The scenes unfolding inside the intensive care unit at Scarborough General Hospital can be tough to watch as nearly every bed is now taken. Life here is incredibly fragile, even for the vaccinated. Dr. Martin Betts is the medical director of critical care for the Scarborough health network. He says:Continue Reading
The highly anticipated return to in person learning is now delayed once again. Both public and catholic schools in Toronto are closed today due to the winter storm. Students will be learning remotely. Education Minster Stephan Lecce was interviewed this morning. When asked about if the benefits of kids learningContinue Reading
As kids in Ontario get ready to return to in person learning on Monday, a new poll is now shedding light on how parents feel about sending their children back to school as Omicron cases continue to rise. Some new data from the non-profit angus reed institute reveals more thanContinue Reading
Alisha will be sending her two children to school on monday reluctantly. She admitted that she is not confident that the schools are safe. Meanwhile, she’s worried about her youngest child too young to be vaccinated. “My two children are both begging to go back school, ” said by Alisha.Continue Reading
Staff shortages at hospitals have some considering, or already allowing, health-care workers who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 to continue working even if they have symptoms. Emergency room nurse Eram Chhogala said in an interview: “just in one shift, we had approximately 4 or 5 patients that had to be transferedContinue Reading
More than 2,400 people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, marking a new record for hospitalizations throughout the pandemic. The Ministry of Health says 2,472 patients are in Ontario hospitals with the virus, up from 2,279 yesterday and breathing the previous record of 2,360 hospitalizations on Apr. 20, 2021. Compared toContinue Reading
Just over 59,000 tests were processed by Ontario over the past 24 hours, resulting in a test positivity rate of 29.2 per cent. Ontario recorded 20 more deaths linked to COVID-19 today, the highest single-day death toll logged since late May, as virus-related hospitalizations continue to climb in the province.Continue Reading
The Ontario government is extending its Worker Income Protection Benefit program, which provides paid sick days, until July 31, 2022 to continue keeping workers safe and ensure they do not lose pay if they need to miss work for reasons related to COVID-19. Employees can continue to access this paidContinue Reading
Ontario is reporting more than 600 new COVID-19 cases as the number of breakthrough infections surpasses new cases among unvaccinated individuals today. Provincial health officials logged 627 new COVID-19 infections today, down from 741 on Sunday but up from 552 one week ago. Of the new cases reported today, 286Continue Reading
The Ontario government says it is spending more on schools, students and teachers this year, despite an apparent reduction in base funding for education revealed in the Fall Economic Statement. Thursday’s financial update showed education base funding would be $30.8 billion. That number is down from $31.26 billion earmarked in the initialContinue Reading
