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ONTARIO: Government to commit to average four-hour care standard in long-term care

ONTARIO: Government to commit to average four-hour care standard in long-term care

Health-care advocates and unions have long-pressed for a minimum four-hour standard of care to improve conditions in Ontario's long-term care homes
ONTARIO: Restaurants ask province to explain restrictions, show COVID-19 data

ONTARIO: Restaurants ask province to explain restrictions, show COVID-19 data

No data so far to suggest restaurants a major transmission point, group says
ONTARIO: Front-line workers who left LTC homes in May won't come back, commission hears

ONTARIO: Front-line workers who left LTC homes in May won't come back, commission hears

System now employs 30 per cent fewer PSWs than before the pandemic, union says
COVID-19: Why high standards matter in developing coronavirus vaccine

COVID-19: Why high standards matter in developing coronavirus vaccine

We must ensure that our immune systems are trained in a way that will allow us to respond most effectively against future highly pathogenic coronaviruses, some of which may prove to be more dangerous than the current one, prof says
ONTARIO: Lawyers for accused in human-trafficking case ask to be paid through seized funds

ONTARIO: Lawyers for accused in human-trafficking case ask to be paid through seized funds

'There’s a procedure available in the Criminal Code to permit counsel to make application to be paid from the seized money,' says defence lawyer
BEYOND LOCAL: Why breast cancer awareness is not enough

BEYOND LOCAL: Why breast cancer awareness is not enough

Public health strategies need to be based on prevention, sociology prof says
CANADA: Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

CANADA: Feds to unveil more pandemic support for Indigenous communities

The money is on top of more than $2.2 billion the federal government has already allocated to help Indigenous and northern communities get through the health crisis
ONTARIO: Lisa MacLeod to make announcement about World Cup, Commonwealth Games bids

ONTARIO: Lisa MacLeod to make announcement about World Cup, Commonwealth Games bids

A committee has also been formed to put together a bid for Hamilton to host the Commonwealth Games in 2026
CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

CANADA: Researchers test groundbreaking approach to treating Parkinson's disease

Experimental method involves targeted ultrasound, used to open the blood-brain barrier and deliver therapeutics to specific regions of the brain without cutting or drilling
ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

ONTARIO: No 'marriage tax' despite suggestions to the contrary, government says

Ontario data indicate relatively few people elect to legally change their name after marriage