The commission also heard criticism of Ontario's vaccine rollout and its secrecy concerning public health advice. ...
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From ‘whore’ to ‘hero’: Personal support worker details life and work in the pandemic
Working short-staffed and being called names is part of the job, says a PSW working in long-term care. ...
Ontario hospitals fighting for their share of COVID-19 vaccine
University Health Network CEO Dr. Kevin Smith spoke with QP Briefing to clarify comments he made about the vaccine rollout. ...
Ontario not seeking second round of military aid for province’s long-term care homes, despite premier’s comments
It comes as the province's experts warn long-term care deaths in the second wave will outnumber those in the first. ...
‘It’s the virus’s fault, right?’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Ontario is expected to receive more than 1 million doses of the two approved COVID-19 vaccines by the end of February. ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...
Ontario government planned to replenish N95 stockpile but didn’t follow through: former deputy minister
The Ford government did not confirm if it has documentation of the Liberal-era plan to replenish the stockpile. ...
Premier Doug Ford and key ministers not on long-term care commission witness schedule
Advocates say families need to hear the political leaders testify under oath. ...
‘There’s no vaccines sitting in any freezers’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Ontario mourns the loss of nurse Maureen Ambersley, and other COVID-19 news. ...
In brief: A curfew is on the table and the business lobby’s calling for a speedy vaccine rollout
A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...