Among those who said they increased use, the average frequency was four days in the previous week. The survey did not capture how much more that was than pre-pandemic habits.

On Nov. 2, 2020 first year student Keshav Mayya died by suicide at an off-campus location.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says three more patients have tested positive for COVID-19.

Three Toronto hospitals are reporting outbreaks of COVID-19, meaning at least two people have contracted COVID-19 within a 14-day period where both could have been caught in hospital.

Calls for mental health referrals have been on the rise during the pandemic, especially in recent months, leading to concerns for how demand will grow during a cold and isolating winter on the way.

In Canada, 11 people die by suicide every day — that's 4,000 people every year.

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto and Western University in London, Ont., advised donors recently by email that a ransom was paid by Blackbaud Inc., one of their service providers.

Black mental health experts say far more needs to be done to bridge gaps in mental health and addiction funding for racialized communities in Canada.

"For too long, the health care system has relied on police to respond to mental health crises in the community ... " the centre said. "People with mental illness and their families deserve better."

Investigators had been searching for Simon Shimout Napayok, 32, since Monday morning.