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Wed, 9 Nov 2022 18:22:04 EST
As Ontario faces its ‘perfect storm’ — COVID, RSV and flu season — here’s what doctors are asking the government to do
System seeing ‘tremendous numbers’ of young patients coming in with respiratory illnesses

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 15:28:00 EST
Ontario’s ER backlogs are only getting worse, leaked report says
The latest report from Ontario Health suggests the situation in hospitals worsening as COVID-19 and respiratory virus season picks up.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 19:03:05 EST
Sudden shortage of vital isotope hitting Canadian hospitals
Canada was a leader in production of these isotopes. One expert likened the Stephen Harper government’s shutdown of Canada’s nuclear medicine capabilities to the axing of the Avro Arrow in 1959.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 12:12:00 EST
Doug Ford has no regrets about using notwithstanding clause, promises more pay for lowest-income CUPE workers
Premier says a general strike would be “so much more dangerous than Section 33. That was the only tool that we had.”

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 17:46:00 EST
Pierre Poilievre still supports ‘peaceful’ elements of ‘Freedom Convoy’ as he waits for inquiry’s final report
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he still supports what he calls the “peaceful” elements of last winter’s so-called “Freedom Convoy” protests, but is reserving judgment for now on the evidence presented at a public inquiry into whe...

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 07:22:00 EST
Pastor told convoy blockaders they should be willing to die for their ‘freedom,’ Emergencies Act inquiry hears
Video of a fiery sermon delivered to protesters in Coutts, Alta. last winter was played at the inquiry Wednesday. The local mayor said he believed it “incited” blockaders’ resolve amid the national protest movement against pandemic health measu...

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 12:45:00 EST
Top Ontario official reveals hidden tensions plaguing ‘Freedom Convoy’ response and says Emergencies Act was ‘not necessary’
Deputy solicitor-general Mario Di Tommaso’s “personal opinion” that the provincial emergency declaration was more effective in ending last winter’s protests at Ottawa and Windsor was outlined in a summary entered into evidence at the inquiry....

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 16:10:00 EST
Donald Trump has declared ‘a very big victory.’ But did U.S. midterm elections reveal his golden touch is gone?
Wins on Tuesday night were overshadowed by struggles of candidates who pledged fealty to the former president. In the wings stands Ron DeSantis, but is he willing to take on even a wounded Trump?

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 15:16:00 EST
‘It hurts my heart.’ Ex-classmate bullied by NHL prospect Mitchell Miller gives new detail on spitting, racial slurs
Miller has been swiftly dropped by the Boston Bruins after an outcry over his history of bullying a Black classmate.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 20:18:00 EST
Amber Alert cancelled after toddler found safe
Police said the two-year-old girl is in police custody, being evaluated by Toronto paramedics

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
Canada’s children’s Tylenol shortage is getting worse — and bilingual labels are part of the problem
Health Canada must make a decision on waiving some of these regulations to help resolve the shortage, pharmacists say.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 19:15:08 EST
Ontario government broadens Holocaust education amid rising antisemitism
It’s a move applauded by community groups in light of Holocaust denial and minimization over the last number of years.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 14:48:37 EST
Canada plans new approach with ‘increasingly disruptive’ China, says Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly
Canada ‘not always seen as a reliable partner,’ concedes Joly, giving some details of Canada’s new Indo-Pacific policy on eve of trip to series of summits in Asia.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 10:00:00 EST
Families of Ukrainians taken prisoner during Russia’s invasion are hunting for any sign of life
Russian and Ukrainian prisoners are being exchanged at a “landmark” pace, but not fast enough for families scouring online propaganda for loved ones.

Wed, 9 Nov 2022 18:26:00 EST
I fled Twitter to check out Mastodon. Here’s what I found
Turns out that even if the landscape looks similar, the local customs may not be.



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