Ontario Public Health

• New measles cases decline in Ontario as school year comes to a close

  As the school year comes to a close, health officials are turning their attention to preventing the highly contagious disease from hitting summer camps. 

  Health

  Jun 26, 2025
  
• Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in London, Ont. sends 10 to hospital

  Since July 24, 20 cases of legionnaires' disease have been diagnosed, starting with a business in the south end of London and spreading to a neighborhood in the southeast.

  Health

  Aug 1, 2024
  
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• Child under 5 dies after being hospitalized for measles: Public Health Ontario

  Public Health Ontario says a young child from Hamilton has died after being hospitalized for measles — the first such death in more than a decade.

  Health

  May 17, 2024
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• 2 public health units in Peterborough and area to explore voluntary merger

  Peterborough Public Health and the Haliburton Kawartha PIne Ridge District Health Unit will explore the possible impacts a voluntary merger would have on their communities.

  Health

  Nov 2, 2023
• Monitoring mosquito season in Ontario

  Luke DeSilva is an outdoor labourer and while working in E.T. Seton park in Toronto, he says he frequently encounters swarms of mosquitoes.

  Canada

  Jun 9, 2023
• Several southern Ontario public health units warn whooping cough on the rise

  One public health unit, Southwestern, said it recorded 82 cases of whooping cough from January 2022 to the end of this February.

  Health

  Mar 27, 2023
• Ontario public health units press province for more stable funding

  Ontario's public health units are calling on the government to stop using one-time funding to bridge a gap it created four years ago.

  Health

  Mar 1, 2023
• COVID-19: Ontario’s top doc suggests parts of Niagara’s back to school plan not in line with province

  Dr. Kieran Moore's letter to Dr. Mustafa Hirji this week expressd "concern" over Niagara's back to school approach.

  Health

  Jan 20, 2022
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• COVID-19: Mixed reaction after Ontario lifts capacity limits on certain industries

  Restaurants Canada said it is disappointed the Ontario government has chosen to lift capacity limits in some venues, but not for the ``hardest-hit'' food service industry.

  Health

  Oct 9, 2021
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• Ontario ombudsman’s report highlights lack of oversight of public health units

  Paul Dube also highlighted a lack of progress on implementing legislation that would give the ombudsman jurisdiction over all police oversight bodies.

  Health

  Jun 29, 2021