News

City News Toronto
toronto. citynews. ca > 04/08/2026 > ontario-to-extend-wsib-coverage-in-privately-run-retirement-and-group-homes

Ontario to extend WSIB coverage in privately run retirement and group homes

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (304+ words) Posted April 8, 2026 5: 31 am. Ontario is planning to extend workplace safety and insurance coverage to health-care and support workers in privately run retirement homes and group homes. Labour Minister David Piccini says the new legislative measure will be part of a…...

City News Toronto
toronto. citynews. ca > video > 03/30/2026 > new-ontario-long-term-care-home-inaugurated-alongside-his-highness-the-aga-khan

New Ontario long-term care home inaugurated alongside His Highness the Aga Khan

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (447+ words) The weather will be up and down this week with a temperature rollercoaster, storms and even potential freezing rain Thursday. Meteorologist Natasha Ramsahai has your seven-day forecast. The GTA is getting a mild start to the week as warm temperatures…...

City News Toronto
toronto. citynews. ca > 12/10/2025 > ontario-expands-new-rules-for-cultural-long-term-care-placements

Ontario expands new rules for cultural long-term care placements

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (352+ words) Extreme Weather Centre: School bus cancellations, transit, traffic and other updates Posted December 10, 2025 1: 07 pm. Ontario is expanding rules intended to place seniors in culturally appropriate long-term care homes. The government found that their 2022 law, known as Bill 7, which was criticized…...

City News Toronto
toronto. citynews. ca > 11/06/2025 > ontario-still-short-of-long-term-care-bed-goal-data-in-fiscal-update-show

Ontario still short of long-term care bed goal, data in fiscal update show

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (782+ words) By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press Posted November 6, 2025 5: 19 pm. Ontario has built nearly 6, 700 long-term care beds with another 18, 000 beds in the pipeline, a far cry from the province's goal to add 58, 000 new or upgraded beds by 2028, numbers…...

City News Toronto
toronto. citynews. ca > 08/13/2025 > ontario-just-shy-of-meeting-target-of-four-hours-direct-care-for-ltc-residents

Ontario just shy of meeting target of four hours direct care for LTC residents

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (903+ words) Posted August 13, 2025 9: 05 am. Ontario failed to meet its legislated target for getting long-term care residents an average of four hours a day of direct care by March of this year, the government concedes, though it came quite close. The Progressive…...