COVID-19 Press Room

RNAO members Lhamo Dolkar, Heidi Janson and Birgit Umaigba speak to the media on the issue of burnout among nurses and the need for increased mental health support as well as hope in the midst of COVID-19:

Media interviews

RNAO has been mentioned in the following COVID-19 related stories:

October 2021

Oct. 25:

City News: Monday Oct 25th, 2021

Oct. 24:

CHCH: More Saskatchewan ICU patients to arrive in Ontario this week
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Public rally against Bill 124 underscores nurses' dissatisfaction

Oct. 23:

CHCH: Violence against nurses and hospital workers has risen sharply during the pandemic

Oct. 22:

CP24: Ontario restaurants, gyms to return to full capacity on Oct. 25; all other COVID-19 restrictions to end by March 2022
ipolitics: Ontario keeping mandatory masks, ditching most capacity limits
The Globe and Mail: Ontario lays out long-term plan to lift all COVID-19 restrictions by end of March

Oct. 20:

QP Briefing: Gravelle gaffe sends Liberals scrambling on vaccine mandates

Oct. 19:

KenoraOnline: 300 per cent increase in staff abuse reported at Kenora’s hospital

Oct. 18:

NowToronto: Doug Ford has finally worn us out with his COVID lyin’

Oct. 17:

CTV Ottawa: CTV News Ottawa at Six for Saturday, October 16, 2021 (begins at 3:53)

Oct. 16:

KenoraOnline: LWDH healthcare staff face unprecedented amounts of abuse from patients and visitors

Oct. 15:

CBC News Toronto: CBC News Toronto, October 15, 2021
CBC Radio Ontario Today: How is the nursing shortage affecting you?
CP24: Ford asks hospital administrators for input on potential vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
Globe and Mail: Doug Ford weighs effects of mandatory vaccines for health care workers as Ontario launches new COVID-19 app
Toronto Star: Should COVID-19 vaccinations be mandatory for all hospital workers? Doug Ford is asking

Oct. 14:

CityNews Ottawa: The Sam Laprade Show - Thursday October 14 (begins at 53:35)
CityNews Ottawa: Registered Nurses Association hoping Ontario's COVID-19 'gamble' doesn't spark fifth wave
SooToday: Andrea Horwath says 'action plan' needed to recruit, retain health-care workers

Oct. 13:

CTV News Kitchener: More than 250 local hospital staff on unpaid leave
Global News: Hamilton’s hospitals report hundreds of staffers in doubt with vaccine mandates looming
Global News Radio 900 CHML: U.S. to reopen land boarders, Healthcare staff shortages, Breast cancer awareness month: Decline in mammograms, Afghan family stuck in Ukraine, Max (begins at 7:19)

Oct. 10:

CHCH: Healthcare workers union fearful of staff shortages worsening as vaccine mandate approaches
CityNews: Hospital worker burnout threatens workforce
Toronto Star: Ontario health sector braces for worse staff shortages as vaccine mandates come due

Oct. 7:

Brantford The Expositor: Strong COVID-19 vaccination uptake, some apparent holdouts, at Bluewater Health
Zoomer Radio: Oct. 7, 2021 - LTC Minister Rod Phillips joins Fight Back

Oct. 6:

Sudbury.com: Health Sciences North working at 100% capacity to tackle surgery backlog while trying to attract more nurses
Welland Tribune: Niagara diabetics join call for Ontario to fund medical device they say is life-saving

Oct. 4:

CP24: CEO of RNAO discusses Bill 124

Oct. 2:

Windsor Star: Reader letter: Ontario government can do much more to avoid school closures

Oct. 1:

Globe and Mail: Ontario mandates vaccinations for long-term care staff
ICI Ontario: Vaccination du personnel de la santé
London Free Press: Palliative patient's plea: Stop sending unvaccinated care workers to my home
Toronto.com: Ontario makes COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for workers in long-term care
Toronto.com: Vaccination to become mandatory for Ontario long-term-care staff
Toronto Sun: Ontario mandates vaccinations for long-term care staff

September 2021

Sept. 29:

Toronto Star: Deadlines loom for hundreds of unvaccinated hospital workers if they want to keep their jobs
Zoomer Radio: COVID-19 vaccine mandates in our healthcare system

Sept. 27:

