
Highly transmissible 'Kraken' variant found in Simcoe Muskoka
Cases of a new, highly-transmissible Omicron subvariant have risen in Ontario and are starting to show signs of appearing in Simcoe Muskoka.
Cases of a new, highly-transmissible Omicron subvariant have risen in Ontario and are starting to show signs of appearing in Simcoe Muskoka.
The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is offering the bivalent booster dose for adults 18 and older at several clinics starting today.
Parents of children under five in Simcoe Muskoka can book an appointment for the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday.
The Simcoe Muskoka health unit is now offering fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to a select group.
Summer festivals, events and travel plans are getting into full swing, and so is a new wave of COVID-19, with weekly cases increasing by 46 per cent across Simcoe Muskoka.
The emergence of the new BA.5 COVID-19 variant has seen case counts increase in each of the last two weeks in Simcoe County, with 44 new this week by Monday alone.
Most of the province's remaining mask mandates will lift at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, but major hospitals across the region will continue to require masking.
Most of the remaining mask mandates will expire Saturday across the province, prompting Simcoe Muskoka's top doctor to urge caution as "there is still a significant amount of transmission of COVID-19."
Mayor John Tory has formally terminated a municipal state of emergency which had been in effect for a total of 777 days, calling it “just one more sign that the city is returning to a more normal state of existence.”
Three local medical officers of health have written a joint letter to Ontario's top doctor, asking him to bring back mask mandates in schools and other indoor public settings.
The Ontario Liberals say they would add COVID-19 vaccination to the immunization schedule for schools, if elected.
Nearly half of all Torontonians 60 and up have now received a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine, one month after the province opened up eligibility for the age group.
The City of Toronto implemented a number of summer programs over the past two years since the pandemic started in 2020. Despite COVID-19 restrictions rolling away, many of them are here to stay.
When should you get your fourth dose in Ontario? The timing can differ for people who have been previously infected with the virus.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health released their biennial findings on youth mental health Tuesday, reporting increased feelings of depression and anxiety among students due to the pandemic and climate change
As another wave of COVID-19 is projected to hit Ontario in the fall, families are looking to the months ahead and possible public health restrictions with different mindsets.
Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore says he’s cautiously optimistic that the worst of the sixth COVID-19 wave will be over soon as hospitalizations are expected to peak in days.
Both Penetanguishene and Midland fire services arrived at a detached garage fire around 5 p.m. Thursday.
Environment Canada says areas of dense fog will dissipate this morning.
Tim Hortons released the results of its Holiday Smile Cookie Campaign in Barrie.
Man charged twice in one week for alleged drug trafficking.
Barrie police are investigating a robbery at a south-end business on Thursday.
A guard at the superjail in Penetanguishene faces several charges for allegedly bringing contraband items into the correctional facility.
A French juvenile court is handing down a verdict Friday for six teenagers accused of involvement in the killing of teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded by an Islamic extremist after he showed caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad to his class for a debate on freedom of expression.
Here's a list of items Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled this week, including mushrooms, more caffeinated energy drinks, and electric cooktops.
Police hope to identify a suspect wanted in connection with a break-in at a house in Barrie.
Statistics Canada says about one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection.
Canadians should expect snow, freezing rain and more winter conditions this weekend as storms travel across the country.
Alberta's health minister is facing pushback after taking a meeting focused on naturopathic medicine's role in the province's primary care.
Advocates are sounding the alarm on the rise in deportations in Canada and are calling on the federal government to follow through on its 2021 promise to expand a regularization program for undocumented people living in the country.
The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica has confirmed that two men have been charged in the death of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner.
Short-term rental managers across B.C. are lamenting the demise of their business model, while real estate agents say owners of investment properties are being forced to sell at a loss or risk being unable to pay their mortgage.
Here's a list of items Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency recalled this week, including mushrooms, more caffeinated energy drinks, and electric cooktops.
A judge has ruled in favour of NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his lawsuit against a company that sold him a Burlington mansion previously occupied by self-proclaimed ‘crypto king’ Aiden Pleterski.
An emotional Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott acknowledged regret on Thursday for crediting the 9/11 hijackers for their co-ordination during a team meeting four years ago.
A Regina woman’s Airbnb property was raided by police who have arrested four people and allege drug activities were taking place there.