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Ontario government poised to take over management of long-term-care homes struggling with COVID-19
Premier Doug Ford now has the power to take over long-term-care homes struggling to cope with COVID-19 outbreaks.
Woman accused of spitting on bank machine
Toronto woman charged with mischief after allegedly spitting on bank machine
It’s goodbye for Emma’s Back Porch restaurant, closing after 30 years due to pandemic
Emma’s Back Porch closes doors for good
Musicians are more desperate than ever. Streaming services ought to rescue them
Spotify, YouTube and streaming services in general: It’s time to step up.
Before & After: These DIY decor updates make their homes happier places during COVID-19
For more than 100 years, a black Palmer piano has been part of Alicia Doucette’s family history. Her grandmother tinkled its ivories, her mother grew up playing it, and Doucette and her siblings had their early musical training on the instrument.
Hamilton GDP projected to drop by 3.2 per cent amid COVID-19, more than Ottawa and Toronto
Forecasted decline would mark the first contraction in local GDP since the 2009 recession
Hamilton’s COVID death rate among lowest in Ontario
City’s rate far below Toronto, Ottawa, Peel, Niagara and Waterloo Region
Hamilton’s first-degree murder trial that is on pause for pandemic
Retrial of Jeremy Hall for 2006 murder of Billy Mason expected to be a top priority when courts reopen
May 13: Home care workers are kind, considerate and thoughtful, and other letters to the editor
Receiving care at home takes away the burden of having to go to the nearest hospital, writes Jane Evans.
Here’s why you might be seeing more Coyotes — and rats — this spring in Hamilton
Hamilton health officials warn of ‘slight’ uptick in coyote activity and rise in noticeable rat population during pandemic
Ottawa to give details on emergency aid for small businesses; Wuhan to test all residents after handful of new infections; New Zealand reports zero new cases for second day in a row
The latest novel coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Wednesday (this file will be updated throughout the day). Web links to longer stories if available.
COVID-19 could change long-term care forever — at the site of Canada’s first outbreak, the shift is already underway
VANCOUVER—It wasn’t the death that caused the upheaval — working in long-term care, no matter where you are or what the circumstances, death is expected.
Canadian pediatricians urged to look out for mysterious syndrome that may trail COVID-19
Canadian pediatricians have been issued a “Be On the Lookout” advisory for an acute inflammatory disease similar to Kawasaki disease that has been observed affecting children during the coronavirus pandemic.
'I see you': Pickering nurse on front lines of coronavirus response
Being a nurse is a tough job at the best of times — dealing with people and families in pain.
Feds to unveil regional small biz aid
Feds to unveil details of $1 billion in regional aid for small businesses
Analysis: One-third of U.S. coronavirus deaths are nursing home residents or workers
At least 28,100 residents and workers have died from the coronavirus at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities for older adults in the United States, according to a New York Times database. The virus so far has infected more than 153,000 at some 7,700 facilities.
Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
OTTAWA—Health Canada says it has authorized the first COVID-19 serological test for use in the country to detect antibodies specific to the virus.
Kept apart by coronavirus and a border, these Canadians and their foreign national spouses are urging Ottawa to reunite families
Canadians separated from their foreign spouses due to border closings have launched a petition urging Ottawa to reunite them during the coronavirus pandemic.
Serological test approved to detect antibodies
Health Canada approves serological test to detect COVID-19 antibodies
Toronto scientists dug into the connection between race, income, housing and COVID-19. What they found was ‘alarming’
Ontarians testing positive for COVID-19 are more likely to live in neighbourhoods characterized by precarious housing, lower income status and a greater concentration of immigrants and visible minorities.
Rosie DiManno: Sluggish move to live online teaching puts York Region board on asynchronous path with others
Today’s lesson: Use the word asynchronous in a sentence.
Rosie DiManno: York Region school board’s sluggish move to live online teaching asynchronous with other boards
Today’s lesson: Use the word asynchronous in a sentence.
McMaster med school uses lottery to select students after in-person interviews cancelled
Applicants who are not offered admission will be invited to interview in 2021
Toronto family says 91-year-old father was put in a COVID-19 ward — despite testing negative. He died three days later
Hank Bordan was a stubborn, energetic, and chatty 91-year-old. He spent his last days alone, in the COVID-19 ward at St. Michael’s Hospital.
