Middlesex-London Health Unit

The Middlesex-London Health Unit will be forced to cut staff and services as it faces a budget shortfall of more than $2.6 million, the agency’s chief executive said Monday. Read More

The new COVID-19 booster has arrived in London, just as respiratory virus season kicks off in the region. The Middlesex-London Health Unit has already logged its first lab-confirmed case of influenza A of the 2023-24 flu season, as the push to encourage COVID-19 boosters and flu shots ramps up. Here’s

Public health officials are warning of the risk of COVID as the region and the province document evidence of a rise in cases. This week, three London-area hospitals announced they are updating their masking policies in an attempt to combat the spread of the virus. Here’s what is happening in

London public health officials are reporting the first human case of West Nile Virus this summer, one of just a handful provincewide. Read More

Pandemic backlog, summer festivals and the rise of home-based businesses. London-area health inspectors are busy making the rounds to eateries in the region, refocusing their efforts on the key public health program after years of pandemic-related disruptions. Our Jennifer Bieman reports. Read More

The answer to ending the smoky haze caused by Ontario and Quebec wildfires and lingering over many of the province’s urban centres – including London – may be blowing in the wind. Read More

The dog days of summer have arrived early in the London region. Read More

Londoners on welfare seeking nutritious meals would spend nearly half their monthly income doing so, a new health unit report says, as stagnant social assistance rates and skyrocketing grocery costs put basic needs out of reach for the city’s poor. Read More

Middlesex-London Health Unit received lab confirmation of a hepatitis A case Tuesday evening involving an employee of a Tim Hortons restaurant in north London. Read More

We may want to forget about COVID-19 and move on from the pandemic, but the virus is still hanging around, begging for attention. Read More

Suspensions have been issued for about 1,100 London-area elementary and high school students as their deadline for being fully vaccinated came due Wednesday. Read More

Heavy snow hit the London region Thursday night, prompting Environment Canada to issue a snow squall warning. Read More