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  TORONTO -- Thousands have signed a petition demanding the province roll back COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor activities, including boating, as even top scientists say the government is going overboard. Sailors are mystified at how lonely hours on the water could add to the spread of COVID-19, while some physicians told CTV News Toronto that keeping people from enjoying relatively low-risk outdoor activities could send them inside where the risk of transmission is actually higher. “It�...

People really arent loving Ontarios plan for paid sick days Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. At long last, after months of refusing the pleas of medical experts to mandate paid sick days and help stop the spread of COVID-19, Ontarios provincial government has unveiled legislation that will do just that — but not very well, in the opinions of critics. "On April 29, 2021, the Ontario Government will int...

Doug Ford finally approves paid sick days for workers in Ontario Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. The Government of Ontario has at long last come up with a program for paid sick days after mounting pressure from the public while we wade through the taxing third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Doug Ford, who has been vocally against the idea in light of the fact that the federal government already...

Not good enough: Opposition, science table, labour groups react to paid sick leave plan by Lucas Casaletto, News staff Posted Apr 28, 2021 4:52 pm EDT Last Updated Apr 29, 2021 at 11:45 am EDT Ontario Premier Doug Ford leads members of his cabinet to the daily briefing at Queens Park in Toronto on Monday November 16, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn Members of the opposition, the province’s own science table and labour groups are among many reacting to Ontario’s COVID-19 sick leave plan...

Its not easy to get a vaccine in Scarborough.  Residents of Toronto are finally starting to get vaccinated at a quicker pace this month now that f...

Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21 The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno) Members of Torontos Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health. Theyre also four times as likely to require hospitali...

Posted: Apr 21, 2021 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 21 The Centro Cultural Latinoamericano Toronto is a community hub in Little Jamaica, a gathering place for a cross-section of low-income, racialized populations, many of whom are immigrants.(Submitted by Enzo Moreno) Members of Torontos Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health. Theyre also four times as likely to require hospitali...

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  TORONTO -- Doctors and community advocates are angry and frustrated the Ontario government hasn’t created a plan for all essential workers to receive paid sick days when they stay home due to COVID-19. On Friday Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced new restrictions but nothing around paid sick days, despite workplaces being a significant source of virus spread. “It was infuriating,” Michelle Dagnino, Executive Director of the Jane and Finch community and family centre told CTV News...

  TORONTO -- As more of the new Ontario restrictions come into effect this morning, experts are registering their dismay over how the new rules fail to address actual issues raised persistently by health-care workers — such as the need for paid sick days. Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician, told CTV’s Your Morning that since “a significant portion” of the new infections are occurring in workplaces, the restrictions announced by Premier Doug Ford on Friday sho...