Fairview Nursing Home has been installing "wall dividers" in rooms between residents who have COVID-19 and those who don't. ...
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The Doug Ford bully pulpit: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Ford says he's praying the province won't have to expand the modified stage two restrictions. ...
Ontario NDP releases small homes seniors’ plan with big pricetag
The NDP would phase out for-profit ownership in long-term care and home care. ...
‘The numbers are comparable’: Minister compares long-term care COVID-19 deaths to a bad flu year
Minister Merrilee Fullerton was commenting on a recent column in the Toronto Sun. ...
Ford government offers small businesses $1,000, opposition slams it as insufficient
Opposition MPPs said a workable rent relief program would help more. ...
Cheap shots and trash talk: Your question period briefing
What was asked and answered in question period for Tuesday, October 6. ...
‘I want to exhaust every single avenue before I ruin someone’s life’: Premier resists calls to shut down restaurants and bars
Ford isn't heeding a call from Toronto's top doctor to suspend indoor service at restaurants and bars. ...
Seven graphics that explain COVID-19 in Ontario right now
Seven data visualizations show how COVID-19 has evolved in Ontario. ...
‘Terror awakened’: Ontario long-term care residents describe pandemic’s first wave
Ontario's Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission interviewed the Ontario Association of Residents' Councils this week. ...
Ford touts government’s ‘tremendous’ advancements in long-term care as he announces fall preparedness plan
The province is also moving to exclude visitors, but not essential caregivers, from LTC homes in COVID-19 hot spots. ...