Toronto Ontario midwives can now prescribe more drugs and administer routine vaccinations, which the provincial government says will reduce the need for additional medical appointments for patients. Midwives can now administer flu shots, COVID-19 vaccines and the Tdap shotThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 03, 2024 12:18 PM EDT |Continue Reading
Toronto The federal government says it will provide $104 million to help Toronto host six matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, less than a third of the $380 million price tag estimated by the city. Estimated costs of hosting international competition have ballooned to $380MCBC News · Posted: May 03,Continue Reading
Toronto Ontario’s carbon emissions jump back to pre-pandemic levelsNew figures show Ontario’s greenhouse gas emissions jumped for a second straight year, following a pandemic-induced plunge, and have risen back to the level they were before Premier Doug Ford’s government came to power. New data show province’s greenhouse gas output inContinue Reading
Toronto The province’s Special Investigations Unit has released more information about the fatal crash on Highway 401 that killed four people on Monday, including a three-month-old boy. Boy’s parents also injured in collision Lane Harrison · CBC News · Posted: May 02, 2024 2:20 PM EDT | Last Updated: 30 minutes agoContinue Reading
Toronto·New Police radio audio reveals officers had identified a suspect vehicle with a licence plate at the time of the pursuit. Two policing experts who spoke to CBC News say the chase could have been called off after that identifying information was obtained. 2 policing experts say a pursuit couldContinue Reading
Toronto Buddies in Bad Times, city hall at odds over constructionWith a month to go before the kickoff of Pride Month in Toronto, the city’s premier queer theatre space is facing a city order that limits access to its main stage area. Structural work at Buddies in Bad Times started without aContinue Reading
Opponents of a planned housing project in Ontario’s Beaver Valley are warning that the proposal opens the door to development across much of the protected Niagara Escarpment. The project would see 280 townhomes and 90 apartment units built close to the Beaver River near Kimberley, Ont., at the site ofContinue Reading
Toronto Allegations of improper medication reviews at Shoppers Drug Mart, and corporate pressure to hit billing targets for them as outlined in a recent CBC News investigation, has prompted some to take a closer look at the Ontario government program. Health minister says all programs, including MedsCheck, continually assessed ShoppersContinue Reading
Toronto The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an “alarming rise” of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms. Changes come as province sees ‘alarming rise’ of vaping, cellphone use in classroomsCBC News · Posted: Apr 28, 2024 11:35 AM EDT |Continue Reading
Toronto·Recap Brad Marchand became the Bruins’ all-time leading playoff goal-scorer and added an assist as Boston suffocated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the teams’ first-round playoff series. Veteran forward passes Neely to become Boston’s all-time leading playoff goal-scorerJoshua Clipperton · The CanadianContinue Reading
