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13.10.2021 / 15:43

Port of Los Angeles going 24/7 to ease shipping backlog, White House says

WASHINGTON - The White House said Wednesday it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation, part of an effort to relieve supply chain bottlenecks and move stranded container ships that are driving prices higher for U.S. consumers.President Joe Biden planned to discuss the agreement during a speech Wednesday afternoon about supply chain issues that have hampered the economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

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Diaper shortage hits US amid COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues

said 1 in 3 American families are in need of the baby item. The network suggested to the New York Times the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the global supply chain is likely the reason the country is seeing a diaper shortage. Companies are facing a labor shortage and difficulty getting imports from countries that have been placed on a temporary lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. There’s also a backup of cargo ships at California ports, preventing goods from being delivered to stores. According to The Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands of containers were stuck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, the two West Coast gateways that move more than a quarter of all American imports.

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Americans could pay 20% more for holiday gifts this year, analysts say

SAN FRANCISCO - Salesforce, a global software company, predicts holiday shoppers could pay up to 20% more for their gifts this year compared to last year.The company also predicts online sales will grow 7% following the 2020 holiday shopping season.Company analysts point to multiple reasons why wallets and purses could take a hit this year — from the COVID-19 pandemic to the backup of cargo ships at America’s ports. RELATED: COVID-19 lockdowns, crowded cargo ports leading to holiday shortagesAccording to The Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands of containers are stuck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, the two West Coast gateways that move more than a quarter of all American imports.

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Mom shot by school resource officer to be removed from life support against her family's wishes

LOS ANGELES - A young mother who was shot by a school resource officer in Long Beach and was declared brain dead is expected to be removed from life support on Thursday against her family's wishes.Mona Rodriguez, 18, was shot in the head by a Long Beach Unified School District safety resource officer on Monday while inside a car that was attempting to flee the scene of an earlier altercation near Millikan High School.According to the school district, the school resource officer was responding to an alleged fight between the woman and a 15-year-old girl.

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COVID-19 lockdowns, crowded cargo ports leading to holiday shortages

the backup in cargo is expected to leave a wide-ranging impact, possibly delaying the shipment of merchandise and other consumer items for the holidays. RELATED: Experts encourage early holiday shopping as COVID continues to impact supply chainAccording to The Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands of containers are stuck at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, California, the two West Coast gateways that move more than a quarter of all American imports. More than 60 ships are lined up to dock, with waiting times stretching to three weeks.Participants in each link in the U.S.

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Miya Marcano case: Orlando woman still missing after person of interest found dead, deputies say

ORLANDO, Fla. - Authorities in Florida continue to search for a missing college student who was supposed to fly to Fort Lauderdale from Orlando but never boarded the plane.The Orange County Sheriff's Office said it needs the public's help to find Miya Marcano, 19.Deputies said Marcano was last seen around 3 p.m. on Friday, Sept.

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Gabby Petito case: Laundrie family attorney to hold press conference Tuesday

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - The attorney for the family of Brian Laundrie announced that he will hold a press conference Tuesday related to the disappearance of his girlfriend, 22-year-old Gabby Petito, hours after FBI agents and police executed a search warrant at the family’s Florida home.Steven Bertolino, the attorney for the Laundrie family, said he will speak on Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET in Long Island, New York. FBI agents swarmed the family’s home on Monday morning in North Port, Florida, spending hours at the residence while Laundrie’s parents were temporarily placed in an unmarked van.

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Woman missing, fiancé silent after returning alone from U.S. road trip

missing and her fiancé is refusing to speak to police about what happened after he returned home early from their months-long road trip across the United States.Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, hit the road earlier this summer with plans to live in their van and drive across the U.S., in an adventure that they documented on Instagram and YouTube.Petito suddenly stopped answering video calls from her mom in late August, and Laundrie returned to their Florida home alone with their van on Sept. 1 — much earlier than expected.

