Public health
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Consistent end-of-summer trend has doctors recommending precautions like vaccination, staying home sick A bottle containing wastewater sits in a lab at the University of Guelph as part of surveillance for respiratory pathogens.
… READ MOREWarning signage for suspected cases of measles is seen outside the main entrance of Woodstock General Hospital in Woodstock, Ont., Thursday, May 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Aug 15,
… READ MOREAlberta doctor says she’s seeing more cases in hospital in recent weeks Most Albertans will pay $100 for the COVID-19 vaccine this fall. The Alberta government has opted to provide it for free to a specific list of high-risk
… READ MOREAs of Wednesday, Alberta has reported 1,826 cases since March, with no current active cases. Students head in for the first day of classes at Queen Elizabeth School in Calgary on Tuesday. PHOTO BY GAVIN YOUNG/Postmedia Network By
… READ MORECases confirmed Aug. 16-23, with new exposure sites reported in southern Manitoba. The number of measles cases reported in Manitoba so far this year has risen to 187 confirmed and 11 probable cases. CBC CBC News, August 27, 2025 Ten
… READ MOREMeasles complications like pneumonia a concern for doctors in many provinces. The spread of measles both between provinces and within is keeping doctors and health officials across much of Canada on their toes. Turgut Yeter/CBC Amina
… READ MOREPast experiences have led to health-care hesitancy for many Low German-speaking Mennonites. Tina Meggison, right, and Nely Penner, community health reps for the Low German Mennonite community in southern Alberta, are seen with signs
… READ MOREOver 3,700 people so far have been infected with measles across Canada in 2025 — and that number is climbing. The Public Health Agency of Canada is strongly advising everyone in Canada to check that they’re fully immunized
… READ MOREInfectious individual visited 2 locations in Nisku, 1 in Edmonton in July. AHS said an individual with measles visited two locations in Nisku and a restaurant in south Edmonton at the end of July. David Bajer/CBC Cameron MacCuish, CBC
… READ MORE‘It was so beautiful,’ mother of disabled child says. Emory Rabbitskin, centre, poses with parents Tina and Eugene at the Big River First Nation powwow held on July 24. Darla Ponace/CBC Darla Ponace, CBC News Saskatchewan
… READ MORE10 hospitalized in B.C., the majority children, as health officials hope spread of virus has peaked. B.C.’s deputy provincial health officer, Dr. Martin Lavoie, says the majority of measles cases reported in B.C. this year have
… READ MOREMeasles comeback in Alberta part of wider trend that public health nurses aim to tackle. Case counts in 2025 continue to climb. There were 1,574 cases as of July 28, 2025. CBC Robson Fletcher, CBC News Calgary July 28, 2025 As Alberta
… READ MORE44 cases reported in Calgary zone so far this year. Dr. Tania Principi is a pediatric ER physician and associate clinical professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine. Tania Principi Jennifer Lee, CBC News
… READ MOREIf you develop symptoms, call the measles hotline before going to a hospital, doctor’s office or pharmacy A measles exposure alert has been issued for the emergency department at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. Ose Irete
… READ MOREDisability advocates, allies, and organizations gather in Edmonton outside the Alberta legislature for the Act NOW Rally on May 6, 2025, calling for urgent action on accessibility legislation, income support reform, and meaningful
… READ MOREFormer CMOH concerned that outbreaks could cost Canada its measles-free status. Public health teams are working to boost immunization rates in outbreak areas, including the town of Two Hills. Rafferty Baker CBC Andrea Huncar, CBC News
… READ MORE1.3 million visitors expected at Stampede as Alberta outbreaks continue to grow. Calgary Stampede organizers are expecting more than 1.3 million visitors this year. At the same time, Alberta is battling its worst measles outbreaks in
… READ MOREThe province says early vaccination is reserved for areas with widespread transmission Shanaya von Scheel was told her seven-month-old son was not eligible for an early measles vaccine dose because they live in Calgary. Early and
… READ MOREIn some countries, the decline is driven by conflict; in others, by vaccine hesitancy. For decades, health authorities made huge strides in vaccinating children against preventable diseases. But since 2010, progress has stalled, and
… READ MOREPremier Danielle Smith promised to shift who makes hiring and purchasing choices. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says health facilities will soon have more local decision making power. Critics question what that means, and how it will
… READ MOREAlberta has reported 1,020 measles cases since the outbreaks began in March. Dr. Karina Top is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Alberta and pediatric infectious disease physician at the Stollery Children’s
… READ MORESpokesperson for the province says ministerial changes won’t affect patients, public servants. Former health minister Adriana LaGrange was named minister in charge of primary and preventative health services in last week’s
… READ MORE868 measles cases have now been reported since the outbreaks began in March. Alberta’s measles case count jumped to 868 on Thursday. The last time case counts were higher was in 1979. Alissa Eckert/CDC Jennifer Lee, CBC News
… READ MOREDisease continues to spread, primarily in kids and teens outside major cities. Of measles cases this year where the patient’s immunization status is known, 91% have been in individuals who never received a measles vaccine.
… READ MOREA dose of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccination awaits the next patient during a vaccine clinic at Southwestern Public Health in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Geoff Robins, The Canadian Press via
… READ MOREWith 326 patients reported, Alberta has the 2nd highest tally in the country. Alberta has confirmed 326 meales cases since the outbreaks began in March. CBC Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary May 12, 2025 Infectious disease experts are
… READ MOREProfessor says public health nurses are great sources of information but need time to build trust. Mackenzie Sailer and her one-year-old son, Wolfe, at the Henderson Lake playground in Lethbridge. She says vaccines are like religion
… READ MORESouth zone by far hardest hit with 362 measles cases to date. A colourized electron transmission micrograph of measles virus particles. (U.K. Health Security Agency) CBC. CBC News Calgary, May 22, 2025 It has taken Alberta less than
… READ MORE170 cases identified in province since outbreaks began in March. Public health teams are working to boost immunization rates in outbreak areas, including the town of Two Hills. Rafferty Baker CBC Jennifer Lee, CBC News Calgary April
… READ MORENew legislation would also regulate potential halal mortgages. Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner, right, announces proposed changes to finance law at the legislature in Edmonton on Nov. 4, 2024. Children’s Services Minister
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