Lawyers made their case to Ontario's highest court in a years-long pay equity dispute. ...
Category: Health and COVID-19
Ontario back in court fighting long-term care pay equity appeal
Day one heard from the government side. ...
‘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. ...
Some Ontario LTC homes under pressure to return to dangerous levels of overcrowding: Association
The ministry recognizes crowding as a risk factor, but does not know how many homes are overcrowded. ...
Ontario wasted months on ‘introspection and reflection’ instead of shoring-up long-term care: Association CEO
Donna Duncan says the summer months were "wasted time." ...
Health-care sector divided over leaked plan to pay independent health facilities to address surgery backlog
Christine Elliott said if independent health facilities can help, they should, but some want funding to go only to hospitals. ...
Ford promises strategy for testing line-ups, doesn’t commit to pharmacy tests ‘100 per cent’
The premier said long line-ups for COVID-19 tests are "ridiculous." ...