Burlington Mayor Marianne Meed Ward has delegated some of her “Strong Mayor” powers to city council after three councillors requested it. The motion was brought forward by Ward 1 Councillor Kelvin Galbraith, Ward 3 Councillor Rory Nisan, and Ward 4 Councillor Shawna Stolte, during a session of city council on March 19 and was amended […]

Members of Thessalon First Nation (TFN) who rely on Maamwesying North Shore Community Health Services for care will be forced to travel off reserve starting Monday. Maamwesying will be temporarily setting up shop at 333 River Street in the Town of Thessalon, located roughly 13 kilometres west of TFN, where it will be providing primary […]

It has been more than 10 months since East Zorra-Tavistock resident David Stewart died in a collision with an OPP cruiser driven by Det. Const. Steven Tourangeau.  The police officer also lost his life as a result of the collision, which took place on May 29 at the intersection of Oxford roads 33 and 59, […]

The estimated 69,000 Chatham-Kent Health Alliance patients whose information was compromised in last fall’s criminal cyberattack can expect to receive written notification in the mail later this month. According to CKHA president and CEO Lori Marshall, the bulk of the stolen data mainly involved names, addresses, diagnosis, treatment and appointment dates, with “very few” Ontario […]

Thessalon First Nation’s government has responded to allegations that a community nurse accessed residents’ medical information without their consent, stating these claims “have not been proven.”   This message was posted to TFN’s official Facebook page late Friday afternoon, where officials provided a brief timeline of how they were informed of this alleged incident.  According […]

Politicians. They are the lawmakers, voted in by a majority of non-apathetic residents, intended to lead their area to more prosperous times through efficiency and forward thinking. However, nothing in life is perfect. A number of Tiny Township residents braved through a blustery April winter storm to attend the regular council and committee of the […]

Five Ontario hospitals affected by a ransomware attack last fall say they’re mailing more than 326,000 letters to notify patients whose personal information was stolen.  The cyberattack targeted Bluewater Health, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance, Erie Shores HealthCare, Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare and Windsor Regional Hospital on Oct. 23. The hospitals say in a joint statement that except […]

Ontario is boosting its funding for autism services by $60 million over last year, and while advocates say new money in the recent provincial budget is welcome, thousands of children will still be unable to access therapy. The budget announced $120 million for the autism program, but the government later clarified that includes a $60-million […]

With the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre noting there were 41,111 victims to fraud in 2023, fraudsters and scammers can get creative in fashioning a scenario that can manipulate unsuspecting individuals into forwarding over their hard-earned cash. Often, those instances create a sense of urgency or panic, or may pull on the heartstrings of their victims. In […]

Residents of Thessalon First Nation (TFN) are looking for answers after a community nurse allegedly accessed their private records without a “legitimate reason” to do so, according to a local health agency. The TFN members were informed of the alleged mass privacy breach last week via a series of letters from Maamwesying North Shore Community […]

A town in Ontario’s Muskoka region has shared more details about a cybersecurity incident earlier this month. The Town of Huntsville says it was hit on March 10 by a ransomware attack, in which vital digital information is held hostage for payment. Denise Corry, the town’s chief administrative officer, says an “unauthorized user” infiltrated the […]

The Ontario government tabled a budget Tuesday that forecast a ballooning deficit, investments in the home and community care sector, and support for a first-of-its-kind medical school. Here are the highlights:  BALLOONING DEFICIT Ontario is projecting a deficit of $9.8 billion in the coming fiscal year, almost double what was projected in its fall economic […]