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An AI early-warning system that predicts which patients are at risk of deteriorating while in hospital was associated with a decrease in unexpected deaths, a new study says. The study, published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found a 26 per cent reduction in non-palliative deaths among patients in …
Read More »Strain on Calgary’s water system similar to revving car’s engine for too long: official – Calgary
As daily water use in Calgary remains above target during repairs to a major feeder main, a city official warns the effect on pumps and other infrastructure is like a car’s engine running too hard for too long. Calgary’s director of climate and environment, Carolyn Bowen, said in a video update on …
Read More »‘The system has fallen apart’: A child dies every 3 days under Ontario’s care network
Every three days, a child who has been involved with Ontario’s care system dies. That’s according to provincial data obtained by Global News using freedom of information laws that tracked the deaths of 354 children between 2020 and 2022 who were under the care of the government in some form. …
Read More »Toronto needs a ‘plate of spaghetti’ transit system but costs are skyrocketing: report
The cost of expanding Toronto’s aging transit system has skyrocketed in recent decades, according to a new report, with the price per kilometre of new subway and light rail track ballooning. A new report from the Toronto Region Board of Trade found the current cost of new transit in the …
Read More »Documents offer glimpse into accused corn maze killer’s history with Alberta justice system
There are still more questions than answers about what happened three days after a 53-year-old man was killed at a corn maze west of Edmonton. But documents are shedding new light about the man charged in connection with Joseph Farnsworth’s death. Criminal Code Review Board documents show that last year, …
Read More »‘It’s not right’: Indigenous leaders call on Ottawa to clean up procurement system – National
Indigenous leaders caution the Liberal government’s expansive interpretation of Indigeneity in Canada has added to confusion in who qualifies for a multi-billion dollar procurement program intended to boost First Nations, Métis and Inuit businesses. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s governments have made reconciliation a central theme in Ottawa. But their work …
Read More »‘Halley’s comet moment’: How a new 911 system could improve public safety
An upgrade to 911 systems in Ontario is setting the stage for more efficient emergency responses, in what one official calls “public safety’s Halley’s comet moment.” The new system – called Next Generation 9-1-1 – replaces decades-old analog technology in emergency communication centres with a digital network, allowing dispatchers to …
Read More »Ontario scraps idea of deposit-return system for non-alcoholic drink containers
Just a few months after a study suggested most Ontarians would like to see a deposit-return program for non-alcoholic beverages, the province says it’s dissolved a work group seeking a way to take back bottles and cans through retailers. A spokesperson for the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks …
Read More »Ontario’s freedom of information system is ‘broken,’ critics say
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles says the province’s access to information system is “broken” after two Ford government ministries made contradictory decisions over the release of health-care staffing information to two media outlets. In 2022, Global News filed a freedom of information request for health-care staffing information. The government released …
Read More »2 Ontario LTC homes closing in part due to requirement for sprinkler system
Residents of a Guelph, Ont., long-term care home and their loved ones are shocked and afraid, says a representative of the families, after the home announced it’s closing in part because it won’t be able to meet an impending requirement to install a sprinkler system. LaPointe-Fisher Nursing Home, a 92-bed …
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