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Ontario kids' hospital looks to redeploy staff, use online tools to tackle long waits

Ontario kids' hospital looks to redeploy staff, use online tools to tackle long waits

The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is redeploying staff, adding specialized positions and looking at online tools for families in response to "unprecedented" pressures and long wait times for care as similar trends are seen at children's hosp
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Manufacturers working at 'double or triple' speed to restock kids' pain meds: feds

Manufacturers working at 'double or triple' speed to restock kids' pain meds: feds

TORONTO — Health Canada says some manufacturers of kids' pain and fever medications are now operating "at double or triple their normal volumes" in an effort to address a months-long shortage. Chief medical adviser Dr.
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Ontario's electricity sector will need more natural gas generation: report

Ontario's electricity sector will need more natural gas generation: report

TORONTO — Ontario plans to secure more natural gas generation in order to fuel an expected surge in demand for electricity, the energy minister said Friday, the latest announcement in what critics describe as a scramble in the face of a potential ene
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New Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron vaccine available in Ontario in weeks: Minister of Health

New Pfizer-BioNTech Omicron vaccine available in Ontario in weeks: Minister of Health

TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says the newly approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster vaccine means youth aged 12 to 17 can get a dose heading into the colder months.
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Emergency room at Ontario hospital closing until December due to staff shortage

Emergency room at Ontario hospital closing until December due to staff shortage

A rural Ontario hospital is closing its emergency department until December due what the health-care organization running it calls a "critical shortage of nurses" and a series of off-and-on closures that have become unsustainable.
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Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 cases have gradually risen

Public Health Ontario says COVID-19 cases have gradually risen

Public Health Ontario says it's noticed a gradual rise in COVID-19 cases over the past three weeks and expects that to continue. The agency says there were 8,300 cases of COVID-19 detected from Sept. 25 to Oct. 1, compared to 8,106 the week before.
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Respiratory illness, dropped masks, worker shortage, factors in kids' hospital waits

Respiratory illness, dropped masks, worker shortage, factors in kids' hospital waits

TORONTO — Ontario children's hospitals are reporting longer-than-usual wait times as providers see rising rates of respiratory illness amid dropped public health measures and ongoing worker shortages, and experts say the situation could worsen as col
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Ontario vaccine portal experienced booking issue, but specifics in short supply

Ontario vaccine portal experienced booking issue, but specifics in short supply

TORONTO — An issue with Ontario's vaccine booking portal that hid some available appointments has now been resolved, the Ministry of Health said Thursday, but it is unclear when the problem started and how many users it might have affected.
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Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

Ford tells education workers who voted in favour of strike 'don't force my hand'

HAMILTON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford sent a message Thursday to education workers who voted in favour of a strike: "Don't force my hand.
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Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

Toronto police ask public for help identifying suspect after fatal park stabbing

TORONTO — Police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect after a fatal stabbing in a downtown Toronto park. Toronto police say a man was stabbed at the Allan Gardens botanical garden just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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