenty of sunshine in our forecast Thursday and even a chance for stargazing tonight. Enjoy the clear conditions while you can, before Friday brings a messy...

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the country is not expecting to see any COVID-19 surges in the upcoming months, however, there’s likely going to be a fall and winter uptick. Tam added that deaths and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have also been “relatively stable.”

56 teams will be flooding nine courts in Peterborough as the Kawartha Classic Basketball Tournament returns with a jam-packed two days. And, much like years past, Ontario players are making quite the trek to compete in the so-called “Junior OFFSA.” Teresa Kaszuba tees up the action with tournament convener Stephen Peers.

Speaking at a Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) briefing in Ottawa on Friday, chief officer of health Theresa Tam discussed the projected increase of the XBB.1.5 COVID-19 variant to seven per cent by mid-January, up from 2.5 per cent of new COVID-19 infections in the week of Dec. 25, 2022 to Jan. 2, 2023.

In a year-end interview with Global News, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said that with improved surveillance methods and updated vaccines, the country is in an encouraging place to deal with emerging COVID-19 variants.

In a year-end interview with Global News, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said more measures are needed to combat COVID-19 and vaccine misinformation. “We need to provide information in an as accessible way as possible to people to explain why vaccines are needed,” she said.

Canadians from coast to coast are fighting the elements as winter storms wreak havoc on holiday plans across the country. In the U.S., high winds, snow and arctic temperatures are also causing one of the most treacherous Christmas travel weekends the U.S. has seen in decades. How long is this extreme weather going to last...

Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s announcement on securing an initial supply of up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year and said while this is good news, it doesn’t mean control of the pandemic will be quick. She...

As the debate grows over the need to administer a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, immunocompromised individuals are expressing their concerns. Jamie Mauracher reports on the early research of how vaccines affect this group of people, and what chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam has to say about a third dose.

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Thursday that more than 40 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered in Canada, which she said equates to 78 per cent of people over age 12 with at least one dose. Tam added that 44 per cent of people age 12 and over are...

Canada’s chief public health officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, said on Thursday that recent data for the month of August showed that hospitalizations among unvaccinated people were 39 times higher than among those who got their shots, pleading for people to get vaccinated. Nearly 7 million eligible people are still not fully vaccinated in the country.

Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the country is seeing a daily average of 2,200 people hospitalized due to COVID-19 and of those, about 700 are in intensive care units. She added that there’s an average of 36 deaths a day due to COVID-19 infections.