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In Brampton, temp workers, many of them immigrants waiting for permanent status, are risking their lives without a real safety net like higher wages, or enough accessible sick leave. All

#Breaking: Ontario legislature votes against Liberal MPP's paid sick leave bill 20-55.https://www.thestar.com/politics/provincial/2021/04/26/tories-under-pressure-to-unveil-a-sick-pay-program-ford-promises-will-be-the-best-in-north-amer

Students switching back and forth between in-school and online learning due to COVID-19 are struggling and will need significant supports in place to help close learning gaps, say the Canada's

Brampton continues to be at the epicentre of Ontario’s fight against COVID-19 with area hospitals detecting record-high positivity rates in patients and 1 in 5 people who show up at

NEW: $40-million worth of potentially life-saving treatment that could keep COVID-19 patients out of hospitals is sitting unused in Canada despite being approved by this country’s medical regulators. Doctors don’t

Years after the Ontario vowed to get to the bottom of two alleged mercury dumps upstream from Grassy Narrows First Nation, neither has been excavated. In the meantime, the province

A team from Humber River Hospital rolled out the vaccination welcome mat on Weston Road. Many residents said they knew nothing about it and were pleasantly surprised.http://torstar.co/sJ6150ElqM9 The area, deemed

Wikipedia is one of the most used sites in the world. It has pages about famous figures, history, and even fictional dogs. But the gender and race gap on the

Cancer surgeons in Ontario are reporting a sharp rise in the number of people coming to hospital with advanced cancers. It's an unintended consequence of the sudden shutdown of non-urgent

A spin class. One COVID-19 positive participant with no symptoms. 51 cases. It is believed to be one of the largest COVID-19 outbreaks at any fitness centre in Canada, and

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes for “a smooth transition or a clear result” from the U.S. election but has instructed his government to be ready for possible “disruptions.”https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2020/10

For months now, corporations across North America have issued public statements committing to equity, diversity and inclusion.But in order for things to change, these students and alumni believe a good