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North York dentist Dr. Diana Wong is seeing seniors who have neglected their oral health for years, some who haven’t had a cleaning or seen a dentist in a decade.

THE ISSUE: Barriers to wellnessLOCAL IMPACT: Community health centres work to break down health-care road blocks for people in low-income areas

COVID-19 exposes need for more collaborative, community-based health care Amina Zafar © CBC Adil Butt tested positive for coronavirus in the first week of December 2020 in Toronto. He chose to self-isolate longer than recommended to protect his family. When Adil Butts body started to ache, he immediately isolated himself in a small bedroom for a month to keep his young family safe from COVID-19. The 42-year-old lives in Thorncliffe Park, a tightly knit community of apartment ...

COVID-19 has demonstrated the vital role of community-based health-care centres. Brazil is enduring another devastating wave of COVID-19, and politicians seem unable to help. Read more: On the anniversary of the pandemic being declared, take a jarring before-and-after look at scenes across Canada; B.C. anti-tax activist and N.L. doctor are under scrutiny for allegedly spreading COVID-19 misinformation. Demonstrators take part Thursday in a protest outside the headquarters of Moderna Therapeutic...

Systemic racism and trauma feeds vaccine hesitancy for Black Canadians The National2 months ago 5:42 Despite being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, many Black Canadians are hesitant to take a vaccine. Local governments have made commitments to build trust, but that work is just beginning.5:42

December 23, 2020 Today, Mayor John Tory announced that approximately $3.12 million in additional funding will be distributed from the TO Supports Investment Fund to 33 community-based agencies supporting vulnerable populations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This round of funding includes $1.96 million from the City of Toronto’s allocation of the Social Services Relief Fund from the Province of Ontario and $550,000 from the Scheinberg Relief Fund. Data continues to show that Indigenous, B...