CBC News: Forced to sit out during pandemic, nurse calls for changes to Ontario's registration process (in French begins at 7:00 mark)
CTV News Kitchener: Unvaccinated hospital workers going on leave
IcI Ontario: Téléjournal Ontario du Lundi 27 Septembre
580 CFRA: Dr. Doris Grinspun

Sept. 26:

Toronto Star: An Ontario nursing shortage has been predicted for years. Now, it’s turned into a ‘mega crisis’

Sept. 24:

CBC News: 'Many' suspended hospital workers getting COVID-19 vaccine, Windsor Regional Hospital says
Global News Radio 640 Toronto: Dr. Doris Grinspun & Dianne Martin on nursing shortage in Ontario
QP Briefing: Government increases capacity limits at stadiums and theatres

Sept. 23:

CBC Windsor: CBC Windsor News September 23, 2021 (begins at 0:51)

Sept. 22:

The Local: The gigification of health care

Sept. 21:

BlogTo: Doug Ford assures people in Ontario that vaccine passports are only temporary
OurWindsor.ca: IN QUOTES: Ontario political, cultural leaders react to the federal election outcome
QP Briefing: Stakeholders and politicians react to #Elxn44

Sept. 18:

CHCH News: CHCH Evening News at 6 | Part 1 (begins at 16:13)

Sept. 16:

Canadian Occupational Safety: Healthcare workers' unions want angry anti-vax rallies outside hospitals to stop

Sept. 15:

NewmarketToday: Unvaccinated Southlake staff who refuse COVID-19 testing told not to report to work

Sept. 14:

Brantford Expositor: Healthcare System holds nursing job fair
Cambridge Times: Concerns raised over enforcement of vax certs
CBC News Ottawa: Ottawa health-care workers feel insulted, frustrated at hospital protests
CBC Radio (Ontario Morning): Ontario Morning - Tuesday, September 14, 2021 - Part 2 (begins at 7:27)
Gleaner News: Anti Vaxx @ TGH
Global News Radio 900 CHML: Canceled surgeries due to the unvaccinated, the election is too close to call, COVID-19 outbreaks in schools, protests in hospitals, and is potato milk the next food trend? (begins at 29:13)
Toronto Star: CKHA staff has Oct. 17 double-vaxx deadline
QP Briefing: Concerns raised about vaccine passport loopholes, enforcement

Sept. 13:

Blackburn News: A trio of associations concerned about pickets around hospitals
Caledon Enterprise: Protesters gather at hospitals across the country
CBC News Ottawa: CBC News Ottawa September 13, 2021 (begins at 20:25)
CBC News Toronto: CBC Toronto News September 13, 2021 (begins at 1:04)
CP24: Protestors gather outside downtown hospitals
CP24: Protests 'disgraceful': Doctor and nurse groups
CTV News: Anti-vaccine protesters gather outside Toronto General Hospital as part of nationwide action
CTV News: Anti-vaccine protests underway in Toronto
Durham Radio News: Hospital says protests against pandemic measures ‘demoralizing’ for health-care staff
Global News: Ontario NDP calling for COVID-19 safety zone legislature to protect people at health-care facilities, small business
National Post: Politicians, health workers denounce 'reckless' COVID-measure protests outside hospitals
Simcoe.com: Planned protest outside of RVH in Barrie today
Toronto Star: Dozens of protesters target Toronto hospital to protest vaccine mandates after ‘silent vigil’ in Queen’s Park
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 600 new cases of COVID-19, 4 deaths; Alberta doctors ask government to restrict unvaccinated people from indoor spaces as ICU admissions hit all-time high
The Globe and Mail: Politicians, health-care organizations issue warnings ahead of expected protests at hospitals across Canada
The Globe and Mail: Singh, Trudeau vow crackdown on hospital protests as parties denounce demonstrations
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reporting 600 new cases of COVID-19; Hospital protests expected across Canada; 3 schools in Toronto have confirmed cases
Zoomer Radio: Toronto police prepared to arrest anti-vax protestors at hospitals
570 News: Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke Monday September 13th, 2021 (begins at 21:07)
580 CFRA: Ottawa at work with Leslie Roberts - Hour 2 - Sept. 13th, 2021 (begins at 16:00)
980 CFPL: ‘Mindless mobs’: London, Ont. mayor condemns hospital protests during COVID-19 briefing

Sept. 12:

