Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said after two years of low rates of flu, mostly due to travel restrictions, the province is seeing a "dramatic increase'' in illness and it arrived sooner than normal.
Eastern Health says patients affected by the cancellations will be contacted directly and appointments for surgery will be rescheduled for a later date.
Dr. Ali Mahmoudi, who had privileges at a Timmins, Ont., hospital, has been out on bail since July 2022. With 11 new charges against him, he faces a total of 21 charges.
Revelations that some Canadian veterans have been offered medically assisted deaths while seeking help from the federal government are adding to worries about Ottawa's plans to expand such procedures.
Red Cross spokesperson Leianne Musselman said the organization will provide "small teams'' to support hospital staff and allow them to focus on clinical tasks.
