ÉSC Trillium students take their learning outdoors
Students registered in the outdoor course at École secondaire catholique Trillium (Chapleau) had the opportunity to learn about the ecosystems and life forms that...
Don’t Pay the Price for Sledding on Thin Ice
The Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding snowmobilers, and lake users alike, that warmer spring temperatures cause melting snow and unsafe...
Ontario doctors blast province for ending health care for uninsured residents
TORONTO — The Ontario Medical Association is blasting the province for its plans to end a program that provides health care services for people...
Ontario growing pharmacists’ prescribing powers, eyes further expansion
TORONTO — Ontario is giving pharmacists additional prescription powers, and is considering allowing them to administer certain treatments and medications through injection.
Two months after...
Ontario boosts hospital, mental health and pediatric funding in budget
TORONTO — Ontario is boosting funding for hospitals, pediatric care, mental health and home care as part of its efforts to reform health care...
Board of health calls for Ontario to upgrade to building code ventilation standards
An Ontario board of health is asking the province to amend the building code to mandate higher standards for ventilation, in light of the...
Ontario to be short 33,000 nurses and PSWs in five years: financial watchdog
TORONTO — Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province is expected to be short 33,000 nurses and personal support workers in five years.
The Financial Accountability...
Rising complaints on health-care quality: Ontario patient ombudsman
TORONTO — Ontario's patient ombudsman says he has seen a rising number of complaints about poor quality of care in the health-care system and...
Minister has ‘ghosted’ families and isn’t providing reliable info: autism coalition
TORONTO — The Ontario Autism Coalition says families are having a difficult time accessing consistent, reliable and transparent information about services and it doesn't...
Alzheimer’s Society seeks funding to extend support pilot projects in Ontario
When Alfred Aquilina brought his wife to the long-term care facility that would be her new home, he was carrying her suitcase and a...