City News Toronto: Political leaders condemn planned hospitals protests
Toronto Sun: Discredited protest group invites anti-vax chaos outside Canada's hospitals

Sept. 9

Zoomer TV: Patients want medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines

Sept. 8

Brantford The Expositor: Stricter vax requirements announced for Bluewater Health care team
Sudbury.com: Police providing security at some vaccine clinics in case of interference from anti-vaxxers
Sudbury.com: Registered Nurses Assoc. speaks out against anti-vax protests near hospitals and clinics
The Observer: Bluewater Health announces stricter vaccination policy

Sept. 7

BlogTo: Nurses' association slams anti-vax protests targeting Toronto hospitals
CityNews Ottawa: Hour 3 of the Rob Snow Show for September 7, 2021 (begins at 30:50)

Sept. 6

Sept. 4

CHCH News: CHCH Evening News at 6 | Part 1 (begins at 3:24)

Sept. 3

Canadian Occupational Safety: Ontario to require proof of vaccination in select workplaces
TVO: Ontario’s health-care system needs to take action on worker burnout

Sept. 2

Blackburn News Sarnia: RNAO says more needs to be added to vaccine passport program
City News Ottawa: The Sam Laprade Show - Thursday September 2 (begins at 32:30)
London Free Press: Sims: Ford's flimsy vaccine certificate shows his lack of awareness

Sept. 1

CBC Ottawa - Radio Canada: Woman charged with fraudulently practicing nursing in Ottawa
Toronto Star: Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system will start Sept. 22
QP Briefing: Health, business stakeholders say vaccine certificate welcome, but late and full of holes
570 News: Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 (begins at 91:36)

August 2021

Aug. 31

Ottawa Citizen: Frustration building over lack of provincial vaccine certificates

Aug. 30

Barrie 360: Hundreds of Ontario ER Docs demand Ford Government Boost Nurses' Pay
CBC News: Nursing shortage means some medically fragile children won't be going to school, parents told
CBC Toronto News: CBC Toronto News August 30, 2021
CTV Toronto: Over 300 Ontario physicians sign open letter to Ford demanding pay increases for nurses
QP Briefing: Opposition parties call for time-limited, accessible vaccine certificate ASAP

Aug. 29

The Conversation: High rates of COVID-19 burnout could lead to shortage of health-care workers

Aug. 27

CityNews: Ford responds after Trudeau calls on province to 'step up' and introduce vaccine passport
CityNews Ottawa: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for August 27, 2021 (starts at 1:25)
Toronto Star: COVID-19 vaccination passports coming to Ontario ‘within weeks’ in attempt to avoid further lockdowns
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario is getting a vaccination passport system; Moderna vaccine is approved for kids 12-17; Toronto schools to get home test kits

Aug. 26

CP24: LTC Operators' vaccine mandate a 'great move'
Simcoe.com: It's time for an Ontario vaccine passport, York Region's top doctor says
Simcoe.com: ‘We take this directive very seriously’: Will vaccines be made mandatory for staff at Stevenson Memorial Hospital?
QP Briefing: Medical officers of health lead ‘policy mutiny’ in absence of provincial action

Aug. 24

CBC Toronto: CBC Toronto News August 24, 2021 (begins at 2:18)
Everything Zoomer: COVID-19 Tracker: B.C. Vaccine Passport Coming for Residents and Visitors; Ontario Science Table Withholding “Grim” Modelling, Says Ex-Member

Aug. 23

Ottawa Citizen: Doctors, nurses, teachers call for mandatory vaccination policies to protect the vulnerable
The Globe and Mail: B.C. to introduce COVID-19 vaccine passport for recreational activities, access to non-essential businesses

Aug. 20

Aug. 19

CityNews Toronto: Trio of children's hospitals in Ontario mandate COVID-19 vaccines for staff
CTV Toronto: COVID-19 case numbers in healthcare workers drop
CTV News Ottawa: CHEO Doctors, Nurses, Staff and Volunteers Must Be Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Muskoka411: Ontario Nurses Welcome Province’s Announcement And Call For A Stronger Vaccine Mandate
Toronto Star: Halton Hills mayor calls for COVID-19 vaccine passports with letter to Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau
680 News: CIHI Numbers on Health-Care Workers who have contracted COVID-19