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Dispute over parking spot may have led to double murder in California

LONG BEACH, Cali. - A family is devastated after two people were gunned down near the Bembridge House in Long Beach over the weekend. The shooting may have occurred following a dispute over a parking spot and the suspects were at large, police said.The two victims were identified by Long Beach police as Maricela Honorato, 44, and Juan Guizar-Gutierrez, 39.

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Strengthening Henri prompts hurricane alerts in New York area

NEW YORK - As Tropical Storm Henri makes its way up the Atlantic coast of the United States, the National Weather Service has issued a number of serious weather alerts for the New York metropolitan area, including hurricane alerts. Henri is expected to gain hurricane status as it approaches Long Island and New England.A Tropical Storm Warning is posted for New York City as parts of the city could see 4" of rain and 50 mph wind gusts.

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Scotland 'lagging behind' the rest of the UK for Long Covid rehab services

Scots academics have criticised the Scottish Government for allowing the country to lag behind the rest of the UK for Long Covid rehabilitation services. A report by professors at Stirling University and Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen highlights the lack of funding in Scotland to help those suffering.

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Hamilton reports 9 new COVID-19 cases as restrictions ease in long-term care homes

Step 3 of the COVID-19 reopening plan on Friday, limits for visitors to a long-term care home (LTCH) will be lifted at most facilities.Buffet dining, resident absences, off-site excursions and activities like singing and dancing are just some elements that will be returning July 15 to LTCHs along with fully-vaccinated visitors.Partially-vaccinated or unvaccinated people can also visit homes but will still need to be tested for COVID-19 before entering.Dr. Amit Arya, co-founder of Doctors For Justice in Long Term Care and Palliative Care Physician, says he’s comfortable with the change believing the move is one of a number that will improve the quality of life for elders.

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UAP report: Some aerial objects ‘appear to demonstrate advanced technology’

WASHINGTON - Long the domain of science fiction and so-called ufologists, the subject of UFOs has in recent years drawn serious study from the Pentagon and intelligence agencies. The prospect of an adversary spying with unknown technology has alarmed lawmakers in both parties.Congress last year required the creation of the report delivered Friday.

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NJ beach party shut down after thousands gather; 4 arrests

LONG BRANCH, N.J. - Authorities say a beach party that drew thousands to a New Jersey shore city prompted officials to shut the event down and resulted in four arrests. The public safety director’s office of Long Branch said in a Facebook post Sunday that a social media post started the gathering along the beachfront around Pier Village Saturday night and attracted "what turned out to be thousands of young people." Authorities said that at about 5 p.m.

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Aircraft reportedly falls into water off coast of Long Beach Island

LONG BEACH ISLAND, N.J. - Authorities are investigating reports that an aircraft crash-landed into the water off the coast of Long Beach Island, New Jersey on Thursday afternoon. It's unclear at this time exactly what type of aircraft fell out of the sky and how many people were on board. Coast guard boats were seen swarming around where the aircraft was suspected of landing.

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Cop accused of running home meth lab will remain jailed

LONG BRANCH, N.J. - A state appellate court judge has ruled that a veteran police officer accused of operating a methamphetamine lab at his home will remain jailed until his trial. Christopher Walls, a 19-year veteran of the Long Branch force, was suspended without pay from his job following his May 15 arrest. A state Superior Court judge had ruled last week that Walls should be released pending trial, finding that Monmouth County prosecutors did not present enough evidence to overcome the presumption that Walls should be freed.But the judge stayed his order while prosecutors appealed it to the higher court.

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Fulton DA plans to seek death penalty in Atlanta spa shootings

Robert Aaron Long ATLANTA - The man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she'll also seek hate crime charges and the death penalty.A Fulton County grand jury indicted Robert Aaron Long, 22, in the March 16 slayings of Suncha Kim, 69; Soon Chung Park, 74; Hyun Jung Grant, 51; and Yong Ae Yue, 63.

