In the last 15 years, more than two-thirds of all gun-related deaths in Ontario were suicides, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal on Monday.Doctors from the Unity Health Toronto network of hospitals examined health administrative...

Long-term care homes in Ontario are dealing with severe staffing shortages and may not be ready to deal with the second wave of the pandemic, an independent commission has heard.A dearth of staff was one of the main reasons COVID-19...

In a typical flu season, Dr. Alisa Naiman starts offering the vaccine to her patients in late October.This time around, with fears swirling over a "twindemic" featuring both influenza and COVID-19, the Toronto family physician started fielding calls from concerned...

Ontario reported 721 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, despite a drop in the number of tests being processed daily across the province. Ontario's network of community, commercial and hospital labs processed just 32,200 tests on Tuesday, notably fewer than the number of tests completed daily...

Health Minister Christine Elliott, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, and Associate Chief Medical Officer of Health Barbara Yaffe are providing a COVID-19 update. You can watch that live in this story.  Ontario reported 721 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with the majority in Toronto and Peel and...

Ontario reported 721 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, with the majority in Toronto and Peel and York regions. Health Minister Christine Elliott says today's new cases include 270 in Toronto, 170 in Peel Region and 79 in York Region. Tighter restrictions were imposed on Toronto...

Parents and women are among the Canadians struggling most with mental health issues during the pandemic, results from several new surveys show.The latest findings from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto — which surveyed more than 1,000 adults between...

For months, Ryan Imgrund has meticulously tracked the ebbs and flows of coronavirus transmission in Ontario.New weekly COVID-19 cases per capita. Infections tied to community transmission. The shifts in impacted regions and age groups. After the Civic Holiday weekend in...

Ontario reported 939 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday — its highest-ever daily number of new cases.It is also the second day in a row the province is seeing record-breaking daily figures, trumping Thursday's previous record of 797 set Thursday. Friday's update has prompted...