Aug.18

Canadian HR Reporter: Ontario mandates vaccines for high-risk settings
Canadian HR Reporter: What does ‘mandatory vaccine’ really mean?
El Centro Newspaper: La RNAO Pide un pasaporte de vacunación obligatorio
Ontario Morning from CBC Radio with Julianne Hazlewood: Ontario Morning - Wednesday August 18, 2021 - Part 2 (starts at 2:08)
CTV Morning Live Ottawa: Thursday, August 19, 2021 (starts at 58:55)
Global News: COVID-19: LHSC, MLHU react to provincial vaccination policy for health, education workers
insauga: Mayor of Halton Hills speaks out in favour of vaccine passports
insauga: Ontario nurses believe Province’s vaccine policies too lenient

Aug. 17

CBC News: Ontario announces mandatory vaccine plans for health, education workers; 3rd doses for some
The Globe and Mail: Ontario to offer third COVID-19 dose to high-risk populations
The London Free Press: Ontario slaps down tight COVID rules for health-care, education workers
Waterloo Chronicle: Ontario pauses reopening, issues vaccine policies
QP Briefing: ‘It’s not mandatory for anyone’: Opposition parties pan government’s vaccination policies for high-risk settings

Aug. 16

Aug. 15

The Chronicle Journal: Berating the unvaccinated won’t save them, or others

Aug. 14

CHCH News: CHCH Evening News at 6 Part 1 (begins at 3:48)

Aug. 13

iheartradio: Ontario offering incentives for new PSWs to work in retirement homes
Ottawa Citizen: Vaccination should be mandatory for home care workers, cancer patient says
Toronto Star: 'Definite appetite' in Guelph, Dufferin, Wellington for COVID-19 vaccine certificates, top doc says
Toronto Sun: DEL DUCA: Vaccines should be mandatory for frontline healthcare and education workers
680 News: Over 75 per cent of Canadians want vaccine status identification: poll

Aug. 12

Aug. 11

CBC News: New nurse shines light on trickle-down effect of burnout
CTV News Kitchener: Region of Waterloo urges province, feds to adopt 'coordinated approach' to vaccine passports
King Weekly Sentinel: Province ensures safe return to school
The Record: Waterloo Region council wants clear rules around vaccine passports
Toronto Star: Vaccine passports a good idea says Dr. Roumeliotis
Waterloo Chronicle: Get set for a Ford reversal about vaccine passports
580 CFRA: Morning Rush: Childcare space in Toronto detected 12 positive COVID cases, marking the largest provincial outbreak of the virus in months

Aug. 10

CBC News: Ontario sees 321 new COVID-19 cases as long-term care homes call for vaccine mandate for health workers
CP24: Should Ontario have vaccine mandates?
CTV News Toronto: Outbreaks in Ontario's child-care system rise as parents look ahead to September
Financial Post: Hot job! Nurses were the heroes of the pandemic. And now we need more of them
Global News: Ontario long-term care homes association calls for mandatory vaccines for all health-care workers
iHeartRadio: Call for slowdown of surgeries as nurses recuperate from pandemic
Human Resources Director: Give our staff COVID certificates – employers
insauga: Province says no to vaccine passports in Mississauga and Ontario, top doc says any future restrictions likely to be regional
National Post: Ontario to focus on reporting hospitalizations, ICU admissions instead of COVID-19 daily case counts
North Bay Nugget: Number of vaccinated residents nears 70%
Sudbury.com: Long-term care association joins RNs in calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
Toronto Star: Guelph MPP says COVID-19 vaccine certificates needed to reduce economic impact of potential fourth wave
Windsor Star: Local leaders mixed on whether vaccine passports are right path

Aug. 9:

BlogTo: Experts say 4th wave of COVID-19 has already started in Ontario
CTV News: Etobicoke daycare hit by COVID-19 outbreak
Global News: Ontario business groups call for COVID-19 vaccine certificate system to avoid lockdown
Lintelligencer: Coronavirus: Reopening border risky with 4th wave arriving in Ontario
Queens Citizen: Pressures for Vaccine Passport in Ontario
The Globe and Mail: Ontario business groups want to avoid lockdown with vaccine certificate system
Toronto Star: Doug Ford urged to create a vaccine passport before the fourth wave hits
Toronto Sun: Nurses to Doug Ford: "Be the hero this province needs now."
TRNTO: Fourth wave could be here already as Ontario reports 325 new COVID-19 cases
Windsor Star: Nurses to Doug Ford: "Be the hero this province needs now."
680 News: Experts: Reopening border risky with 4th wave arriving in Ontario

