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Mar
Stats of Life on CBC-TV is casting an exciting episode on Technology and what it looks like for Canadians across the country. Stats of Life is a positive television show that takes a unique look at the statistics that define our nation – it explores how Canadians really live. If you would like to see the first […]
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Mar
Dear Stakeholder, We need YOUR support for TJ Harvey’s motion on VisitABILITY (M-157). HOW? PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE the E-PETITION link for M-157! SIGN PETITION HERE to help us reach our goal for a more ACCESSIBLE CANADA! Visitable homes have three basic accessibility features: No step entrance – At minimum, there must be one accessible, […]
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Mar
Emergency alert test will ping your cellphone next week Tests will happen May 7 in Ontario and Quebec and May 9 in rest of the country The Canadian Press May 1, 2018 – Millions of cellphones, tablets and other portable devices will sound off across the country next week to test Canada’s new public emergency […]
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Mar
First Nations say their governments will face new social challenges from legal cannabis John Paul Tasker · CBC News May 1, 2018 – A Senate committee wants the Trudeau government to put off its marijuana legalization plans for roughly a year to allow Indigenous communities time to prepare. Members of the Senate’s Aboriginal peoples committee are recommending […]
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Mar
When speaking about health care across Ontario, NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says she uses London as an example of how the system is failing patients. Horwath stopped in London on Tuesday night to hold a townhall meeting on health care at Goodwill Industries, where nearly 70 people packed a third-floor conference room. “I don’t know […]
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Mar
Ontario drivers may have overpaid as much as $5 billion on their auto insurance premiums over the past five years, according to a report released Tuesday by the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association. By Jenny Yuen The Toronto Sun May 2018 – And while claims declined, insurance company profits grew to $1.5 billion in 2016 — […]
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Mar
This woman spent 47 hours waiting for surgery in the Sunnybrook ER, with shattered wrists, a broken elbow, cracked ribs and internal bleeding. An investigation into the overcrowding of Toronto ERs Toronto Life By Alison Motluk | Photograph by Nathan Cyprys | April 16, 2018 The day Kelly Yerxa had her accident was mostly uneventful. It […]
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Mar
This March 2018, Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations’ Board Member, Ghazy Mujahid initiated petition E-1566 to call upon the Government of Canada to appoint a Minister or a Special Advisor on Seniors Affairs to the Prime Minister. 500 electronic signatures need to be received before April 30, 2018 before the petition can be debated […]
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Mar
It was with shock and sadness that we learned of the passing of OSSCO©©© board member Hazel L. Outram Saint-Pierre on January 5, 2018. Hazel lived life to the fullest and was well known for her volunteer activities. She was an active volunteer with Ontario Society of Senior Citizens Organizations (OSSCO©©©) including our Senior Advisory […]