10 h. ago Education minister ‘concerned’ by vaccination rates amidst Ontario measles outbreak

The province has been dealing with a measles outbreak since the end of last year, with hundreds of new cases reported weekly. Some schools have suspended students.

Politics

12 h. ago Alberta’s top public health doctor reminding public to get their measles vaccine

Alberta's Chief Medical Officer of Health said the number of confirmed cases of measels in the province doesn't reflect the number of people who may have been exposed to the virus.

Science

35 h. ago How stagnant vaccine funding caused measles to explode in Texas

The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties.

Other

3 d. ago Measles vaccine lasts decades, experts say, pushing back on RFK Jr.

As United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urges Americans to get the measles vaccine, he's also casting doubt on it.

Other

3 d. ago Opinion: Public health under attack from misinformation, measles; Where is Alberta's top doctor?

When U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attended the Texas funeral of eight-year-old Daisy Hildebrand, Kennedy reportedly did not mention that the death could have been prevented. The formerly healthy child died of measles, a vaccine-preventable disease. The father said that Kennedy “did not say that the vaccine was effective I had supper […]

Events

1 week ago Rise in measles cases has prompted Albertans to get their MMR vaccine

Calgary pharmacists are seeing an increase in measle vaccine appointments, even for those that have to pay for it

Other

1 week ago 1.6K Ontario students suspended for old vaccination files amid measles outbreak

An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records as a measles outbreak in the province continues.

Science

2 w. ago Check your measles vaccination, B.C. urges, as Ontario and Texas outbreaks grow

Health officials said they were concerned about the potential for measles to spread in B.C. as families return from overseas vacations in virus hotspots during spring break.

Science

2 w. ago ‘Discouraging’: Ontario measles outbreak rises to 572 cases, putting parents and educators on alert

More measles cases have been reported in Ontario over the last week than the total number of cases recorded in the decade between 2013 and 2023

Other

3 w. ago Opinion: Amid a measles comeback, rely on facts, not fear about vaccines

Opinion: Every single one of 200 B.C. pediatricians who were recently surveyed affirmed vaccines are safe and effective

Other

3 w. ago Baranyai: Feeding vaccine hesitancy amid measles outbreak irresponsible

Measles is one of the most contagious diseases on Earth. The only way to contain it is vaccination uptake of least 95 per cent.

Other

3 w. ago Carstairs: Canadians must come together to fight resurgence of measles

Canadians must bond to fight the growing spread of measles, and the best way to do that is by vaccination, two experts say

Transport

3 w. ago Toronto takes steps to finally protect the city's oldest bar for good

One of the oldest pieces of Toronto history that we've still got left has, at long last, been given the designations it requires to remain a landmark of the city for a long time to come.The Wheatsheaf Tavern, opened all the way back in 1849, has always generally been considered the oldest bar in the city, although it was technically opened after The Black Bull, which debuted under a different original name — thus, some say, disqualifying it from the title — over a decade earlier (The Bull closed last year, anyhow).Aside from a brief scare when it shuttered in 2019, which turned out to be only temporarily and for the purpose of completing a stunning facelift, the Wheatsheaf has been pouring brews at King and Bathurst for nearly two centuries.Which is why the Toronto Preservation Board pushed through a motion to designate the property under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act — a recommendation that just passed this week.A threads post about ...

Sport

3 w. ago Friday's letters: Alberta doing little to curb measles outbreak

Re. “LaGrange promotes measles shots,” March 18 The Journal’s front-page article quotes Health Minister Adriana LaGrange that the province is doing the best it can to raise awareness about the vaccines for measles: “We’re continuing to put the information out to the general public.” Has anyone read a full-page information ad in a newspaper? Has […]

Other

3 w. ago Low measles vaccine rates in parts of B.C. calls for open discussion: experts

The B.C. Centre for Disease Control provides stats on vaccination rates and it shows there are areas where children are not keeping up to date with their measles vaccine.

Culture

4 w. ago AHS alert: Edmonton measles cases confirmed, exposure sites include northside clinic, Stollery Children's Hospital

"Anyone who attended these locations at these times who was born in or after 1970 and has less than two documented doses of measles-containing vaccine, is at risk for developing measles and is strongly encouraged to review their immunization records and monitor themselves for symptoms of measles"

Economics