Aug. 8:

Elliot Lake Today: COLUMN: Mantha's office reopens to in-person visitors

Aug 7:

City News: Pressure continues on Ford government for mandatory vaccine passports
Windsor Star: Jarvis: Time to lead
680 News: Pressure continues on Ford government for mandatory vaccine passports

Aug 6:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News August 06, 2021 (begins at 6:18)
CTV News Ottawa: Should Ontario Mandate Vaccines?
Radio-Canada: Des organismes réclament le passeport vaccinal en Ontario

Aug 5:

Capital Current: Organizations fear Ontario’s investment to reduce surgical wait times will endanger patients because of nursing shortage
CBC News: NDP's Andrea Horwath backtracks on comments opposing mandatory vaccines for education workers
Sudbury.com: Horwath walks back comments opposing mandatory vaccinations for education workers
TBNewswatch: Horwath offers swift reversal on mandatory vaccine comments
The Globe and Mail: Canada’s health care workers need to be held to a higher standard on vaccines
The Globe & Mail: Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath backtracks, calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health, education workers
The Globe & Mail: Quebec to implement COVID-19 vaccine passport system
Toronto Star: York Region’s unions say Ford’s plan on schools ‘incomplete,’ but Kurji says it's 'sensible'
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Doctors, nurses ask government to support vaccine passports
680 News: NDP's Horwath criticized for opposing mandatory education worker COVID-19 shots

Aug. 4:

NewmarketToday: Southlake's ICU plan draws fire of Ontario NDP health critic, nursing leaders
Toronto Star: Persuasion with information
QP Briefing: Education minister says government won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccine in schools ‘at this point’

Aug. 3:

CBC News: Groups representing doctors, nurses call for mandatory vaccination of health-care workers
CBC the National: Ontario students head back to the classrooms full-time this fall
Insauga: Nurses say schools plan for Mississauga, Brampton and Ontario lacks measures to limit effect of COVID-19's fourth wave
QP Briefing: ‘I really don’t see our schools closing,’ says top doctor as province releases back-to-school guidance
QP Briefing: In brief: Two more health stakeholders back mandatory vaccinations, and more
Toronto Star: A return to in-person education is essential. What is the plan for the safe reopening of schools?
Windsor Star: Windsor Regional Hospital mandates vaccination or regular testing for all staff
570 News: Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke: Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021 (begins at 20: 34)

Aug. 2:

Toronto Star: When privacy and public health clash: Vulnerable families face fear and frustration not knowing if health-care workers are vaccinated

July 2021

July 29:

City News Ottawa: Hour 3 of The Rob snow Show for July 29, 2021(starts at 1:30)
CP24: What should be included in Ontario's school plan?

July 28:

Blackburn News: Province’s nurses back teachers demands for safe school reopening
Insauga: Ontario nurses urging Province release plan for students to return to classrooms in September
National Observer: Ontario will get a school plan next week, Ford says
The Globe and Mail: Ontario to spend $324-million to handle surgery backlog left by COVID-19 pandemic
Toronto Star: Back-to-school plan will be released early next week, Ford says
Toronto Star: Ontario’s back-to-school plan will be revealed early next week, Doug Ford says
QP Briefing: Back-to-school plan coming next week: premier
QP Briefing: Ontario’s top doctor issues call for youth to go ‘vax to school’

July 27:

ONgov: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A: How does getting vaccinated protect me?
York Region: Stricter rules for unvaccinated kids, top doc says

July 26:

CP24: Should vaccines be mandatory in health care?
Toronto Star: As the pandemic fades, Peel needs nurses more now than ever

July 25:

CTV News: 'An alarming exodus': Ontario nursing sector slammed with staffing shortage as many rethink careers
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Heads up! It's now a pandemic of the unvaccinated

July 24:

CBC News: Ontario nursing groups fear mass exodus from workforce following pandemic burnout

July 23:

