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Difficulties hiring and retaining enough nurses and personal support workers for long-term care homes could mean the Ontario government may not meet its target for the amount of hands-on care residents receive, the minister responsible for the sector was warned. There is a “systemic shortage of nurses” across all sectors, according to …
Read More »Driver missing in Ontario after police say vehicle was pulled into creek
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 16, 2024 6:23 am Updated April 16, 2024 6:24 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Teams of searchers have been looking for a motorist missing since the weekend when police say the vehicle he was driving entered …
Read More »Ontario man stranded in Costa Rica due to lack of hospital beds at home
A Canadian man who suffered a medical emergency in Costa Rica is stuck waiting in a hospital after his family was told no hospitals in Ontario are able to admit him due to a lack of available beds. Grant Rice of Calabogie, Ont., located west of Ottawa, was spending his …
Read More »Ontario weighing nurse practitioner funding options amid extra billing concerns
The Ford government is exploring options on how to bring nurse practitioners into the public healthcare system as service providers similar to doctors, Global News has learned, as the province deals with increased complaints of fee-based clinics that have popped up across Ontario. Government sources told Global News that Ontario …
Read More »New Ontario polls finds majority think affordability more important than climate action
A majority of Ontarians rank the cost of living as a more pressing concern higher than protecting the environment, according to a new poll. It also suggests that a plurality of residents are willing to dump the Trudeau government’s carbon emission pricing regime even if it means giving up the …
Read More »High winds leave thousands without electricity across Ontario
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 13, 2024 11:36 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hydro One says thousands of Ontario residents are without power this morning amid high winds blowing across much of the province. The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers …
Read More »Walmart Canada says robots are coming to two Ontario warehouses
In a Calgary warehouse almost as big as eight football fields, an army of robots whir about, carrying massive quantities of merchandise bound for Walmart Canada customers. Some of the robots zip around the hulking facility transporting pallets of merchandise fresh off delivery trucks. Another resembling a giant arm moves …
Read More »‘Got him!’ Missing Ontario man located using special helicopter technology
Descrease article font size Increase article font size York Regional Police say they were able to find a man who had gone missing from Markham, Ont., using special technology and a police air support helicopter. On Wednesday, officers in an Air2 helicopter obtained a Project Lifesaver signal about 1,000 feet …
Read More »Ontario to support opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic
Ontario will support an opposition bill to declare intimate partner violence an epidemic in the province, Government House Leader Paul Calandra said Wednesday, reversing an earlier rejection of the idea. Calandra said the Progressive Conservative government will ask the justice committee to thoroughly examine intimate partner violence and return with …
Read More »‘I’m not paying it’: Ontario family furious over $400/day hospital fine for not moving to LTC
A few weeks ago, Michele Campeau faced what seemed like an impossible decision: move her mom from a hospital bed to a long-term care home the family hated or pay $400 a day to remain at the health-care facility. Campeau chose neither – the family has been racking up a …
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