A recent survey of about 1,000 Canadians suggests heavy drinking is highest among younger people and those worried about personal finances due to the pandemic.

While some level of concern is both normal and healthy, experts say the risk of overreacting can lead to an inability to function, compulsive panic-buying or even self-harm.

Around 23 per cent of respondents reported using an e-cigarette within the past year when asked in 2019, up from 11 per cent in 2017.

It was the third time Tesfaye Asefa went missing, with previous incidents reported in May of last year and in August 2018. 

Toronto police say Tesfaye Asefa was last seen just after 10 a.m. on Monday in downtown Toronto.

A prominent Toronto psychiatric hospital says it will implement all recommendations made by an external panel that probed recent cases of patients with a violent history escaping the facility.

The victim's son, 24-year-old Joel Vassell, has been charged with arson, among other charges.

Hamilton's medical officer of health says the city will be taking on a number of high profile health issues at public schools this coming year.

Canada's largest mental health hospital is developing a specialized form of psychotherapy catered toward Canadians of South Asian origin to help members of that community overcome stigma around mental illness and seek treatment.

Police said 35-year-old Gashawbeza Gasha Kefene went missing from the medical facility during a supervised walk.