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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 Toronto's Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health. They're also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease — a statistic that could have huge implications as "It's like if it...

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 Toronto's Latino community are nearly seven times more likely to contract COVID-19 than their white counterparts, according to new data from Toronto Public Health. They're also four times as likely to require hospitalization to treat the disease — a statistic that could have huge implications as "It's like if...

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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 Monday. Dagnino said she’s pushing workers to received two weeks of paid leave but two t...

  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 should’ve addressed that reality. “We’re dealing with the human catastrophe that’s...