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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 »Ontario hospitals, LTC homes spent nearly $1B on agency staff last year
Hospitals and long-term care homes spent nearly $1 billion last year to fill shifts with nurses and personal support workers from private staffing agencies, a Ministry of Health document estimates. A November 2023 staffing agency update obtained by The Canadian Press through a freedom-of-information request shows that agency use increased …
Read More »Staff at pair of Winnipeg convenience stores busted after allegedly selling illegal cigarettes, cannabis – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Winnipeg police have made four arrests after they say staff at a pair of convenience stores were selling illegal tobacco and cannabis products. It was back in November when officers said they were made aware of the issue. An investigation found that …
Read More »Nova Scotia Community College reaches tentative agreement with staff – Halifax
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Classes at Nova Scotia Community Colleges (NSCC) campuses will continue as usual on Monday morning, as the college and the union representing staff members reached a tentative collective agreement on Sunday. In an NSCC release, it was announced that the college will …
Read More »Staff sound alarm over at-risk teens being “scooped” in group home dispute – Winnipeg
What’s been described by caregivers and biological parents as a “political fight” between a private group home company and the provincial government, is taking a disastrous toll, they say, on some of the teens being uprooted by a child welfare agency as the Manitoba government “winds down” its relationship with …
Read More »Public Health Ontario staff awarded retroactive pay as Bill 124 compensation
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 28, 2024 4:41 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Employees of Public Health Ontario labs are set to receive an additional 5.25 per cent in pay increases to compensate for a provincial wage restraint law that was …
Read More »Staff severance payments reach $1.7M after Manitoba changes government – Winnipeg
Severance payments to political staff following last year’s Manitoba election have reached about $1.7 million, government figures show — and that does not include an undisclosed payout to the former chief executive officer of Manitoba Hydro. Large-scale staff turnover is a regular occurrence after elections lead to a government changing hands. The Manitoba election on Oct. …
Read More »Ontario municipal staff say $85.5M cut risks success of $10-a-day child-care program
The municipal staff who administer the child-care system across Ontario are telling Education Minister Stephen Lecce that an $85.5-million cut to their budgets puts the success of the $10-a-day program at risk. The Ontario Municipal Social Services Association said in a letter to the minister that the national program, which Ontario signed onto in 2022, has …
Read More »Ontario expands program to train long-term care staff
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 31, 2024 2:25 pm Updated January 31, 2024 2:26 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students. The government …
Read More »Bolduc, Williams join Calgary Stampeders coaching staff – Calgary
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 30, 2024 12:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dave Dickenson will have two newcomers to his Calgary Stampeders coaching staff this season. Dickenson, Calgary’s head coach and general manager, unveiled his 2024 staff Monday and it …
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