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LA prosecutors seek ancient Roman sculpture acquired by Kim Kardashian

FILE PHOTO - Kim Kardashian (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for ABA) LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles are seeking the forfeiture of an ancient Roman sculpture that Kim Kardashian was in the process of acquiring after officials determined it had been illegally smuggled out of Italy, according to court papers obtained Wednesday morning.The marble and limestone statue resembling the lower half of a person draped in fabric was seized at the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport in June 2016 by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after a company linked to Kardashian attempted to import it using the wrong documentation, the civil forfeiture action alleges.Photo of the ancient Roman sculpture.

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Doug Ford defends Ontario LTC minister after scathing commission report

Doug Ford is defending his minister of long-term care amid calls for her resignation after a scathing report found Ontario’s nursing homes were neglected and unprepared for a pandemic.Ford says he takes ultimate responsibility for the tragedies in long-term care and promised to fix the system.He says he still has faith in Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton, who has said the government is taking action to address problems in the sector.

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Fullerton says lessons from SARS were ‘forgotten’ in response to long-term care report

Ontario’s Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton on Monday addressed the damning final report from the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission, stating that the report “makes it clear that many of the lessons learned from SARS were forgotten.”

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‘We have to move forward’: Merrilee Fullerton responds to Long-term care report

Ontario’s Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton responded on Monday to the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission’s damning final report on the situation in the province’s nursing homes, stating that the commission’s recommendations were “insightful” and that the government “has to move forward” in addressing the issues in long-term care.

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Ontario long-term care report shows lessons from COVID-19 pandemic can’t be forgotten: experts

COVID-19 pandemic.Their reflections came hours after an independent commission released a scathing report on Ontario’s pandemic response in long-term care homes, where the bulk of virus-related deaths took place during the pandemic’s first wave.The blistering, 322-page document called for an overhaul of the sector, saying the province was ill-prepared to face COVID-19 despite lessons it should have learned from the SARS epidemic. Ontario long-term care commission says nursing homes were neglected, sector needs reform Nearly 4,000 long-term care residents and 11 staff have died of COVID-19 since the pandemic hit.Dr.

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A scene from Alfred Hitchcock: 800 birds funnel into family’s home

TORRANCE, Cali. – A California family experienced an Alfred Hitchcock movie scene after coming home to over 800 birds that made their way into the house through the chimney.

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Ontario ‘completely ignored and bulldozed’ problems in long-term care: former inspector

COVID-19 scythed through Ontario’s long-term care homes, a former provincial inspector said it was horrifying and infuriating to watch unfold.“It’s been absolutely devastating because you knew that these problems were inherent and the homes were not prepared,” said a former long-term care inspector, whose identity Global News is protecting as the person still works in the sector.Problems like overcrowding, resident neglect, and lack of infection prevention and control, all helped the novel coronavirus spread rapidly through Ontario nursing homes, leaving more than 3,700 people dead.But they’re also issues that for years had been flagged in provincial inspection records in many of Ontario’s worst-hit homes, often with no changes or

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Ontario’s auditor general to release special report on COVID-19 long-term care readiness, response

Ontario’s auditor general is set to table a second special report at Queen’s Park on Wednesday that further probes the provincial government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.Bonnie Lysyk’s report, which her office previously said was set to focus on the management of COVID-19 spending, personal protective equipment and issues in long-term care, will be presented to the legislature Wednesday morning.In late November, Lysyk released the findings of her first major examination of the government’s handling of the pandemic.

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'Red Tourism' draws Chinese on centennial of Communist Party

JINGGANGSHAN – On the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party, tourists are flocking to historic sites and making pilgrimages to party landmarks.

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COVID-19 pandemic ‘crashed’ Ontario nursing home staffing; operators say ‘crisis’ has only grown

long-term care has exacerbated what was already a critical staffing shortage before the COVID-19 onslaught, representatives of the sector said on Thursday.The critical lack of personnel, they said, makes it difficult to use the 6,000 empty nursing home beds as a safety valve for hospitals struggling with an influx of patients.

