Jan 31 2021 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario Superior Court Justice Alex Pazaratz […]
Jan 31 2021 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — An Ontario judge says he's wrestling with the issue of whether to order a woman and her three children to honour a family custody agreement by returning to Ontario or allow them to remain in Newfoundland to protect the kids from the mental health tolls of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ontario Superior Court Justice Alex Pazaratz […]
Dec 6 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A former Conservative federal cabinet minister and Toronto mayor has stepped down as head of Ontario's Greenbelt Council in protest over proposed rules he says would gut environmental protections in the province. David Crombie says his resignation, which takes effect immediately, comes in response to measures contained in the Progressive Conservatives' omnibus budget bill tabled […]
Sep 24 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Ontario's overhaul of its COVID-19 testing strategy to focus on symptomatic and high-risk individuals highlights the fact that lessons still need to be learned as the country grapples with a second wave, public health experts said Thursday. In a major shift, Ontario is now asking people with no symptoms to stay away from its assessment centres, […]
Sep 24 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — Ontario's overhaul of its COVID-19 testing strategy to focus on symptomatic and high-risk individuals highlights the fact that lessons still need to be learned as the country grapples with a second wave, public health experts said Thursday. In a major shift, Ontario is now asking people with no symptoms to stay away from its assessment centres, […]
Sep 23 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Several Indigenous groups are taking the Ontario government to court over recently rescinded environmental protections, arguing the province's move violates their constitutional rights. The claim comes in a notice of application filed this week by nine northern Ontario First Nations and associations. The application states that Premier Doug Ford's government reversed decades of environmental progress and protections for […]
Sep 21 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A seasoned police officer who failed to provide medical help for an Indigenous woman following a deadly drug overdose will be spending the next 12 months in jail, a southern Ontario judge ruled Monday. The sentence against Const. Nicholas Doering comes nearly a year after he was deemed responsible for the death of Debra Chrisjohn, who died while in the London, […]
Sep 20 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The steady rise in Ontario's COVID-19 caseload continued on Sunday, though at a slightly slower pace than the previous two days, when diagnoses reached levels not seen for months. The province recorded 365 new COVID-19 cases and one new death over the past 24 hours. The daily tally, while still considerably higher than numbers the province was […]
Sep 20 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Officers who broke up a massive gathering in a Hamilton parking lot hours after the provincial government tried to clamp down on such events won't hesitate to lay charges in the case, police warned Sunday as they announced an investigation was underway. Hamilton Police Supt. Will Mason said the hundreds of people that congregated in the Ancaster […]
Sep 19 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario took a step back in its COVID-19 recovery on Saturday as Premier Doug Ford reimposed restrictions on social gatherings across the province in a bid to curb what he described as an "alarming growth" in new cases. In rolling back limits on the number of people who can assemble both indoors and […]
Sep 17 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pandemic. Patient advocates describe the shift as a double-edged sword, saying the increased health-care access that remote care can provide […]
Sep 17 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pandemic. Patient advocates describe the shift as a double-edged sword, saying the increased health-care access that remote care can provide […]
Sep 14 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — Toronto police say they're investigating the possibility that the stabbing death of a volunteer caretaker at a west-end mosque is linked to another recent homicide in the city. Insp. Hank Idsinga, head of the force's homicide unit, says both cases involve brown-skinned victims who died of stab wounds after sudden, vicious attacks that took place within […]
Sep 14 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — A growing number of Ontario students are opting for online education in the coming academic year, prompting both school boards and universities to bolster their e-learning offerings in the face of rising demand. Efforts to provide more online learning opportunities come amid an ongoing spike in COVID-19 cases across the province, with 313 new diagnoses recorded […]
Sep 10 2020 — Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Ontario's surgeons may be asked to start working weekends in order to clear a major backlog of procedures delayed by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the premier said Thursday as he pledged funding to help tackle the issue. Doug Ford's comments came nine days after modelling research painted a stark picture of surgery […]