The Canadian Press MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliiott said in about two years, patients will be able to book more appointments online and review their own electronic health records. She said the government is adopting a digital-first health strategy, which is expected to be fully implemented in 2021-22. Elliott […]
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The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–A new report says some of the more than one million Canadian workers who could lose their jobs to machines could fill growing gaps in the nation’s health-care system with the right training now. The issue is time and money for a sector that previous research […]
The Canadian Press HAMILTON–A southern Ontario school board that’s been criticized in the wake of the stabbing death of a 14-year-old student has appointed a team of experts to a panel meant to improve its response to bullying. The Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board announced at its meeting on Tuesday that […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Thousands of Canadians braved sub-zero temperatures in the nation’s capital yesterday to honour and remember all those–no matter their background–who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values and its principles. Reminders of that common cause among those who served this country and died for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Police in Toronto say a cenotaph commemorating war dead has been vandalized. Const. Alex Li said officers were called to the area this morning, less than 24 hours after hundreds gathered nearby for a Remembrance Day ceremony. Li says the words “Ye broke faith” were spray-painted on […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Hundreds of people gathered in steady but gently falling snow at the Ontario legislature to pay tribute to the sacrifices of Canada’s veterans on Remembrance Day. Maj. Paul Comeault, the master of ceremonies, said that by remembering those men and women, Canadians recognize the significant difference they […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Police in Toronto say a two-and-a-half year old girl is dead after she was struck by an air conditioner that fell from an eighth-floor apartment. Const. Caroline de Kloet, a police spokeswoman, said the child died in hospital after she was hit yesterday outside an east-end apartment […]
The Canadian PressAllison Jones TORONTO–Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government offered to pay up to $1 million for an outside contractor to help it cut costs in a sector supporting some of the province’s most vulnerable residents. A contract looking for bidders–issued in August and obtained by The Canadian Press–seeks a management […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A program aimed at measuring homelessness in Ontario has been put on hold by Premier Doug Ford’s government, raising concerns that lack of access to data could prevent some municipalities from addressing the problem. The enumeration was launched by the former Liberal government in 2018 as […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Eleven tolls from the Peace Tower filled the air around Parliament Hill this morning, marking the start of two minutes of silence as Canadians paused to remember and honour those who took up arms–and in some cases paid the ultimate price–to defend this country and its way […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Ontario is building a memorial to honour veterans of the war in Afghanistan that will include a stone from an Inukshuk that stood at Kandahar Airfield as a tribute to fallen soldiers. Premier Doug Ford unveiled the design of the monument Friday and said it will help […]
The Canadian PressLee Berthiaume OTTAWA–Not only did Reine Samson Dawe’s husband serve his entire career in the Canadian Armed Forces, but her four sons all followed in his footsteps. And while she is quick to point to the many ways military life has benefited her family, there have also been […]
