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Category: Health and COVID-19
OFL president wants ‘regime change’ at WSIB over rebate-gate
OFL president Sid Ryan wants to oust the head of the WSIB over rebates given to employers convicted of health and safety violations. ...
Ontario government moves to regulate e-cigarettes
Bill proposes to bring the regulatory regime of the sale of e-cigarettes in line with that of traditional cigarettes, including banning sales to people under 19. ...
Group calls for Ottawa to help fight child poverty with budget surplus
Campaign 2000 group says Ottawa should spend more to fight child poverty after releasing report saying that one in five kids in Ontario live in poverty. ...
Hundreds protest health-care cuts and privatization
Ontario Health Coalition rally delivers message: “Premier Kathleen Wynne, our hospitals will not survive the cuts you are planning.” ...
Happening: OPSEU workers in Elliot Lake vote for strike
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Heard: Health quality report says Ontarians healthier but still some problems
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Rogers donates $130 million for new heart research centre
The Rogers family is donating $130 million to help set up a new heart disease research centre in downtown Toronto, with additional funding from SickKids, UHN and U of T. ...
Happening: Province adds $10M for new native health programs
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Heard: MPP retables anti-flavoured tobacco bill
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