Advocates say insufficient and complicated federal benefits programs is patchwork for systemic issues like labour market inequity In north Toronto, an employee of a large food manufacturing plant used all three of her paid sick days after testing positive for the Omicron variant of COVID-19. It was the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day…
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Justin Trudeau says he’s feeling well after testing positive for COVID-19
Trudeau posted on Twitter that he got the positive test result Monday morning. He has been in isolation since last Wednesday. OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he is feeling well and has no symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19. But at a midday news conference on the day Parliament was to resume, he took…
Canada needs national standards to tackle kid’s mental health challenges: experts
Concern about the mental health challenges of young Canadians has been growing during the nearly two years of disruptions and repeated isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. But experts say we do not have the tools to properly assess the toll that the pandemic has taken on the mental health of Canadian kids. Creating standards for how mental health is…
Anxiety, feelings of depression and loneliness among Canadians spikes to highest levels since spring 2020
Women and workers with jobs that expose them to risk of COVID-19 most impacted January 25, 2022 (Toronto) — Adult Canadians are reporting levels of moderate to severe anxiety, loneliness and feelings of depression as high as early in the pandemic, according to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) ninth survey of Canadians’ pandemic…
Our current health-care disaster could have been averted
Justin Ling: All the promises we heard over two years about strengthening the health-care system turned to sand. Now health care workers and Canadians are paying the price. April, 2020: The world had just counted its millionth case of COVID-19. The virus was just beginning to spread like wildfire in Canada. Politicians were scrambling to…
Toronto scientists are trying to crack one of COVID’s biggest mysteries: Its impact on the brain
“It’s completely flipped my life upside down,” Oakville woman says of the long-term impacts of the virus. For Susie Goulding the term “brain fog” doesn’t begin to cover it. That makes it seem like she’s missed her morning coffee. But she compares the intense and often debilitating memory, focus and concentration issues she’s faced over…
A conversation with Ontario’s Chief Prevention Officer
July 2021 and September 2021 marked two notable developments for workplace health and safety for Ontario: the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development released Prevention Works, its new 5-year strategy, and then Dr. Joel Moody assumed the role of Chief Prevention Officer and Assistant Deputy Minister. The office of the Chief Prevention Officer is tasked…
Omicron dims hope for achieving herd immunity against COVID-19, experts say
The Omicron variant, which is spreading far faster than previous versions of the coronavirus, is not likely to help countries achieve so-called herd immunity against COVID-19, in which enough people become immune to the virus that it can no longer spread, leading disease experts say. From the earliest days of the pandemic, public health officials…
Yee Hong’s Caregiver Education & Support Services: February 2022’s Programs
Yee Hong has released their newest webinar calendar for February 2022. Caregiving can be immensely rewarding but can be emotionally and physically demanding too. Yee Hong’s Caregiver Education and Support Services helps caregivers fortify their love and patience, with up-to-date knowledge, essential skills and wellness support, to ensure positive and successful results. Please see the image…
Tips to keep yourself safe from Omicron
Protecting ourselves and our family members from the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 is everyone’s top priority right now. Workplaces are required by law to have many protective measures in place. But what can we do at home and in the community to stay safe? We put these questions to Hamish Morgan, WSPS Consulting…