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Canada needs standardized data on violence on transit systems to help tackle issues ranging from a lack of mental health supports to eroding public trust, say researchers, citing the recent stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy at a Toronto station as the latest example of random attacks on commuters. Prof. …
Read More »Indigo says hacked employee data may appear on ‘dark web’ this week, won’t pay ransom – National
Indigo, Canada’s biggest bookstore chain, says it expects data of current and former employees stolen in a ransomware attack last month to appear on the “dark web” as soon as Thursday, but will not pay a ransom to the “criminals” responsible. An updated section of Indigo’s website — which was …
Read More »Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent
Ontario’s privacy commissioner is investigating a sweeping data project at the University of Toronto that is alleged to have collected over 600,000 electronic medical records without patient consent or knowledge. Filed last summer by a group of concerned doctors in the GTA, a privacy complaint alleges the University of Toronto …
Read More »Sales of vehicles, parts hit record high in November wholesale data: StatCan – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 19, 2023 9:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Statistics Canada says wholesale sales rose 0.5 per cent month over month in November to $83.8 billion. The agency says the sales were boosted by the motor vehicle and motor vehicle …
Read More »Is safe supply for opioid use effective? Here’s what the experts, data say – National
Front-line workers of Canada’s opioid crisis say harm reduction approaches like safe supplies for those navigating substance use are clear even amid renewed political debate around the issue. Debate around safe supply recently reignited after Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre posted a video to his Twitter account saying initiatives like …
Read More »Refugee children do not place significant demands on health care, Ontario data shows
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 2, 2022 8:54 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — New research indicates refugee children and youth aged under 17 do not place substantial demands on the health care system in Ontario compared with their Canadian-born peers. A study …
Read More »New census data to shed light on Canada’s labour force, commuting habits – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 30, 2022 6:34 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A new census release from Statistics Canada Wednesday is expected to shed light on how people got to work last year, and what kind of jobs they were doing. A notable …
Read More »New data shows increase in reports of sexual abuse in schools
A group of childhood sexual abuse survivors, along with the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, is calling for government action, as data shows an increasing number of sexual abuse reports from inside this country’s schools. A new study published by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection on Wednesday found, between 2017 and …
Read More »More newcomers in B.C. are choosing to live outside Metro Vancouver, latest census data shows
A growing number of new immigrants in B.C. are choosing to live outside of Metro Vancouver, according to 2021 census data from Statistics Canada. One of them is Alan Gonzales, who came to Kelowna, B.C., five years ago as a Canadian permanent resident. Gonzales, who is from the Philippines, received his permanent residency through the …
Read More »More than 1 in 5 residents in long-term care given antipsychotics without a diagnosis, data shows
When Laura Pinto moved her father to a Windsor, Ont., nursing home in 2017, she says he deteriorated from someone who had dementia and memory issues into a “zombie.” The change was the result of a cocktail of drugs, according to Pinto, that included Haldol and Seroquel — antipsychotic medications traditionally prescribed to control symptoms …
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