This Toronto family says their 91-year-old father was put into a COVID-19 ward — despite testing negative. He died three days later without family around him
Hank Bordan was a stubborn, energetic, and chatty 91-year-old. He spent his last days alone, in the COVID-19 ward at St. Michael’s Hospital.
Grocery store fight over masks turns violent in Tillsonburg
Officers determined that two customers were arguing about wearing a mask while shopping.
Broadway actor Nick Cordero emerges from coma, wife says
Coronavirus-stricken Broadway actor Nick Cordero has awoken from the medically induced coma he entered in late March, his wife, Amanda Kloots, announced Tuesday.
Miss the Leafs, Raptors and Jays? Here’s where the major sports stand for the Canadian fan
No pucks have been dropped. No balls have been thrown or kicked. No bats have been swung.
Web giants must do fair share: heritage minister
Ottawa examining new, existing tools to get web giants to pay up: Guilbeault
Drive-in art: ‘Immersive van Gogh’ exhibit will be viewable from patrons’ cars
You can use a car to safely pick up groceries, order coffee or watch a movie during the COVID-19 pandemic, so why not use one to experience art?
Dozens of diseased muskrats found in Long Point; residents warned to stay away from wildlife
Norfolk County residents are being warned after approximately three dozen diseased muskrats were discovered.
Public Health Ontario reveals what likely caused 18 false positives in Hamilton
Cases involved five seniors homes, including two which were put into outbreak status for days
Nurses call for health-care reforms in Ontario
Ontario's nurses say COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms
Warship back in action after Cyclone crash
HMCS Fredericton back in action after Cyclone crash
Bruce Arthur: The sickening of America is Canada’s biggest outside threat. Keep that border closed
Frankly, Canada has enough COVID-19 problems. We have a clutch of flat-earth no-vaccine wackos blocking the ambulance bay in a Vancouver hospital, and sprinklings of similar protesters at Queen’s Park, lonely and lost. Quebec is reopening schools amid unsettled science, and Ontario’s premier had two daughters visit for Mother’s Day, then fumbled the public health recommendation for everyone else. Oh, and Bryan Adams stepped in it. And by it, we mean xenophobia.
Should COVID-19 conveniences like beer delivery become permanent? These are some of the things Canadians want to see stick
As provincial governments loosen red tape on everything from alcohol sales to medical appointments amid COVID-19, some Canadians are giving the new normal standing ovations.
Heather Scoffield: How green is your company? You'll need to tell Bill Morneau if you want a COVID-19 loan
The federal government’s long-anticipated plan to backstop the country’s biggest, most-troubled companies had a whiff of generals fighting the last war when Finance Minister Bill Morneau rolled it out this week — and with good reason.
Woodbine looking to resume racing in June
Lawson: Woodbine Racetrack looking to restart horse racing next month
Canadian National Exhibition cancelled this year
NewsAlert: Canadian National Exhibition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
TTC faces $520-million shortfall by Labour Day due to pandemic
The TTC is facing a budget shortfall from the COVID-19 crisis that could grow to more than half a billion dollars by Labour Day, and the agency will be unable to continue providing vital transit service unless it gets financial help from the provincial and federal governments, according to a new report.
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
Most actively traded companies on the TSX
TSX dips despite gains from commodities
Materials and energy sectors lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stocks also rise
Quebecers encouraged to wear masks in public
Masked premier strongly urges Quebecers to wear masks amid COVID-19 spread
Feds pledge COVID-19 aid to seniors
Feds pledge one-time benefit top-up to seniors in COVID-19 aid
Students look to aid as summer jobs disappear
Students wondering how to pay for essentials as summer work disappears
Feds adapt infrastructure plan for COVID-19
Feds unveil new COVID-19 stream for provincial infrastructure program
Arruda apologizes for dancing in viral video
Dr. Horatio Arruda apologizes for dancing in viral video with Quebec artist
Only a public inquiry can fix Ontario’s broken long-term-care system
COVID-19 has devastated economies, destroyed “normal” life and taxed health-care systems all around the world, but in Canada its brutal ability to kill has been heavily concentrated in long-term-care homes.
Primary care open for business in Hamilton
Stories abound of people with serious health concerns who have stayed away from seeking health-care attention at emergency rooms, family physicians an
Premier Doug Ford promises ‘good news’ later this week as COVID-19 lockdown is extended
Ontario will remain on coronavirus lockdown until June 2, but Premier Doug Ford is set to announce the next stage of businesses and services allowed to reopen.
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