25 h. ago Second unvaccinated Texas child dies from measles as outbreak worsens

The outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas and Mexico

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3 d. ago ’Small decline’ in Ontario measles outbreak with 89 new cases reported

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 last week and 120 the week before. Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician at Public Health Ontario, said numbers “look to […]

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4 d. ago Measles outbreak: More cases in London area; a glimmer of hope

A health unit near London at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak continues to see an increase in cases of the highly infectious disease. Here is the latest on the outbreak that has spread throughout Southwestern Ontario, including Middlesex-London. THE EPICENTRE Measles cases continue to climb in Oxford and Elgin counties that accounted for […]

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An Ontario public health unit has ordered the suspension of 1,624 elementary students for out-of-date vaccination records as a measles outbreak in the province continues.

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7 d. ago Rate of new measles cases in Ontario stable, says province’s top doctor

Ontario's measles outbreak is likely to continue into the summer, the province's chief medical officer of health said Friday, but he is hopeful it will not worsen.

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9 d. ago Global measles outbreak 'very concerning,' say B.C. health officials

There are five confirmed cases of measles in B.C. Health officials are urging people to check their vaccination records.

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1 week 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

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1 week ago Ontario measles outbreak: Surge of 100 new cases in past week

That brings the total of reported cases in the province to 572 since the start of the year.

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1 week ago Measles 'inevitable' in Ottawa, expert warns as Ontario outbreak spreads

Ottawa has begun monitoring wastewater for measles as Ontario's outbreak spreads.

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1 week ago Mennonite gathering in New Brunswick source of Ontario measles outbreak

A measles outbreak that has infected scores of unvaccinated children in Southwestern Ontario reportedly had its start at a Mennonite religious gathering in New Brunswick last year. In a March 7 letter to Ontario’s health units, the province’s chief medical officer of  health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said there was “an exposure at a large gathering […]

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2 w. ago Ontario measles outbreak linked to New Brunswick Mennonite gathering

Dr. Kieran Moore wrote measles is 'disproportionately affecting some Mennonite, Amish, and other Anabaptist communities' because of under-immunization and exposures.

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2 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.

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2 w. ago Calls grow for Ontario to do more to tackle growing measles outbreak

On Thursday, Public Health Ontario reported a total of 470 measles cases, up from 120 cases the week before. Thirty-four people were in hospital and two in intensive care.

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2 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 […]

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2 w. ago Measles outbreak on London's doorstep hits 228 cases: 'Challenging time'

Cases of measles in a region surrounding London continue to surge – eclipsing 225 cases – including almost 20 hospitalizations.

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2 w. ago Measles is spreading across Canada. A look at the affected areas

Measles is surging across Canada, alarming health officials as new cases emerge in the Prairies, possibly signaling the westward spread of Ontario's outbreak.

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3 w. ago Measles outbreak hits household in remote northern Alberta community

An adult and five children are being quarantined in a remote northern Alberta Indigenous community after measles sent them to hospital. “Thankfully, they are now being in recovery status,” said Conroy Sewepagaham, chief of the Little Red River Cree Nation 700 km north of Edmonton. Lab tests Sunday confirmed the outbreak, all in one household. […]

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3 w. ago Amid measles outbreak in Ontario, RFK Jr.’s advice has Canadian experts alarmed

America's new top health official said the measles vaccine 'causes deaths every year' and 'all the illnesses measles itself causes'

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3 w. ago Ontario seeing massive spike in measles cases, officials warn of outbreak

According to Public Health Ontario, as of Wednesday, 277 confirmed cases and 69 probable cases of measles were reported in Ontario in 2025.

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3 w. ago Woman accused in child’s drowning at Alberta lake opts to be tried by judge

STONY PLAIN — An Edmonton woman accused in the drowning death of a five-year-old girl has opted to be tried by a judge alone. Mary Quinn is accused of manslaughter and failing to provide the necessaries of life after the child died in October at Wabamun Lake, west of Edmonton. Quinn’s preliminary hearing is set […]

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