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[ad_1] The Parkdale Community Food Bank is drawing attention on social media following an interesting “soup” fundraising initiative after donating a 14-year-old soup. In an Instagram post published Wednesday, the food bank announced that one of its community members has volunteered to eat a can of President’s Choice Chicken with …

[ad_1] Several large malls are extending their hours this weekend to curb the expected increase in peak hours before Peel and Toronto return to lockdown on Monday. Square One will be open for three extended hours from 10am to 9pm in order to “handle an expected increase in visitors” around …

[ad_1] As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, people aged 60 and over – a group disproportionately represented in Ontario deaths – are seeking more support to avoid becoming infected, says one supporter. According to the province’s daily epidemiological report, 3,298 people aged 60 or over have …

[ad_1] Glenn Henderson had already started packing in his longtime apartment. The 63-year-old took photos from the walls and put away the junk. Her clothes ended up in a wardrobe box, and her kids helped clean up more than a decade of miscellaneous items. But now those boxes can be …

[ad_1] An area in the northeastern corner of Brampton has a “shocking” COVID-19 positive rate of 19% – twice that of the United States – and is leading a list of 30 Greater Toronto neighborhoods that they’re seeing alarming numbers of people testing positive for the virus, new data shows. …

[ad_1] If hot regions of Ontario fail to keep COVID-19 under control, stronger mandatory measures may be needed to slow the spread and manage the virus, epidemiologists warn. It’s a strong message that came the day Toronto reported a record 538 new infections, four deaths, and 176 hospitalizations, including 42 …

[ad_1] According to the overwhelming results of a third-party review of the children’s welfare organization. The report, released on Friday afternoon, said employees were so affected by the negative workplace that staff at all levels described high levels of stress, emotional breakdowns, mental health issues, panic attacks, trauma. The report …

[ad_1] The province rejected the advice of its public health agency when it created its new color-coded framework for COVID-19 restrictions, and the executive leading the organization’s pandemic response says it only learned crucial details when were publicly released last week, the Star Has Learned. Health Minister Christine Elliott told …