Aug 13 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Ontario plans to regulate the clinicians who provide applied behaviour analysis, a form of therapy often used to support people with autism, Social Services Minister Todd Smith said Tuesday. Smith said the government was acting on "clear direction" from experts and the families of autistic children, and would be launching consultations on the issue in the fall. "Our […]
Aug 13 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Ontario plans to regulate the clinicians who provide applied behaviour analysis, a form of therapy often used to support people with autism, Social Services Minister Todd Smith said Tuesday. Smith said the government was acting on "clear direction" from experts and the families of autistic children, and would be launching consultations on the issue in the fall. "Our […]
Aug 13 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A detention centre in Hamilton is so crowded that many inmates sleep on the floor and have easy access to drugs, Ontario's human rights commissioner said in a letter to the province that calls for systemic change. The Hamilton-Wentworth Detention Centre lacks the resources to prevent drug overdoses, provide addictions treatment to inmates or offer them adequate living […]
Aug 12 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — When it came time for Celine Wadhera to celebrate her birthday this year, she and her friends opted to spend an evening at a city park rather than going out for a pricey dinner or setting up a house party. On a Friday in early August, the 28-year-old and a group of roughly […]
Aug 4 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Accidents in which children die while stranded in hot cars may be more common than people realize, but the authors of a study probing the issue said there are numerous practical habits parents can adopt to ward off such tragedies. The study from the Hospital for Sick Children concluded an average of one child a […]
Jul 30 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Two Ontario zoos are flouting global guidelines by offering visitors the chance to get up close and personal with wildlife, putting animals and guests at risk, says a report by an international advocacy group. World Animal Protection compared programs at zoos around the world with the guidelines set out by the World Association for Zoos and Aquariums […]
Jul 17 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — DNA evidence has linked the alleged sexual assaults of three young girls to the same suspect, police in Waterloo, Ont., said Wednesday as they called for the public's help in identifying a man they say has been targeting children. Forensic evidence gathered after a four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in a Kitchener, Ont., apartment building this month suggests the […]
Jul 16 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — One of Canada's largest Christian denominations will spend the next three years considering whether to change its governance structure amid outrage that just two bishops' votes stood in the way of having same-sex marriage recognized by the Church's laws. Some in the Anglican Church of Canada say the current system to alter doctrine and policy — which […]
Jul 11 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts calling for more preventative education on the issue. The data collected from participating hospitals across the country shows that of the roughly 138,000 people aged 65 and older […]
Jul 11 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts calling for more preventative education on the issue. The data collected from participating hospitals across the country shows that of the roughly 138,000 people aged 65 and older […]
Jul 11 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts calling for more preventative education on the issue. The data collected from participating hospitals across the country shows that of the roughly 138,000 people aged 65 and older […]
Jul 11 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — TORONTO — Falls appear to be the leading cause of injuries that land seniors in hospital, according to newly released data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information that has experts calling for more preventative education on the issue. The data collected from participating hospitals across the country shows that of the roughly 138,000 people aged 65 and older […]
Jul 8 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Toronto's top doctor is sounding the alarm on the province's loosened booze rules, saying the regulations that make it easier to purchase and consume alcohol don't take health repercussions into account. A slew of recent measures from the Progressive Conservatives — including allowing alcohol to be served starting at 9 a.m. and plans to expand the sale […]
Jul 8 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — Toronto's top doctor is sounding the alarm on the province's loosened booze rules, saying the regulations that make it easier to purchase and consume alcohol don't take health repercussions into account. A slew of recent measures from the Progressive Conservatives — including allowing alcohol to be served starting at 9 a.m. and plans to expand the sale […]
Jul 3 2019 — Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press — A married couple in their 50s died after their car plunged into Lake Ontario at a popular park west of Toronto, police said Wednesday as they investigated what led to the vehicle going into the water. Halton regional police said the blue sedan crashed through a concrete barrier and went into the lake in LaSalle Park […]