Toronto – Transforming Grief: Loss & Togetherness in COVID-19, a City of Toronto free exhibit, opened. The exhibit brings together interviews, art and artifacts that represent the collective voices of community members and artists to convey how Torontonians experienced, and continue to experience, the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition is on now until Sunday, January 7, 2024 at Fort York National …
Ontario – Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Premier and Minister of Health Sylvia Jones met with the members of Ontario Medical Association to discuss the #Prescription4ON, reducing admin burden and addressing HHR challenges. The association said it looks forward to working together to improve the health-care system for providers and patients.
Toronto – Toronto Public Health (TPH) updated its submission to Health Canada for an exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act to decriminalize drugs for personal use in Toronto. This is a critical step in Toronto’s response to the drug toxicity crisis. The update of the initial submission is a made-in-Toronto model to decriminalization. More information is available on …
Toronto – Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) was joined by Councillor Gary Crawford (Scarborough Southwest), Chair of the Budget Committee to highlight the City of Toronto’s recent budget investments to continue to build and improve Toronto’s central waterfront. The commitment will be realized, in part, through a multi-year investment in parks and community centres of more than $160 million …
New appointments maintain stability to deliver on government’s plan to build Ontario TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford named Michael Parsa as Minister of Children, Community and Social Services and Nina Tangri as Associate Minister of Housing. “I’m thrilled to recognize Michael’s many contributions to our government and welcome Nina back to Cabinet,” said Premier Ford. “Michael will work day and night …
Candidates with knowledge of poverty-related issues or with lived experience of poverty are invited to apply Ottawa – Since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Canada has taken action to fight poverty, support Canadians and strengthen the economy. The results speak for themselves: Canada’s overall poverty rate decreased substantially between 2015 and 2020, falling from 14.5% …
MIAMI – It has been confirmed that American officials have met with Arsenal striker, New York-born Folarin Balogun, 21, amid speculation he could switch to the United States. He moved to England when just two. He impressed this season during French Ligue 1 club Reims, netting 17 goals in 27 appearances. Talks with Balogun have been confirmed by US caretaker …
WASHINGTON – All hormonal contraceptives carry some risk of breast cancer, including the popular progestogen-only pills, a recent study says. The researchers of study stressed that high risk of breast cancer should be weighed against the benefits of hormonal contraceptives, like protection they provide against other forms of female cancer.
US – An MIT neuroscientist, Professor Li-Huei Tsai, says for maintaining healthy brain and want memory to function properly, one needs to follow healthy diet discipline that can slow down effects of mental ailment. She focuses on mental health diseases such as Alzheimer’s. According to her people should remain socially and intellectually active, exercise and eat healthily, and be consistent …
Comox – Harjit Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, and Her Worship Nicole Minions, Mayor of the Town of Comox, announced a joint investment of more than $485,000 to modernize the Comox Community Centre. Through this investment, the Centre will become more energy efficient and emit less greenhouse gases (GHGs). …
