Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission report provides detailed overview of government failures and illustrates “how the system was completely unprepared to begin with. And how we almost set it up to fail,” says an expert in geriatric care. torstar.co/4wh550ECJa4
“The first outbreak in an Ontario long-term-care home was declared on March 16, 2020,” according to the report. “The virus then spread like wildfire.”
Almost 4,000 long-term care residents and 11 staff members have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
It mentioned a lack of emergency preparedness by the government and an inability to respond quickly to information about how the virus was being transmitted as it came in from around the world. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“The majority of those who died in the first wave of the pandemic did so or were infected ....while the province was mulling over who had the authority to issue a compulsory direction and the associated policy considerations," the report said. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“We actually took a lot of systemic actions and inactions that allowed us to not only be set up for failure,” says @DrSamirSinha, director of geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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In a statement issued Monday, federal Environmental Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said that they have decided to designate this project under the federal impact assessment process. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
If built, the controversial 60-km highway, also known as the 413, would connect Milton from the 401 to Vaughan, ending at the Highway 400. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
#Opinion: Despite the fact that one in five Canadians identifies as disabled, our stories are never on the radar when it comes to popular culture. If you haven’t seen the documentary “Crip Camp” yet, you should, writes advocate Andrea van Vugt. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
Oscar-nominated “Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution,” encourages people to claim their disability, exposes disability civil rights history and is a reminder that a movement by the people, for the people, makes all the difference. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
The disability community is the largest minority group in Canada. And — wake up — it’s a minority group that you can become a part of at any point in your life. thestar.com/opinion/contri…
NEW from @urbykahn: “Enough is enough.” This Toronto woman is fed up with anti-Asian attacks on public transit, so she began a ride-share initiative to provide safe transportation for Asian Canadians thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
Three separate anti-Asian incidents were reported to Toronto police in April. Police are investigating them as hate crimes as a woman victim, alleged the suspect spat on her and yelled racial slurs. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The initiative aims to cover Uber and Lyft fees for those in Asian communities in Toronto and Vancouver who feel unsafe taking public transit during a time when violent anti-Asian incidents are on the rise. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
A teacher tweeted in Sept. 2020 a photo of his packed classroom. "I managed to squeeze 34 desks. There's no distancing." It went viral, with calls for action to Ontario.
Now, the Star has reviewed internal emails to show how Ontario's officials reacted: torstar.co/3OHi50EDd7o
“I managed to squeeze in 34 desks. There’s no distancing,” Griffith tweeted. “But (Premier Doug Ford and Education Minister Stephen Lecce) say we have the ‘best plan in the country’ and the ‘lowest class sizes’. Uh huh.” @griffydeck tweeted.
Within hours, the tweet came to the attention of deputy education minister Nancy Naylor’s office. Internal emails obtained by the Star show that Naylor’s executive assistant asked staff to contact the director of education to look into the claims.
He’s 13. He lost his mom to COVID-19, his dad to cancer. His message: ‘Hug your loved ones. Never let them go.’ torstar.co/ofaO50ECLiD
For roughly one week, Dalia Aly was on oxygen in the ICU. Eventually, she was placed on a ventilator. While she initially showed signs of improving, her illness progressed quickly.
Anyone aged 18 and over who lives in one of 114 hot spots identified by the Ontario government will be able to book an appointment for a COVID-19 vaccine at a mass immunization clinic starting Monday. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The appointments, which will be available for the two weeks of May 3 and May 10, can be made through the province’s online booking system or directly through public health units. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The province said the expanded eligibility is part of a strategy to allocate 50 per cent of vaccine doses to the hot spots, up from the current share of 25 per cent. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…