Posted: Jun 10, 2021 11:02 AM ET | Last Updated: June 10
Now that a judge has found two Hamilton paramedics guilty for failing to provide the necessaries of life to 19-year-old Yosif Al-Hasnawi, first responders are wondering about the legal implications for the field. (BC Ambulance Service / Stock)
In a legal first in Canada, two paramedics were found guilty for their part in the death of a Hamilton 19-year-old. Now, emergency responders wonder how that precedent might change the way they do their jobs.
An Ontario Superior Court judge on Tuesday found Steven Snively and Christopher Marchant guilty of failing to provide the necessaries of life to Al-Hasnawi, who had been shot and later died in hospital.
TORONTO Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case count has dipped below the 500 mark for the second day in a row. Health officials logged 411 new infections on Wednesday, as well as 33 deaths related to the novel coronavirus. The Ministry of Health has stated that of the 33 new deaths reported, 11 actually occurred in either April or May. Before Tuesday, the last time the case count was this low was on Sept. 26, 2020, when 435 COVID-19 cases were reported. Wednesday also marks the 10th day in a row in which Ontario’s daily case count has been below 1,000. The seven-day rolling average of daily reported COVID-19 cases continues to decline and now stands at about 657 down from 978 a week ago.
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Bruce County council wants to know what measures the Grey Bruce Health Unit Board of Health has put in place to limit expenditures in 2021.
Earlier this month, Bruce County council approved a letter inviting the board of health to appear as a delegation during its upcoming budget review process “to provide an overview of their proposed budget and the implications for municipal funding”.
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In 2020, Grey Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Ian Arra became the highest-paid MOH in the province and one of Ontario’s highest-earning public servants. Nearly half of his $631,510 salary attributed to overtime payments.