Health Canada advisory after children hospitalized with cannabis poisoning (Gallery)
The agency is reminding Canadians children can suffer serious harm if they ingest cannabis, especially if the products are illegal and unregulated.
Health Canada issues advisory about water beads and children
Between June 2011 and this past January, Health Canada received six reports about water beads. Three cases involved injured children.
Hanover police investigating ‘suspicious’ man’s activity with kids
Hanover police are actively investigating two incidents involving children to see if they’re linked involving the same “suspicious” male. The incidents involve what police called a suspicious older man, described as having grey hair with grey facial hair, possibly wearing prescription glasses, a Hanover Police Service news release Friday. The first incident was on Wednesday, […]
Ontario nurses say recommendation is not enough, demands masking mandate
“The government must go there now,” insisted RNAO CEO Doctor Doris Grinspun.
Masking “strongly” recommended to protect children
Ontario Medical Officer of Health Doctor Kieran Moore is “strongly recommending” Ontarians wear a mask in all indoor public settings, including at schools and childcare centres.
Ontario to open COVID vaccine appointments for kids under 5 next week
The provincial government has announced it will open booking for COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children between the ages of six months and five years at 8 a.m. July 28.
Health Unit launching new initiatives to increase vaccination among children
A question and answer session, added school based clinics, and a special superhero day are some of the ways the Middlesex London Health Unit hopes to boost uptake of the childrens’ COVID-19 vaccine.
In parts of London, child poverty rates sit among Canada’s highest
Overall child poverty rates dropped in Ontario before the pandemic, but remained among the highest in Canada in two London ridings, a new report says. In 2019, the rate in London-Fanshawe was 26 per cent, with 7,150 children living in poverty. In London North Centre, the rate was 24 per cent, with 5,460 children living […]