Boy airlifted to Toronto hospital after collision near Gravenhurst
A boy was airlifted to the Hospital for Sick Children after he was hit by a vehicle near Gravenhurst on Monday, the OPP tells CityNews. Police haven’t provided the victim’s age and describe his...
View ArticleThe Inside Story: Cambridge teen gets new lung
Cambridge teen Kayla Baker underwent a lung transplant at the Hospital for Sick Children on Wednesday after a two-year wait for a donor. The 14-year-old was wheeled into the operating room around 1:30...
View ArticleThousands take part in 12th annual Meagan’s Walk
Thousands of people took to the streets on Sunday for the 12th annual Meagan’s Walk, Saturday. The 5-kilometre walk raises funds for paediatric brain tumour research at SickKids Hospital. Since its...
View ArticleTransgender clinic opens at Toronto SickKids hospital
A new Toronto clinic for transgender youth is seeing its first patients today. The clinic at the Hospital for Sick Children has officially opened and administrators say it will help fill an important...
View ArticleSickKids’ Beanstalk program helps kids hit development milestones
It won’t just be Americans celebrating Independence Day this Friday. July 4 is Aurora Blomerus’s first birthday, and the little girl who has defied some long medical odds will be leaving Toronto’s...
View ArticleKingston father and daughter, 3, recovering following liver transplant
An Ontario father and his three-year-old daughter were recovering in hospital on Wednesday after both underwent “successful” liver transplant surgeries. Michael Wagner gave part of his liver to Phuoc...
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Time after time: Clocks fall back, charity gaming marathon this weekend
The weekend is here, which means you can finally relax after a long week. And you will have an extra hour to relax, as clocks fall back at 2 a.m. on Sunday. There are lots of events taking place this...
View ArticleSickKids receives $100M donation to help rebuild hospital
The Hospital for Sick Children received a $100-million donation Monday — the largest single donation in the hospital’s history. The donation, which was made by Mattamy Homes founder Peter Gilgan, comes...
View ArticleSickKids report recommends children return to school in September
The Hospital for Sick Children says children should be allowed to go back to school in September even though the virus will likely still be around in the fall. The recommendations are contained in a...
View ArticleApril 10 – Caring for elderly loved ones, officer workers’ pain,...
A survey by Bayshore Home Health finds that nearly half of Canadians wish they had professional help with caring for elderly loved ones Most officer workers in the U.S. regularly experience physical...
View ArticleInterview: Hilary Duff launching campaign at Hospital for Sick Children
Singer and actress Hilary Duff was at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children to help launch a new campaign to help support the Children’s Miracle Network. Music reporter Rudy Blair speaks with Duff about...
View ArticleJan. 16 – Toronto Raptors visit sick children, Americans consuming fewer...
Toronto Raptors paid a visit to some of the young fans at the Hospital for Sick Children Americans are reportedly starting to consume fewer calories and dine at home more often, according to a U.S....
View ArticleSickKids doctor shares advice on preparing children to receive COVID-19 vaccines
With Health Canada’s authorization clearing the way for Pfizer-BioNTech’s Cormirnaty COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to children between the ages of five and 11, vaccine clinics across the country...
View Article‘SickKids really helped me’: 14-year-old sells paintings to pay it forward
A 14-year-old Ontario girl has turned to painting and selling her art in an effort to raise funds for Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children and to help cope with anxiety. “I was always drawn to crafts...
View ArticleRansomware group LockBit apologizes saying ‘partner’ was behind SickKids attack
A global ransomware operator issued an apology and offered to unlock the data targeted in a ransomware attack on Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children, a move cybersecurity experts say is rare, if not...
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