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‘Huge wake-up call’: Quarter of Ontario hospitals are in poor condition, docs reveal

Ontario’s network of publicly owned hospitals is in significant need of investment and repair, internal government documents reveal, with more than a quarter of all hospitals in the province listed as being in poor condition. Global News can also reveal that five health-care buildings across Ontario also have a repair …

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Manitoba premier expected to call provincial election Tuesday – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba politicians are set to hit the campaign trail, with Premier Heather Stefanson expected to call an election Tuesday. Stefanson, whose Progressive Conservatives are seeking a third consecutive majority government, became the province’s 24th premier in November 2021 — the first woman …

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Ontario chiefs call for housing minister to resign, add to calls for Greenbelt probe

First Nations leaders from across Ontario are calling for Housing Minister Steve Clark’s resignation or his removal from cabinet over his handling of changes to protected Greenbelt land. The Chiefs of Ontario, a group representing 133 First Nations, said it was “extremely” concerned by the issues raised by the province’s …

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Call inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 response, medical journal urges – National

A new series published in the BMJ medical journal is calling for an independent inquiry into Canada’s COVID-19 response. Experts from 13 organizations across Canada, including doctors, nurses, researchers, law and humanitarian specialists, along with Jocalyn Clark, a Canadian who is the BMJ’s international editor, wrote the seven articles published …

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As Manitoba’s rent increase guideline goes up, tenants and advocates call for action – Winnipeg

Les Scott is looking at a nine-per cent increase to his rent next month. A tenant of 300 Furby St. and a longtime resident of the West Broadway neighbourhood, Scott is seeing the area, a historically affordable neighbourhood with multi-unit buildings, increase in price. Last week the Manitoba government advised …

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Advocates call for urgent response to Toronto shelter system issues affecting asylum seekers

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 14, 2023 11:56 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Advocacy groups and shelter operators are calling on all levels of government to immediately help Toronto’s overstretched shelter system cope with the high numbers of refugee claimants who are …

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Indigenous leaders speak at premiers conference in Winnipeg, as protestors call for landfill search – Winnipeg

Canada’s provincial and territorial leaders welcomed their Indigenous counterparts in Winnipeg today at the first meeting of Canada’s Premier conference. The provincial leaders met with Indigenous leaders from across the country at the Leaf in Assiniboine Park to discuss issues facing Indigenous peoples in Canada. Manitoba Metis Federation President David …

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Man in life-threatening condition after Lake Ontario distress call in Toronto – Toronto

Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition after an incident in Lake Ontario on Saturday evening. Toronto police’s marine rescue unit was dispatched just before 6:30 p.m. June 17 to reports of someone in distress by the city’s waterfront. Police …

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Ford says no to Markham mayor’s call for York Region consolidation

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 15, 2023 11:33 am Updated June 15, 2023 11:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford has roundly rebuffed calls from the mayor of Markham, Ont., to consolidate the 10 municipal governments of York Region into one …

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‘The worst possible system:’ Critics call for reforms to Toronto’s mayoral election – Toronto

When Torontonians enter the polling booth on June 26 to elect a new mayor, they will stare down a ballot with 102 candidates before marking a single vote. Whoever gets the most votes wins, regardless of their share of the overall ballots cast. With more than half a dozen high …

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