Global News: New University Health Network policy requires staff to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status
Narcity: Ontario nurses are fighting to make vaccinations mandatory for health-care workers
NewsmarketToday: Ontario nurses association calls for mandatory vaccinations for all health-care workers
Sudbury.com: Nurses Association calling for mandatory vaccinations for all health workers in Ontario
Times News Express: Stress, burnout, ‘chaos’. Why Canada’s at risk of losing its nurses and what health-care insiders say needs to change to keep them
Toronto Star: ICU nurses threaten to leave Southlake hospital over new staffing model

July 22:

CBC News: Why mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers could help Canada fight a 4th wave

July 21:

CTV News: Nurses leaving jobs after COVID-19
insauga: Ontario nurses urging Province make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers
QP Briefing: In brief: RNAO writes to premier about mandatory vaccines, a new youth environment council, and more
Simcoe.com: Ontario nurses urging Province make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for health-care workers
Toronto Star: Several countries have made vaccines mandatory for health-care workers. Why not Canada?
Zoomer Radio: July 21, 2021-Annamie Paul & National Summits on Antisemitism and Islamophobia this week

July 19:

CanadaTalks Sirius XM 167: Doris Grinspun joins Arlene Bynon
Canadian HR Reporter: Doctor, nurses call for health-care workers to have COVID vaccine
CHCH: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario calling for mandatory vaccinations among health care workers
QP Briefing: Civil liberties group open to some form of mandatory vaccinations, while one major union rules them out

July 17:

Ottawa Citizen: COVID-19: Customers line up as Ontario enters Step 3; Ottawa has -1 new cases; province reports 159
Ottawa Sun: YOU SAID IT: No hope for Tories?
The Globe and Mail: Don’t want to get vaccinated? Maybe you need to find another line of work

July 16:

CBC News: OMA calls for COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Ontario health-care workers
City News Ottawa: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for July 16, 2021
CP24: CP24 Tonight for Friday, July 16, 2021 (starts at 37:32)
CP24: Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID shots for health-care workers
Daily Hive: Ontario medical groups call for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers
Kitchener Today: RNAO launches #FullyVaccinated campaign
The Globe and Mail: Canadian nurses are leaving in droves, worn down by 16 merciless months on the front lines of COVID-19
Toronto Sun: OMA calls for mandatory vaccinations for health care workers
Welland Tribune: Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID shots for health-care workers
570 News: Kitchener Today with Brian Bourke: Friday, July 16, 2021 (starts at 45:01)

July 15:

CBC Toronto: CBC Toronto News July 15, 2021 (starts at 8:53)
Durham Radio News: RNAO calling for mandatory vaccination for health-care workers
Global News: Kingston Health Sciences Centre looking to fill 160 nursing positions
New Hamburg Independant: Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation
The Toronto Star: Doug Ford opposes mandatory shots and proof-of-vaccination documentation
Toronto Sun: No vaccine passports or mandatory vaccinations: Ford

July 13:

Global News: France and Greece announce mandatory vaccinations for health workers. Will Canada do the same?

July 10:

Toronto Sun: Only one shot won't prevent fourth wave, say experts

July 9:

QP Briefing: Ford government accelerates step three of reopening plan and lays out what comes after

July 7:

QP Briefing: Health experts urge targeted outreach, house calls, to improve vaccination rates

July 1:

The Peninsula Qatar: UCQ becomes first institution in Middle East to join AcBPSOs

June 2021

June 30:

Gulf Times: UCQ bolsters teaching focus on evidence-based nursing outcomes

June 24:

QP Briefing: ‘It’s not a dump-off, it’s a clean handover’: Ontario’s new top doctor steps into the role
QP Briefing: Step two reopening accelerated to June 30

June 23:

TBNewsWatch: Dr. David Williams defends his record during the COVID-19 pandemic

June 21:

Waterloo Chronicle: What we know about Ontario's incoming chief medical officer of health

June 18:

Toronto Star: Five former mayors of Toronto on why it is time for the city to decriminalize simple drug possession

June 17:

QP Briefing: Big jump in post-secondary applications shows increased interest in nursing during the pandemic
QP Briefing: Nurses warn of impending staffing collapse, call for immediate action

June 16:

Global News: Facing COVID-19 staffing crunch, some Ontario hospitals offer cash bonuses to new nurses
Ottawa Citizen: Citizen's Elizabeth Payne honoured by Ontario nurses for COVID-19 coverage

June 11:

