News/Canada/Toronto (Page 26)

How a shortage of medical supplies in Ontario is impacting home care Ontario doctors say the province is struggling with delays and shortages of supplies needed for home and palliative care. CBC’s Lorenda Reddekopp has the details. A Newmarket woman says home care for her husband, who is in palliativeContinue Reading

Toronto Ontario’s energy minister wants the province’s electricity system to not just be able to meet an expected 75 per cent increase in demand, but to exceed it and be able to sell excess power to other jurisdictions, promising details in a forthcoming energy plan. Demand for electricity to increaseContinue Reading

Toronto Former federal health minister Dr. Jane Philpott will head a new team with a mandate to connect every person in Ontario to a primary care provider within the next five years, the province announced Monday. Dr. Jane Philpott will head team mandated to connect all Ontarians with primary care providersTheContinue Reading

Toronto The union representing faculty at Ontario’s 24 public colleges says its members have delivered a strong strike mandate. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union’s says 79 per cent of those who participated in the vote supported a strike mandate. 76% of members cast a ballot in the vote, unionContinue Reading

Toronto Two people are facing a host of charges in connection with shots being fired at a Jewish girls elementary school in North York last weekend, Toronto police say. Bais Chaya Mushka was also subject to a similar incident in MayCBC News · Posted: Oct 18, 2024 2:52 PM EDTContinue Reading

Toronto A Toronto court has ordered an assessment to determine if a woman accused of killing three people in three Ontario cities over three days is fit to stand trial at this time. Prosecutors applied for assessment after defence lawyers told by accused to oppose itPaola Loriggio · The CanadianContinue Reading

Toronto A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder and 15 others are facing criminal charges for allegedly running a drug-trafficking ring that shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine to Canada and used violence — including murder — to achieve its goals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Thursday. The group is connected to homicidesContinue Reading

Toronto A group of young people argue Ontario’s weakened emission target is a violation of their Charter rights. On Thursday, the Appeal Court of Ontario declined to rule on that question, but said lower courts shouldn’t have dismissed the case, which will now require a new hearing. Young people arguingContinue Reading

Toronto Premier Doug Ford’s government is poised to announce rebate cheques to Ontarians as part of its fall economic statement, CBC News has confirmed. Opposition leaders slam idea as a ‘stunt’ and a ‘gimmick’CBC News · Posted: Oct 17, 2024 10:21 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago FordContinue Reading