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‘Very traumatized’: Arrest made in case of Toronto senior shot in the face with pellet gun

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Toronto police say they have made an arrest in the case of a woman who was shot in the face with a pellet gun in the city’s east end. On Feb. 28, police said a 76-year-old woman was walking in the Hupfield …

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‘Enormous pressure’ expected in Ontario home care due to high growth of senior population

Ontario will need close to another 7,000 health specialists to accommodate an aging population likely to seek more home care over the next five years, according to researchers. A McMaster University team that co-produced a study for Home Care Ontario is predicting “dire consequences” with the province’s senior population amid …

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Senior in critical condition after being struck by car in Toronto’s east end – Toronto

A 71-year-old male pedestrian was rushed to hospital Friday afternoon after being hit by a car in Toronto. Police say they responded to a report of a personal injury collision just before 2 p.m. on Dec. 1 in the area of Jones and Boultbee avenues. The driver of a Hyundai …

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Senior Ford government cabinet ministers barely using work phones, docs show

As government lawyers attempt to shield Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s personal cellphone records from being publicly released, new documents show several prominent ministers in his cabinet had large stretches of inactivity on their official devices when critical government decisions were being made. Freedom of information requests submitted by Global News …

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Senior Ontario politicians pay respect on Remembrance Day

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford paid tribute to veterans as Remembrance Day was observed around the province. The provincial government hosted a ceremony at Ontario’s Veterans’ Memorial near the provincial legislature on Saturday morning. “These heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice, defended our …

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Manitoba RCMP search for missing senior, say they’re concerned for her well-being – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba RCMP are searching for a missing woman who was last in the rural municipality of Piney. Officers with the RCMP branch in Sprague, Man., were called to check in on the well-being of a senior on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Despite …

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Bell cuts off phone for 95-year-old Etobicoke senior and his wife

Mykola Latyshko takes a television news crew on a brief tour of his Etobicoke bungalow, pointing out landline telephones in the bedrooms and an office. Latyshko and his wife have five landline telephones in various rooms. Since the couple do not own cellular phones, the home phones represent the only …

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Manitoba Crown corporation explains departures of senior executives – Winnipeg

Manitoba’s Crown-owned vehicle insurance corporation offered more details Tuesday on recent turmoil that has seen the departure of senior executives and a big jump in the cost of technology upgrades. Ward Keith, who took over as board chair of Manitoba Public Insurance this spring after his predecessor’s resignation, explained last …

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Winnipeg mayor appoints senior advisor to work with homeless population – Winnipeg

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg’s mayor has appointed a new advisor to help support some of the city’s most vulnerable. Scott Gillingham announced Friday that Jarred Baker will serve as Winnipeg’s senior advisor on homelessness, beginning June 5. The mayor said Baker has more than 15 …

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Toronto family sues long-term care home over ‘horrific’ bed sores, alleged neglect of father

Two months after their father was moved into a long-term care home, a Toronto family claims he died as a result of negligence by staff at the facility after allegedly having been left to suffer with horrific bed sores. “The pain and suffering he went through is awful,” said Susan …

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