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‘It’s beyond appalling:’ Ontario long-term care residents plead for release from COVID-19 confinement

long-term care homes are pleading to be allowed to go outside.Many say they’ve been confined to their rooms or floors since the pandemic began more than a year ago.They say there’s no health reason to keep them indoors, especially since almost all are vaccinated.

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Coronavirus Scotland update LIVE as Brazilian tanker stranded in quarantine on Firth of Clyde

coronavirus outbreak on board. The Jane docked at Finnart oil terminal at Loch Long in Argyll on Friday before two crew members tested positive.

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Big Tech's outsized influence draws state-level pushback

New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris was ecstatic when Amazon named Long Island City in 2018 as a front-runner for its new headquarters, a project that would bring 25,000 jobs and $2.5 billion in construction spending to his district in Queens.

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Police: Embattled NYPD officer fired gun at Atlantic Ocean

NEW YORK – A New York City police officer who’s been arrested twice for alleged brutality was arrested again Sunday after police on Long Island say he fired a pistol into the Atlantic Ocean while off duty.

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Atlanta spa shootings: Medical examiner releases names of victims

ATLANTA, GA - MARCH 18: Flowers adorn Gold Spa during a demonstration against violence towards women and Asians following Tuesday night's shooting in which three women were gunned down on March 18, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Ontario government plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

Ontario government plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector.In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the government says the funding will create 7,510 new beds in long-term care and upgrade 4,197 existing spaces.It says the initiative, which includes 80 projects, will reduce waitlists for beds.

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Atlanta-area spa shootings: Police still working to notify victim families

ATLANTA - Atlanta police on Thursday shared new details in the investigation of two spa shootings that took place along Piedmont Road NE earlier this week.During a press conference, APD spokesperson said the confessed gunman, Rober Aaron Long had frequented both locations in the past and that he had bought the gun that day.The spokesperson also stated that "nothing is off the table" in relation to potential future charges against Long.Atlanta police say they still have not been able to notify family members of some of the victims from Tuesday's deadly shootings at two spas along Piedmont Road.Authorities said they were working diligently to make sure the right people are notified.Long, 21, was charged Wednesday with killing eight people at

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Coronavirus: Parkland Saint John staff host virtual meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

COVID-19 pandemic.Trudeau and Saint John-Rothesay MP Wayne Long joined staff at Parkland Saint John on a video call to discuss how staff dealt with a deadly coronavirus outbreak that began in late 2020.

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Coronavirus: Ontario nursing homes losing staff to Amazon and film industry, association says

Ontario’s long-term care homes say they are losing staff to places like Amazon, airports and the film industry.The Ontario Long-Term Care Association says the staffing crisis is worsening now that other industries need people like infection prevention and control specialists.Staffing shortages have been cited to the province’s long-term care commission as one of the primary reasons COVID-19 had such devastating effects in nursing homes.

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Covid-19 vaccine programme to target medically vulnerable

The rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme continues this weekend and will target medically vulnerable people, who will be visited by Community Vaccination Teams.

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Staffing shortages, absentee leaders linked to high mortality in Ontario LTC homes, commission hears

pandemic, an independent commission has heard.Researchers with the Canadian Institute for Health Information, an independent, not-for-profit organization, were asked by Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission to answer four questions through data analysis.The commission’s goal was to better understand the likelihood of COVID-19 outbreaks, the severity of the outbreaks, the resident mortality rate and high-resident mortality rate in homes where 20 per cent or more of the residents died from the disease.

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Costco facing cheese shortage amid imported food shipping delays

Costco.The big-box retailer is having difficulty stocking up on imported cheeses due to a shortage of shipping containers, which is causing delays in the shipment of wheels of the charcuterie staple among other imported foods.Costco is facing delays from its suppliers, with ports backed up in Long Beach, Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle, said Richard Galanti, Costco's executive vice president and chief financial officer, in an earnings call last week.

