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Ontario invests in Skilled Trades

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The Ontario government is making the skilled trades more accessible by investing an additional $75 million over the next two years to help apprentices cover living expenses during their in-class training. The government is also appointing a five-member Skilled Trades Panel to provide advice and recommendations to the Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development on developing a new approach ...

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L’Ontario investit dans les métiers spécialisés

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario rend les métiers spécialisés plus accessibles en investissant 75 M$ de plus sur les deux prochaines années pour aider les apprentis à payer leurs frais de subsistance pendant leur formation en classe. Le gouvernement nomme également les cinq membres du nouveau Comité des métiers spécialisés qui présentera au ministre du Travail, de la Formation et du Développement ...

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Manitoulin OPP – ATV Driver Charged with Impaired after Collision

On October 5, 2020, at approximately 9:45 p.m. members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a complaint of a motor vehicle collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on Vanalstine Road, Baldwin Township. Prior to police involvement, the driver was transported to hospital. Police who were already at hospital for an unrelated matter, investigated and determined the ...

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La province investit pour élargir l’accès aux soutiens critiques en matière de santé mentale et de lutte contre les dépendances

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario apporte un financement supplémentaire de 176 millions de dollars cette année pour contribuer à élargir l’accès à des mesures de soutien essentielles en santé mentale et lutte contre les dépendances pendant la pandémie de COVID-19. Ce financement fait partie d’un investissement de 3,8 milliards de dollars sur 10 ans réalisé par la province pour mettre en ...

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Province Investing to Expand Access to critical mental health and addictions supports

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The Ontario government is providing an additional $176 million this year to help expand access for critical mental health and addictions supports during COVID-19. This funding is part of the province’s investment of $3.8 billion over 10 years and enables Ontario’s comprehensive plan, A Roadmap to Wellness, to deliver high-quality care and build a modern, connected and comprehensive mental health and addictions ...

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Investigation continues into Sheri-Lynn’s Death in 2013

Members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under the direction of the OPP’s Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), are continuing the investigation that started on October 7, 2013 into the murder of Sheri-Lynn McEWAN, 40 years of age, from Estaire. As part of the ongoing investigation, the Government of Ontario is offering a reward of ...

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East Algoma OPP – Looking for Assistance after Theft

  On October 5, 2020, shortly after 2:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a Break and Enter that occurred sometime between September 22nd and October 3rd, 2020, at a remote hunt camp on K Line Road within St Joseph Township.   Investigation determined a 4500 Watt Firman ...

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Five Canadian authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist

The Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist has been announced, celebrating five Canadian fiction writers and the 27th edition of the Prize. The authors named to the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize shortlist are: Gil Adamson, for her novel Ridgerunner, published by House of Anansi Press David Bergen, for his short story collection Here The Dark, published by Biblioasis Shani Mootoo, for her ...

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Nouvelles précautions prises dans les foyers de soins de longue durée en raison de la COVID-19

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Le gouvernement de l’Ontario prend de nouvelles précautions pour protéger les résidents et le personnel des foyers de soins de longue durée de la province. « La deuxième vague de COVID-19 frappe certaines régions de l’Ontario plus durement que d’autres, a déclaré la Dre Merrilee Fullerton, ministre des Soins de longue durée. Nous apportons des changements pour que les personnes vivant ...

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New COVID-19 Precautions at Long-Term Care Homes

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The Ontario government is taking new precautions to protect residents and staff in the province’s long-term care homes. “The second wave of COVID-19 is hitting some parts of Ontario harder than others,” said Dr. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care. “We’re making changes to keep people living and working in long-term care homes safe, wherever they are in the province.” ...

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East Algoma OPP – September Detachment Report

The East Algoma (Blind River) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 286 calls for service during the month of September with the majority of calls being:  911/911 Hang Ups/Phone calls, Alarms, 7 Motor Vehicle Collisions, Police Assists, 10 Police Information, 11 Thefts, 44 Traffic Complaints, Weapons calls, Domestic, Family, and Neighbor Disputes, and Suspicious Persons. Blind River officers ...

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CMHA Kenora, OPP to launch new mental health and addictions mobile crisis response program

A new partnership between Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Kenora Branch and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kenora Detachment will provide more effective and appropriate responses to mental health and addictions-related crisis calls across the lifespan from youth to seniors, as well as reduce interactions with emergency departments and the justice system by directing more individuals to the right supports ...

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Manitoulin OPP – Investigate Fatal Collsion

On October 3, 2020 at approximately 7:57 a.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of Sudbury-Manitoulin Emergency Medical Services (EMS), the Tehkummah Fire Department and the Tehkummah First  Responders, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Government near the 15th Concession Road in Tehkummah Township. Investigation revealed the vehicle left the ...

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