Long-term care improvements would cost $13.7 billion, PBO says
Governments would have to double their spending on long-term care to implement a range of improvements proposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new report…
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How ‘choice’ in child care might play out in the coming federal election
In one respect, the summer of 2021 is a lot like the fall of 2005: with the possibility of an election looming, a minority Liberal government is…
Wealthy KPMG clients continued to dodge taxes for years after CRA detected offshore ‘sham’
After amassing a fortune selling scrap metal in South Africa, Peter Cooper immigrated to Canada in the mid-1990s with his sons Marshall and Richard and their families.They…
TD Bank accused of losing customers’ RSPs — again
More TD Canada Trust customers are accusing the bank of losing tens of thousands of dollars in Retirement Savings Plan contributions they deposited with the financial institution.Two…
2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it’s taking a toll
When Alison McVinnie's husband, Kevin Crozier, suffered a massive stroke in February, he was transferred between three different hospitals, all in a matter of hours.In a rapid…
This critical care paramedic worked a week of 12-hour shifts to help keep Ontario’s ICUs from overflowing
When cases of COVID-19 surged as the pandemic's third wave hit Ontario, Joanne Skinner told her 11-year-old son she'd soon need to go help people in Toronto.A…
Victims of Ponzi scheme call for reopening of probe into offshore money transfers
Victims of a massive investment fraud that operated for years out of Montreal and siphoned more than $500 million offshore are calling on federal politicians to resume…
With one budget, Freeland overturned 3 decades of political orthodoxy
Nearly seven years ago, a rookie politician surveyed the political landscape across the democratic world and saw the outlines of a new era."What we are seeing, in…
Ontario hospitals allowed to transfer patients without consent
The Ontario government's health agency has issued two emergency orders to help hospitals cope with a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations and intensive care admissions that is threatening…
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada's national statistics agency says it's ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months.Census…
Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report
Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries, according to a new report released on Tuesday by the…