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Posted 4 August 2023

Man charged with committing indignity to a dead body

A city man has been charged in connection to an ongoing sudden death investigation on the city’s south side. Police were investigating a home on Norah Avenue in relation to a missing person’s case, which resulted in investigators locating a deceased female on August 2nd. As a result of the...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Man charged with committing indignity to a dead body

A city man has been charged in connection to an ongoing sudden death investigation on the city’s south side. Police were investigating a home on Norah Avenue in relation to a missing person’s case, which resulted in investigators locating a deceased female on August 2nd. As a result of the...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Move Over violations on the rise

Motorists in the Northwest region are not listening when it comes to Ontario’s Move Over law, which requires drivers to slow down and move over when coming upon first responders and tow trucks performing their duties on roadsides. Provincial Constable Matthew Foster says the number of charges...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Move Over violations on the rise

Motorists in the Northwest region are not listening when it comes to Ontario’s Move Over law, which requires drivers to slow down and move over when coming upon first responders and tow trucks performing their duties on roadsides. Provincial Constable Matthew Foster says the number of charges...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Some hospital workers get 8% pay hike

An arbitration award has come down for some hospital workers. Laboratory technologists, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and others represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will receive 8.25% more in wages over three years. This adds to the one per cent hike received...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Some hospital workers get 8% pay hike

An arbitration award has come down for some hospital workers. Laboratory technologists, respiratory therapists, physiotherapists and others represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union will receive 8.25% more in wages over three years. This adds to the one per cent hike received...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Nursing shortage worsens

The Ontario Nurses Association says the province continues to lag behind other provinces in terms of the number of nurses on a per capita basis. The Association points to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report that indicates there are 661 nurses for every 100,000 people. That is a...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Nursing shortage worsens

The Ontario Nurses Association says the province continues to lag behind other provinces in terms of the number of nurses on a per capita basis. The Association points to a Canadian Institute for Health Information report that indicates there are 661 nurses for every 100,000 people. That is a...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Unemployment rate climbs to 5.5%

Employment was little changed in July, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. The country lost 6,000 jobs as the unemployment rate edged up to 5.5 per cent from 5.4 per cent the month before. It marked the third consecutive monthly increase in the unemployment rate — the first...

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Posted 4 August 2023

Unemployment rate climbs to 5.5%

Employment was little changed in July, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada. The country lost 6,000 jobs as the unemployment rate edged up to 5.5 per cent from 5.4 per cent the month before. It marked the third consecutive monthly increase in the unemployment rate — the first...

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