Youth mental health organization needs volunteers to meet demand
More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, one youth mental health organization is seeing no signs that the demand for...
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Bird flu in Ottawa, Kingston and western Ontario has farmers, wildlife watchers on alert
Farmers and wildlife watchers are on guard after some poultry flocks and wild birds — including a Canada goose in Ottawa and...
COVID fatigue, public health messaging may be to blame for low 3rd dose uptake
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to loosen across Ontario, some say public health officials failed to stress the importance of third doses.Only...
Early physical activity helps children after concussions, study finds
New research from Ottawa's pediatric hospital could have significant implications for older children suffering from a concussion as it encourages...
They took every precaution, but COVID-19 caught up with them
In retrospect, the Omicron variant came at the worst possible time.School was in session, the vaccine booster campaign was ramping...
Kingston, Ont., has a profound doctor shortage. Here’s why
This story is part of CBC's new pop-up bureau in Kingston, Ont. If we should know about something happening in...
Symptomatic Ottawa hospital workers with COVID-19 may be asked to work in staffing crisis
Ottawa's largest hospitals say they may call in symptomatic health-care workers with COVID-19 to work should their staffing crisis become dire — a policy...
Babies admitted to hospital with COVID-19 had unvaccinated mothers, CHEO says
Pediatric hospitals across Ontario are urging pregnant people to get vaccinated because they're seeing an increase in infants hospitalized with COVID-19....
Ottawa COVID-19 testing sites can’t keep up with demand, new rules expected
The Ottawa COVID-19 Testing Taskforce says new guidance for COVID-19 testing, which will prioritize vulnerable populations and essential workers, will be here...
The frustration of vaccine hunting is back, say Ottawa residents
Ottawa residents on the lookout for their COVID-19 booster shots this week say some of the frustration of earlier vaccine hunts...
