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Health Unit reports 13 more overdoses, including one death, since alert issued

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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is extending its Community Drug Alert.

NOSM University training sites expanding across the north

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Enrolment is expected to double at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University thanks to an expansion project spanning the north.

Three-year tentative deal for CUPE hospital workers

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The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) says it’s negotiated a new three-year contract with Ontario’s hospitals.

Staff layoffs, increased price in parking part of NBRHC budget adjustments

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Health Centre officials say the changes will be done in order to meet budget requirements, and the difficult adjustments will come up to $5.6M in savings annually.

Funding to connect thousands of area residents to primary care

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The province is investing over $2.1 million this year to connect up to 4,650 people to primary care in the area.

Heat warning and special air quality statement continue for the area

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Environment Canada says we can expect hot and humid conditions Tuesday and Wednesday. This as a heat warning continues...

American crow in East Ferris tests positive for West Nile Virus

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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit is advising residents to protect themselves from mosquitoes after a positive...

DNSSAB celebrating area paramedics this week

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Paramedics in our area responded to over 19,000 ambulance emergency 911 calls last year.

Hospital unions say underfunding leads to ‘dramatic’ growth in spending on staffing agencies

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The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says a new report shows hospital spending on for-profit agencies jumped by 216%...

Confirmed cases of measles on the rise

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Measles cases are up locally and provincially.   The Health Unit’s website shows one active case of measles in the...

Caisse Alliance kicks off WNGH mammography unit fundraising with $75,000

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The West Nipissing General Hospital Foundation has launched a fundraising campaign to replace its aging mammography unit. Officials say it...
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