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The province’s two latest measles cases are both concerning and expected, a Southern Health region official says. “With measles occurring in such high numbers in all of these nearby jurisdictions, it unfortunately was very likely that we were going to get more cases,” said Dr. Davinder Singh, Southern Health’s Medical Officer of Health. Those jurisdictions…
By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2025 7:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s ministry of health says it’s on the verge of declaring its measles outbreak over, just as cases reach new heights in other parts of the country. The province says it has…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 12, 2025 12:19 pm Updated April 12, 2025 12:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto Public Health is warning people who attended a recent concert at Coca-Cola Coliseum that they may have been exposed to the measles. The city agency says the…
Ontario schools are starting to issue suspensions to some of the thousands of students who aren’t fully vaccinated, as measles continue to spread and the outbreak breathes new urgency into a call for the province to digitize its immunization record system. Toronto Public Health says about 10,000 students are not-up-to-date on their vaccinations, and a first…
Health Minister Adriana LaGrange says Alberta’s measles outbreak isn’t dire enough for the province’s top public health doctor to address the public, despite mounting calls for the government to do more to stop the spread. Alberta Health Services announced seven new cases of the highly infectious disease Tuesday, bringing the province’s confirmed case total to…
By Hannah Alberga The Canadian Press Posted April 3, 2025 12:32 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public about potential measles exposure in Saskatoon and North Battleford. The exposure risk was determined due to the third confirmed case of measles in Saskatchewan this year. The SHA says anyone who has been to any of the below locations during…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Health Services (AHS) has issued a public alert after a case of measles has been confirmed in the Calgary area that could have resulted in the possible exposure to others. The alert was issued Friday evening. A representative with AHS tells Global News that currently one…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 11, 2025 10:10 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Public health authorities are warning people who went to the Bell Centre for a Canadiens game on March 3 that they may have been exposed to someone with measles. The warning applies to…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 27, 2025 12:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is reporting 84 new measles cases over the last two weeks, nearly doubling the province’s total count since an outbreak started in the autumn. The new cases bring Ontario’s total this year to…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A second case of measles has been confirmed in the Lower Mainland. Vancouver Coastal Health confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the person travelled to Southeast Asia in the same party as the first case, which was identified on the weekend. That person lives in the…
British Columbia health officials have confirmed a case of measles in the Lower Mainland, and say hundreds of others may have been exposed. The case was diagnosed in someone who lives in the Fraser Health region, and who had recently travelled to Southeast Asia, according to the Fraser Health Authority. 2:04 Health matters: Manitoba measles…
