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CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
In Your Community: London Food Bank
London Watch CTV London's Reta Ismail is at Food Basics to talk with Jane Roy about the London Cares Curb Hunger Campaign.
CTV News
21-05-2025
- Business
- CTV News
In Your Community: Food Basics
London Watch CTV London's Julie Atchison was at the grand opening of the city's newest Food Basics.
CTV News
01-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Ottawa Public Health confirms first cases of measles since 2019, lists possible exposure sites
Ottawa Public Health (OPH) is reporting the city's first confirmed cases of measles since 2019. In a news release Thursday, OPH said the cases affect an adult and a child, both of whom are believed to have acquired the infection while travelling internationally. OPH did not say where they had travelled. OPH says individuals who visited the following locations on the dates and times below may have been exposed to the measles virus: Food Basics located at 1021 Cyrville Rd., Ottawa, Ont. on Monday April 21, 2025, between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Costco located at 1405 Blair Towers Pl. (near Ogilvie Road), Ottawa, Ont. on Wednesday April 23, 2025, between 6 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. 'This public service announcement is for those who we are unable to reach directly or for whom no contact information is available. At this time, the risk to the general population remains low,' OPH said. Anyone who attended the listed locations at the specified times is asked to monitor for symptoms of measles, even if vaccinated, for 21 days—until May 12 for the Food Basics exposure or May 14 for the Costco exposure. Symptoms include high fever, cough, runny nose, white spots in the mouth, and red watery eyes that may be sensitive to light. OPH says a few days after symptoms begin, a red rash usually develops that starts on the face and spreads down the body to the arms and legs. This rash usually lasts four to seven days. Symptoms generally last from one to two weeks. 'If you develop symptoms, call your health care provider and notify them of your recent measles exposure. This will help to protect others and allow health care providers to prepare for your visit. If possible, wear a medical grade mask to the appointment. This applies to any medical facility, including your local emergency department,' OPH says. 'If you do not have a health care provider, please visit Health811 or call 8-1-1 to connect with a registered nurse for free, secure and confidential health advice. Service is available 24/7 and available in English and French, with translation support also offered in other languages.' 'Please note that this investigation is ongoing; new locations, dates and times may be added, modified or removed as the investigation continues,' OPH says. Ongoing updates will be posted at . OPH has set up a phone line at 613-580-6744 that will operate based on call volume from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday. OPH urging vaccination Measles is highly contagious, but preventable with vaccination. OPH is urging everyone to check their vaccination records for measles-containing vaccines to ensure they are protected. The measles vaccine is typically noted as 'MMR', 'MMRV' or 'M' on records. 'The measles virus lives in the nose and throat of a person who is infected and can be spread through the air (from breathing, coughing, or sneezing); and can survive in the air or on surfaces for up to 2 hours,' OPH says. Ontario is currently in the grip of a major measles outbreak, with more than 1,000 cases reported across the province. Public Health Ontario says the geographic spread in recent weeks is due to 'continued exposures and transmission among individuals who have not been immunized.' All adults born in or after 1970 in Ontario can receive two doses of Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) vaccine through a healthcare provider. Adults born before 1970 are generally presumed to have natural immunity to measles and may not require vaccination if considered to be low risk of exposure. A one time dose of MMR vaccine is publicly funded (no cost) for this age group through a healthcare provider. Children in Ontario are expected to receive two doses of a measles vaccine before the age of 7, as part of routine vaccinations, but many children have fallen behind on routine immunizations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Children without the required vaccines to attend school could be suspended under Ontario's Immunization of School Pupils Act. OPH said in mid-April that the number of 7-year-olds missing one or more required vaccinations has gone from 70 per cent to 24 per cent this school year and the number of 17-year-olds without the vaccines required to attend school has gone from 59 per cent to 34 per cent. Family doctors and walk-in clinics offer vaccines, OPH says. Call ahead of your visit to make sure that the vaccine is available. Families of children and youth facing barriers to immunization can visit an OPH clinic offering routine childhood vaccination.
CBC
06-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Ottawa shoppers eager to buy Canadian groceries amid U.S. trade war
At Ottawa grocery stores, consumer anger toward U.S. President Donald Trump is sending shoppers in search of Canadian products. After 25 per cent tariffs on nearly all Canadian goods went into effect Tuesday, some Ottawa residents are translating that anger into paying extra attention in the grocery aisles. At the same time, some Ottawa grocery stores are already shifting their purchases away from U.S. stock. Shopper Bonny Jordan said she's now buying cabbage and carrots to make her own coleslaw instead of buying it pre-packaged. "I will certainly avoid anything American if possible," Jordan said, as she was leaving Costco. Allan Bacon, who was leaving Food Basics, also said he will be more selective in what he buys. He added that he grew up in England during the Second World War and believes Canada will make it through the challenging situation. "When the people are faced with uncertainty and serious problems as we are, we tend to come together and get through it," he said. Some retailers adapt Meanwhile, some Ottawa retailers are also adapting to the situation by focusing on Canadian stock. Marilyn Dib, operations manager at Cedars & Co. Food Market, said her store has stocked up on Canadian products. She said the store had already reduced its stock of American products due to the pandemic, from 50 per cent to 20 per cent. "I would like to basically stop all USA product from coming into our store so that we do not have to do this additional hard work of having to deal with tariffs," she said. One shopper bought a large portion of the store's U.S.-sourced dry goods to donate to the food bank, she added. She also welcomes potential measures to label Canadian-made products, something Premier Doug Ford said he will consider legislating. But she does worry whether Canadian supply can match demand. Avoiding American not always easy Hassan Al-Husseini, owner of Mangosteen Grocery and Fruits Express, said about 60 per cent of his store's stock comes from the U.S. Al-Husseini said his store has been looking at getting product from other sources, but some items will be hard to source from anywhere but the U.S. He said it's impractical to source some items like green peppers or lettuce from elsewhere. "It's very hard to get from different countries just because these items doesn't have a long like shelf life," he said. Al-Husseini said when prices do go up, it will ultimately be the consumer who pays for it. "Me as a businessman, we mark up 20 percent, 10 per cent on the item. We're still going to mark this to pay our bills, to pay our rent, but the only person going to get hit is a consumer," he said.
