One epidemiologist was highly critical of the letter's assertion that COVID-19's impact on premature mortality is small. ...
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Zero deaths: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
A roundup of COVID-19 news in Ontario on July 6. ...
Residents of crowded Ontario nursing homes twice as likely to die of COVID-19, study finds
Research indicates for-profit homes have had higher rates of COVID-19 deaths because many failed to upgrade their facilities. ...
Your Question Period Briefing: ‘You’re such a piece of 💩’
What was asked in question period for Wednesday, June 24. ...
Toronto planning to establish COVID hotels for people who don’t have room to self-isolate, province declines to offer support
Ontario isn't offering to give Toronto any additional funding for COVID hotels. ...
‘The life situation’: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
While a young girl who died tested positive for COVID-19, her death was not a result of it, officials say. ...
Windsor hardest-hit by job losses during pandemic, FAO reports
The region saw a nearly 20 per cent decline in employment between February and May of this year, the watchdog found. ...
All sides call for system change as committee goes clause-by-clause through home-care bill
Stakeholders disagreed on almost everything — except for the conviction that the current system needs to change. ...
In brief: A call for a minister’s resignation, deprioritizing an election promise, and more
Unifor President Jerry Dias had tough words for Minister Lisa Thompson, including, "everything she touches turns to crap." ...
Who’s lobbying for whom
A list of new, renewed and amended registrations with the Office of the Integrity Commissioner. ...