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Gen-Z candidates using their campaigns to boost youth turnout, increase engagement

Gen-Z candidates using their campaigns to boost youth turnout, increase engagement

Isaiah Bryant likens campaigning for city council in Mississauga, Ont., to preparing for his upcoming G2 road test – the longer the 20-year-old does it, the more confident he feels.
Ontario proposes to double fines against unethical developers

Ontario proposes to double fines against unethical developers

TORONTO — Ontario is planning to double the maximum fines for new homebuilders and sellers who unfairly cancel a project or purchase agreement.
LTC seniors three times more likely to receive antidepressants than other seniors

LTC seniors three times more likely to receive antidepressants than other seniors

TORONTO — Seniors living in long-term care across the country were three times more likely to have been prescribed antidepressants over the last five years than those in the community, a new report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information i
Ontario hospitals look to 'unconventional spaces,' new staff models to ease pressures

Ontario hospitals look to 'unconventional spaces,' new staff models to ease pressures

Some Ontario hospitals are coming up with alternative solutions, including the use of unconventional patient spaces and new staffing models, to deal with high patient volumes and long wait times as cases of COVID-19 and other illnesses rise.
More Indigenous-led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears

More Indigenous-led services for youth needed to prevent deaths, inquest hears

Ontario should establish more Indigenous-led and culturally appropriate services for youth in crisis to prevent tragedies similar to the death of an Indigenous teen who went missing from a group home, a lawyer representing his grandmother argued Wedn
Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident rooms

Ontario quietly changes LTC rules; visitors no longer have to mask in resident rooms

TORONTO — Ontario has quietly changed masking rules for long-term care homes, no longer requiring visitors or caregivers to wear them when alone with a resident in their room.
Voter fatigue, acclamations could spell low turnout in Ontario municipal elections

Voter fatigue, acclamations could spell low turnout in Ontario municipal elections

Dave Meslin is a serial ideas guy. He started a public space advocacy collective in his 20s, founded Toronto's largest cycling non-profit in his 30s, and led a national electoral reform campaign in his 40s.
Contract talks break down between Ontario education workers, government

Contract talks break down between Ontario education workers, government

TORONTO — The union representing about 55,000 Ontario education workers says almost no progress was made over three days of contract talks with the government, and negotiations will resume just two days before they're in a legal strike position.
Toronto police charge man, 35, with attempted murder after evening shooting at house

Toronto police charge man, 35, with attempted murder after evening shooting at house

TORONTO — Police have charged a man with multiple offences, including attempted murder, after he allegedly shot at officers in east Toronto.
Union for some Metrolinx workers votes in favour of Oct. 31 strike deadline

Union for some Metrolinx workers votes in favour of Oct. 31 strike deadline

TORONTO — The union representing Metrolinx's GO Transit bus drivers and other workers says its members have voted in favour of an Oct. 31 strike deadline if a deal isn't reached with their employer.