Ontario has appointed a special adviser to lead cross-province consultations on the government's planned health unit amalgamations. The province says Jim Pine will help it engage in "renewed" discussions with public health experts and civic leaders over plans to consolidate...

The province is pledging nearly $40 million for student mental-health initiatives, including permanent funding for about 180 mental health workers in secondary schools. Education Minister Stephen Lecce made the pledge Thursday morning to mark World Mental Health Day. "Too many...

Ontario's top court is expected to rule today in the case of a Toronto-area family that fought to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain-dead. Taquisha McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her "dead by neurological...

Ontario's top court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a Toronto-area family that fought to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain-dead. Taquisha McKitty was 27 when doctors declared her "dead by neurological criteria" in September 2017 following a...

Ontario's top court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by a Toronto-area family that fought to keep their daughter on life support after she was declared brain-dead. But the court of appeal declined to rule on whether accommodations for religious...

A doctor identified as the father of late TV star Alan Thicke is not challenging allegations that he engaged in professional misconduct towards more than a dozen women over several decades. Dr. Brian Christopher Thicke has pleaded no contest before...

A federal human rights complaint challenging Canada's policy requiring gay men to observe a waiting period between having sex and donating blood has been referred to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for an inquiry. Christopher Karas, a Brampton resident, filed...

City officials are now one step closer toward licensing retailers who sell vaping and e-cigarette products, amid growing concern about the devices' popularity and health risks. On Monday morning, the general government and licensing committee officially signed off on new recommendations requiring businesses selling vaping products to...

When her close friend's husband was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's at the age of 65, Liliane Vidicek saw just how taxing caring for him could be. His decline was rapid and within 14 months he needed care around the clock....