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ONTARIO: Half of province's hospitals in poor state of repair; accountability office says

ONTARIO: Half of province's hospitals in poor state of repair; accountability office says

Overall, it says about one third is in poor repair
CANADA: B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'

CANADA: B.C. homework assignment asks for 'positive experiences with residential schools'

Krista MacInnis said she began crying when her daughter asked for help on the Grade 6 assignment
ONTARIO: Survey of university students, faculty suggests online learning has negative impact

ONTARIO: Survey of university students, faculty suggests online learning has negative impact

A survey of university students, faculty, and academic librarians in Ontario suggests that the shift to online learning during the pandemic has negatively affected the quality of the educational experience.
COVID-19: Many Canadians gaining weight during pandemic, poll says

COVID-19: Many Canadians gaining weight during pandemic, poll says

One-third of respondents say they are exercising less, while 16 per cent said they're working out more
WORLD: All officials for world junior hockey championship in Edmonton from Canada only

WORLD: All officials for world junior hockey championship in Edmonton from Canada only

The International Ice Hockey Federation says all 10 participating countries approved of this decision
ONTARIO: Province alleges family perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud

ONTARIO: Province alleges family perpetrated $11M COVID benefit fraud

According to the lawsuit, Sanjay Madan and his family opened more than 400 bank accounts and deposited around 10,000 cheques made out to fictitious applicants with thousands of non-existent children under the support program
ONTARIO: Former psychiatric patients testify about harmful impacts of experimental treatments

ONTARIO: Former psychiatric patients testify about harmful impacts of experimental treatments

New hearing will attach dollar figure to liability of two former Oak Ridge doctors and the Crown
ONTARIO: COVID-19 response hampered by 'delays and confusion in decision-making,' AG says

ONTARIO: COVID-19 response hampered by 'delays and confusion in decision-making,' AG says

Outdated provincial emergency plans played a role in slowing down the response in the winter and spring, as did systemic issues such as a lack of laboratory surge capacity and old IT systems, Bonnie Lysyk said in a report
ONTARIO: Thunder Bay residents file $350-million class-action lawsuit against city over leaking pipes

ONTARIO: Thunder Bay residents file $350-million class-action lawsuit against city over leaking pipes

Residents across the city have been experiencing pinhole leaks in copper water pipes and have repeatedly called on the city for answers and have only been met with silence.
BEYOND LOCAL: People with disabilities at risk of being wrongly deemed ‘incompetent’ by health system, expert says

BEYOND LOCAL: People with disabilities at risk of being wrongly deemed ‘incompetent’ by health system, expert says

Many of the assessments used to evaluate capacity do not account for specific types of disabilities