Tory, GTHA mayors call for more vaccine supply as hospitals aim to help accommodate COVID surge
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Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 3:32 pm EDT
Toronto Mayor John Tory receives a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by pharmacist Niloo Saiy at a Shoppers Drug Mart pharmacy in Toronto, Saturday, April 10, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Toronto Mayor John Tory and his counterparts across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) are calling on the provincial government for additional vaccine supply as Ontario’s hospitals close their pediatric units to help accommodate a surge in COVID-19 cases.
TORONTO An Ontario woman in her 40s is dead after she contracted COVID-19 from her husband, who got sick after being told to go to work despite there being a known COVID-19 outbreak at the factory where he was employed, her doctor says. Dr. Michael Warner, medical director of critical care at Michael Garron Hospital, said the woman s husband was told that since the outbreak wasn t among employees on his shift, he still had to go into work and wasn t entitled to pay if he chose not to. Warner has not identified the family for privacy reasons, but said he s sharing their story in the hopes lessons can be learned about outbreaks in essential workplaces.
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HPL’s CEO and chief librarian Paul Takala says, Getting Hamilton residents vaccinated is most important to help save lives and move to a future without COVID-19 restrictions. (Ben Nelms/CBC)
Ontario to regulate troubled tow-truck industry, crack down on bad actors By Iain Sherriff-Scott. Published on Mar 2, 2021 4:21pm Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney makes an announcement in Toronto in August 2019. (Richard Lautens/Toronto Star)
As violence continues in Ontario’s notorious tow-truck industry, the provincial government said Tuesday it intends to crack down on bad actors and introduce legislation to regulate the sector.
The government will adopt the recommendations of its “towing task force,” which was struck in June 2020 to deal with the violence, announced Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney.
The task force delivered its recommendations today.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will work with municipal police forces to investigate criminal activity in the sector and promote intelligence sharing, Mulroney said.
Two regions in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area that began to vaccinate seniors outside of congregate care settings on Monday are reporting technical issues with their booking systems due to high demand.