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Proposals to protect Ontario LTC residents rejected as ‘too expensive: commission hears

COVID-19 on Ontario’s long-term care system has heard the government rejected proposals that could have helped protect vulnerable residents during the second wave because they were deemed too expensive.An infectious disease specialist and member of the province’s science advisory group told the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission the proposals included mechanisms for hospitals to support the long-term care sector, and to ensure seniors wouldn’t be housed three or four to a room during the second wave. Ontario LTC minister says she didn’t go public with COVID-19 concerns because she’s no expert Dr.

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Coronavirus vaccinations in Ontario long term care homes saved hundreds of lives: report

COVID-19 vaccinations in the province’s long-term care homes have saved hundreds of lives and prevented thousands of infections.The Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table presented the findings in a report published today.The report says eight weeks after vaccinations began in December, COVID-19 infections were reduced by 89 per cent among long-term care residents and by 79 per cent in workers.

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Tsunami warning issued to New Zealand after magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit

earthquake struck off the east of New Zealand’s North Island on Friday, prompting a tsunami warning, and authorities advised people in coastal areas to move immediately to high ground.Tsunami waves were possible within 300 km of the quake’s epicenter, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) said.“Anyone near the coast who felt a LONG or STRONG quake should MOVE IMMEDIATELY to the nearest high ground, or as far inland as you can,” the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said in a tweet.People near the coast from CAPE RUNAWAY to TOLAGA BAY should MOVE IMMEDIATELY to the nearest high ground, out of tsunami evacuation zones, or as far inland as possible.

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Scholarship created to honor choreographer Ann Reinking

NEW YORK – Long before she became a Tony Award-winning choreographer, Ann Reinking waited tables to save up enough money to move to New York City. She arrived with $500, no job lined up and no connections.

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Ontario long-term care minister was ‘ahead’ of top doctor on COVID-19: commission

coronavirus posed to the sector long before it was declared a global pandemic, a newly released transcript from the province’s commission on the matter reveals.The transcript of the Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission’s interview with Merrilee Fullerton and her deputy shows the pair advocated for stronger measures than what the government was willing to put in place, earlier than they were willing to act.That’s particularly true of Fullerton, a long-time family doctor.“You were ahead of the chief medical officer of health in many respects, from your notes anyway,” John Callaghan, the commission lawyer questioning Fullerton, told her.

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Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccine in Long-Term Care Facilities

Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care (LTC) Program is facilitating on-site vaccination of residents and staff at more than 70,000 enrolled LTCFs. Pharmacy partners participating in the program are conducting three on-site vaccination clinics for every enrolled facility.

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Great white shark count up significantly in Monterey Bay

MONTEREY, Calif. - There is a dramatic increase in the number of great white sharks swimming in Monterey Bay, including an area off Santa Cruz County where a surfer was killed last year, according to a new study published Tuesday.The study found younger great white sharks that are between 5 and 9 feet long and traditionally concentrated in warm waters off northern Mexico and Southern California have moved north since 2014 as water temperatures have warmed, the Mercury News reported.Where once there were no juvenile white sharks spotted in the ocean between Aptos and Capitola, now there are dozens seen every year, according to research from scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Duke University and California State University Long Beach.

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1st case of U.K. coronavirus variant in Waterloo linked to long-term care outbreak: officials

coronavirus variant in Waterloo Region is linked to an outbreak at a long-term care home.In a news release issued Saturday, officials said the case, which was announced on Friday, is connected to Columbia Forest Long-Term Care Home.According to Waterloo Public Health, there have been 13 staff cases at the facility and three “non-staff cases.” No deaths have been reported. Woman in her 30s first to contract U.K.

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COMMENTARY: Is it time to end ‘for-profit’ long-term care in Ontario?

long-term care crisis in Ontario, a group of doctors with expertise in the field has formed “Doctors For Justice In Long-Term Care” to advocate as one voice for immediate action to deal with the life-and-death situation.I’ve interviewed two of the co-founders of Doctors For Justice on my show in recent weeks: Dr. Amit Arya and Dr.

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