Ottawa Citizen: Signing bonuses are a sign of the times as desperate hospitals seek nurses
QP Briefing: Government accelerates second doses again, but AstraZeneca recipients left behind

June 10 :

Winnipeg Sun: T.O. firm co-sponsors psilocybin trial to treat front-line clinicians experiencing COVID-related distress

June 9:

640 Toronto: Ontario Nurses weigh in on Ontario's early reopening (starts at 00:31)

June 7:

Toronto Star: Restrictions on businesses, outdoor gatherings to loosen in Ontario on Friday
Toronto Star: Ontario begins reopening the economy on Friday
680 News: Reopening small businesses 'long overdue' as opposition calls on government to speed up 2nd doses

June 3:

insauga: Ontario nurses support cancelling in-person learning for Mississauga, Brampton, and Ontario students this year
KitchenerToday: Reaction pours in for new schools announcement from Ford

June 2:

CityNews: Last neighbourhood dancing: Residents still making noise and music for healthcare workers
CityNews: Ontario students won't return for in-class learning until September
The Globe and Mail: Ontario students won’t return to in-person learning for the rest of school year, Doug Ford announces
Toronto Star: Ontario schools staying closed but economy could reopen sooner, Ford says

June 1:

CP24: Should vaccines be mandatory for LTC home staff?
Zoomer Radio: Province may have cabinet shuffle & mandates vaccine policies for LTC staff (beings at 28:20)

May 2021

May 31:

CBC News: Dr. David Williams retiring as Ontario’s chief medical officer of health
CBC Ottawa News: CBC Ottawa News May 31, 2021 (begins at 25:16)
Shomporko: David Williams departing as Ontario’s top medical health officer

May 30:

CBC News: Ontario to replace Dr. David Williams as chief medical officer of health
Global News: Kingston’s medical officer of health named Ontario’s next top doctor
The Globe and Mail: David Williams being replaced as Ontario’s top medical health officer by Kieran Moore
The Globe and Mail: Meet Ontario’s incoming top doctor Kieran Moore, a disease-surveillance guru
Toronto Star: Criticized Williams out as Ontario top medical health officer; Kieran Moore gets job
Toronto Sun: RNAO chief praises new top doc in Ontario

May 27:

QP Briefing: Vaccine strategy update on Friday could mean a two-dose summer for many

May 26:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News May 26, 2021 (begins at 9:47)
Global News: Company behind Canadian COVID-19 border testing program misidentified some workers as nurses, insiders say

May 21:

680 News: Outdoor visits allowed starting Saturday at Ontario long-term care homes

May 20:

KitchenerToday: Nursing remains critical profession throughout pandemic, future

May 18:

CityNews Toronto: Ontario dedicating $35M to train more nurses

May 17:

Global News: COVID-19: 11 nurses from across Canada deployed in Toronto-area hospitals
VisionTV: The Zoomer on Vaccine Disclosure
1460 CJAY: COVID-19: 11 nurses from across Canada deployed in Toronto-area hospitals

May 15:

The Sudbury Star: 'Nurses are the heart and soul of our ICU' — Sudbury doctors

May 14:

CTV News: 'Pleased' RNAO is in dialogue with Ontario government
KitchenerToday.com: Ontario's full vaccination target may be hard to reach: experts
OurWindsor.ca: Two-dose summer may be hard to reach: experts
Radio-Canada: Des activités extérieures, oui, mais prudemment et pas tout de suite
Winnipeg Free Press: Ontario's full vaccination target may be hard to reach: experts
680 News: Ontario's full vaccination target may be hard to reach, medical experts say

May 13:

Awani Review: Ontario nurses are challenging the province’s N95 mask regulations

May 12:

CBC News: Ontario doctors dispute nurses' claims about pandemic pay
CBC News: Ontario ICU nurses say doctors are getting 10 times their pay for similar work during pandemic
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: No pay for COVID nurses during 14-day quarantine
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work Graham Richardson for Wednesday May 12th, 2021 (begins at 55:42)

May 11:

AM 800: The Afternoon News - Lois Fairley Nursing Award
CTV News: Lois Fairley Nursing Award recognizes 'All Nurses' in 2021
QP Briefing: Health experts lay out policy recommendations to avert a potential fourth wave
640 Toronto: With more doses should Canada pursue a full vaccination strategy?

