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The system failed the people of Brampton: How COVID-19 is taking a toll in hard-hit city Brampton’s COVID-19 test positivity rate was more than double the rate for Ontario near the end of April. And residents and health experts say the government hasn’t done enough to protect people living in the Peel Region. Social Sharing CBC Radio · Posted: May 05, 2021 3:21 PM ET | Last Updated: May 5 Gurinder Singh Khehra got COVID-19 after his wife caught it at work. He was put on a ventilator twic...

Canada’s governments lift COVID-19 restrictions despite warnings of deadly third wave Highlighting “the emergence and spread” of more contagious variants of the COVID-19 virus, Canada’s chief medical officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, told a press conference last Friday, “Unless we maintain and abide by stringent public health measures, we may not be able to avert a re-acceleration of the epidemic in Canada. These variants have been smouldering in the background and now threaten to flare up.�...

How will Ontario schools keep kids safe during the third wave? With schools in the province reopened, many conflicted parents are wondering what improvements—if any—have been made. Aaron Hutchins It was sometime in August 2020, before the last reopening of schools in Ontario, that Sarah Liss became fixated with ventilation. Her older child goes to school in the Toronto District School Board, in the kind of building where students complain about the sweltering heat on warmer days. ...

We have featured him in The Tyee because he has grasped realities our political leaders haven’t. “Success in a pandemic is not waiting for a vaccine,” says Bar-Yam. “It’s about using an arsenal of tools, including vaccines, to defeat the virus while we have the chance.” Going to zero therefore means a serious five to seven-week lockdown that brings numbers down exponentially. It means financially supporting struggling small businesses and their workers during that lockdown. It mean...

With schools in the province reopening this week, many conflicted parents are wondering what improvements have been made. No one quite seems to know.

The spread of more contagious variants, easing of restrictions and a delayed vaccine rollout could lead to another peak in coronavirus cases, experts warn.

Doug Ford denies causing doctor to be fired for COVID-19 advocacy Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press Ontario Premier Doug Ford is denying that he placed a phone call to the chief executive officer of a Brampton hospital that may have contributed to the h...

Doctor claims he was fired from key role due to pandemic response criticism by News staff Last Updated Jan 28, 2021 at 8:56 am EDT The Interim Medical Director of Critical Care at William Osler Health System claims he was terminated from the role due to his “outspoken, public statements about Ontario’s pandemic response.” Dr. Brooks Fallis said he was deeply disappointed in the decision by the hospital to terminate his contract, considering he says he had already received an offer to exte...

The Interim Medical Director of Critical Care at William Osler Health System, Dr. Brooks Fallis, claims he was terminated from the role due to his "outspoken, public statements about Ontario's pandemic response."

An Ontario doctor says his contract as interim medical director of critical care has been terminated at a hospital network because he has spoken out about the province's pandemic response.