- by Aly Boltman
For the second time in my life, I have been away from home on vacation in an idyllic place, only to receive an email that informs me a friend is "gone now."
The first time was Lorraine Brown, a valued friend and one of the smartest people I'd ever met. I was on a ferry on the west coast, surrounded by breathtaking beauty when I was harshly pulled into to the realities of the world back home,...
On January 1, Ontario made the biggest expansion to medicare in a generation by providing drug coverage to over four million children and youth. More than 350,000 prescriptions have been filled to date under OHIP+ and the numbers continue to grow.
Under OHIP+, more than 4,400 medications are covered, including asthma inhalers, drugs to treat depression, anxiety, epilepsy and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, antibiotics, epinephrine auto-injectors like EpiPens, insulin,
- by Anne Finlay-Stewart
In response to MP Larry Miller's letter of January 9, readers wanted to know who was having difficulty completing the application for summer job funding, and why. We asked, and Mr. Miller's office promptly responded.
"In respect of the confidentiality of organizations that contact our office I am not able to provide specific examples or...
The Ontario Student Trustees' Association has released a position paper in advance of the upcoming provincial elections. The paper includes 16 policy recommendations focused in three areas: student well-being, 21st century learning, and equitable access to learning opportunities.
Some of the recommendations for changes to Ontario's education system include:...
To The Editor,
The tumult and turmoil surrounding the roll out of the new minimum wage saw some employers clawing back benefits which had been extended to their employees in years past. Employees are being penalized vindictively. Protests and boycotts have been organized.
Notably, the Tim Horton's franchise in Cobourg, owned by children of the franchise founders, stated in a letter to
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