Megan Ogilvie

A long wait for a woman who was very vulnerable to infection was a stark example of the problems in Ontario's emergency departments.

In this choir, songs are not just a performance but a way to ease pain and offer solace to patients and their families during their final days.

The stories of an Oshawa-area family and another case investigated by the Patient Ombudsman suggest pressures put on parents by health-care staff.

More than 1,400 cases of whooping cough have been reported in Ontario so far this year. The figures show the highly contagious disease is particularly affecting youth ages 10-14.

The only place for the girl with complex needs was Mississauga, a 400-kilometre drive away, making it hard for the struggling parents to even visit.

Agency leaders say they're getting more calls from hospitals and treatment centres after parents refuse to take their child with complex needs home.

But CIHI report says about 5.4 million Canadians 18 and older said they struggled to see a family physician or nurse practitioner in 2023.

Advocates and opposition MPPs urged the province to respond to high numbers of kids with complex needs in the care of child welfare agencies.

For the health experts watching, the expectation couldn't be more simple: More alcohol means more harm. The question is, are we prepared?

A rising COVID signal in July is a clue to how the virus is different than other diseases we think of as seasonal illnesses.