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Ontario proposes letting pharmacists prescribe flu meds, give RSV vaccines

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Ontario is planning to allow pharmacists to prescribe flu medication, administer flu shots to babies and administer RSV vaccines, when available, ahead of...

Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls on Bank of Canada to halt...

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is asking the Bank of Canada to stop hiking interest rates, saying Ontario families and businesses are struggling to get...

Ontario bans use of pro athletes to advertise, market online sports...

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TorontoThe Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has banned the use of athletes in the advertising and marketing of internet gaming in Ontario.New...

Ontario is lowering its markups on pot, as cannabis companies struggle...

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Cannabis retailers and producers hope an upcoming move by Ontario's pot distributor to lower its price markups will help an industry still struggling...

Food insecurity in kids linked to need for more mental health,...

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Toronto resident Rhonda Miller knows how difficult it can be to afford the basic necessities.The 52-year-old lives in an apartment with her daughter...

Staffing shortages at small-town Ontario hospitals still shutting some ERs

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Small-town hospitals in smaller Ontario communities continue to close some emergency room departments and collapse available hours because of staffing shortages.Last Sunday, both Wingham...

New deal for Windsor EV battery plant worth $15B in tax...

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The deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solutions to continue construction on the NextStar electric vehicle (EV) battery plant could be worth up to $15...

Opioid death rates tripled for Ontario teens, young adults since 2014,...

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Opioid-related deaths among teens and young adults in Ontario tripled from 2014 to 2021, while drug treatment rates significantly decreased, a new report...

Deadly drug just ‘a click away,’ warns grieving Ontario family

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Aidan Tate died by himself, but not alone.His family was upstairs, asleep. Earlier that night, they had enjoyed a meal together. Then the 19-year-old...

Ontario hospitals brace for summer ER staffing challenges

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Hospitals in smaller and rural Ontario communities have been recruiting, training, and poring over schedules in the hopes of avoiding another summer wave...