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People in Ontario will have fast-tracked access to some new cancer drugs, Sylvia Jones, the province’s deputy premier and minister of health announced Tuesday. The Funding Accelerated for Specific Treatments, or FAST, program aims to connect patients to life-saving and life-changing cancer treatments almost a full year sooner, reducing delays and improving …
Read More »Why is there still no new plan to help Ontarians with disabilities get out of some buildings in an emergency?
The first time the fire alarm went off in Oda Al-anizi’s high-rise apartment in Toronto, he called security but found that no one knew what to do to help him leave the building in his wheelchair. “I just waited for the alarm to stop,” Al-anizi said. “I felt like my life …
Read More »Half of Ontarians support union’s goals in ongoing LCBO strike: poll
A new poll suggests that just 15 per cent of Ontarians are personally affected by the LCBO’s ongoing strike, as the provincial government expands access to alcohol at other retailers. That’s despite nearly 90 per cent of respondents in a new Leger poll saying they are aware that the job …
Read More »Study suggests most Ontarians need $20 or more an hour to make a living wage
A network of proponents seeking to eliminate working poverty across Ontario is suggesting the recent October minimum wage increase is not the kind of pay that will bring a decent lifestyle for a person making it. The latest Ontario Living Wage Networks (OLWN) annual study says $18.65 an hour is …
Read More »Ontarians on social supports ‘worse off’ than before pandemic, study suggests
Some Ontario researchers say residents in the province who were already among the poorest and most vulnerable prior to COVID-19 are now worse off than they were before. A new report McMaster University’s political science and labour studies department is highlighting how things are “Not Back to Normal” after the …
Read More »Thousand of Ontarians without power after windstorm
Environment Canada issued wind warnings for areas including Kingston, Prince Edward, Niagara, Hamilton, London, Middlesex, Chatham-Kent and Windsor. News Source link
Read More »Ontarians look to alternatives as car rental shortage persists, prices remain high
As rental car operators continue to face vehicle shortages, some people are looking at different options for renting a car due to the limited availability and sky-high prices. Peer-to-peer car rental apps are also reporting a drastic increase in demand this year among Canadians looking for short-term rentals using their subscription …
Read More »She needed a transplant to save her eye. Now she wants Ontarians to register as organ donors
Less than a month after being told she had pink eye, Madison Freeman had no idea she could partially lose her vision — but thanks to a cornea transplant, her nightmare story is coming to an end. And the experience has prompted her to encourage others to sign up as organ donors. “Being …
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