May 10:

Global News Radio: The toll taken on nurses by the COVID-19 pandemic, Telford testifies to House committee & No Tokyo Olympics? (begins at 2:28)
Healthy Debate: Saying Goodbye on FaceTime
Ottawa Citizen: High-risk health workers won't have to wait for second doses of COVID-19 vaccines
The Daily Press Timmins: Celebrating nursing in Sudbury
The Hamilton Spectator: National Nursing Week (May 10 - 16)
Welland Tribune: Province to expedite second vaccine doses for more front-line workers
980 CFPL: Dr. Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses association talks about critical healthcare workers getting their second vaccination doses - London Live

May 9:

CP24: RPNs struggling with pandemic stress: poll
Global News: COVID-19 pandemic stress leading to nurses increasingly asking for help

May 8:

CityNews Toronto: 'Mounting exhaustion' has nurses considering leaving profession

May 7:

AM 1150: Front-line medical workers call for vaccine prioritization as many remain with one dose
BramptonGuardian.com: With 40 per cent of Ontario half-vaccinated, all eyes are on second doses
Lake 88.1: Perth’s Dr. Drummond among those calling for second doses for ER doctors and nurses
QP Briefing: The QP Briefing Podcast: The long-term care episode
NorthUmberlandNews.com: With 40 per cent of Ontario half-vaccinated, all eyes are on second doses
SooToday.com: COVID-19: Here's the situation in the Sault this week
Toronto Star: With 40 per cent of Ontario adults half-vaccinated, all eyes are on second doses
Toronto Sun: Address vaccine hesitancy before asking for proof of vaccination
Toronto Sun: ICU nurses forced to wait four months for second jab: RNAO

May 6:

Brampton Guardian: Give health-care workers second dose, groups urge
CP24: Give health-care workers second dose, groups urge Ontario government
CTV News: Front-line medical workers call for vaccine prioritization as many remain with one dose
FM96 London: COVID-19: 18-year-old among 3 deaths reported in London-Middlesex; 94 cases reported
InsideOttawaValley.com: Give health-care workers second dose, groups urge
ParrySound.com: Give health-care workers second dose, groups urge
Simcoe.com: Give health-care workers second dose, groups urge
The Globe and Mail: Groups urge Ontario government to prioritize health-care workers who need second dose
The Wellington Advertiser: Deafening silence

May 5:

CBC News: Windsor nurse wants province to look closer to home when bringing health-care professionals to Ontario
CHOK Radio: COVID - 19 Doris Grinspun CEO Of The RNAO May 5th 2021
Global News: Pandemic taking mental health toll on front-line medical workers
Ottawa Citizen: Partially vaccinated, working in ER: Calls grow to give second doses to front-line health workers

May 4:

CityNews: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for May 4, 2021(begins at 23:38)

May 3:

CP24: Thousands of Ontarians book vaccine appointments within hours of expanded eligibility
CTV News: Conestoga College receives nearly $5M to graduate 500 long-term care support staff
QP Briefing: ‘We have to move forward’: Minister responds to LTC report finding that seniors died of dehydration and neglect
The Chronicle Journal: Thousands of Ontarians book vaccine appointments within hours of expanded eligibility
Toronto.com: Thousands book shots as Ontario widens eligibility

May 1:

CBC News: Ontario reports 3,369 new COVID-19 cases as ICU admissions climb to 900
InSauga: COVID-19 claims life of Mississauga nurse
Niagara Falls Review: Brampton nurse who died of COVID-19 remembered as ‘fierce activist’ and loving mom
The Globe and Mail: COVID has taken a devastating toll on Canada’s nurses. But the pandemic offers a chance to heal a broken system
Toronto Star: Brampton nurse who died of COVID-19 remembered as ‘fierce activist’ and loving mom

April 2021

April 29:

CityNews: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for April 29, 2021 (begins at 33:40)

April 28:

BramptonGuardian.com: Ontario’s long-term care is in recovery mode, but experts warn system is fragile
CityNews: Ontario introduces 3 paid sick days for workers, offer to boost federal sick leave to $1,000
DurhamRegion.com: Ontario’s long-term care is in recovery mode, but experts warn system is fragile
OrilliaMatters.com: Ontario to give all workers three paid sick days, reimburse businesses
QP Briefing: Ontario gives overcrowded hospitals power to transfer patients to seniors’ homes without their consent
WaterlooChronicle.ca: Ontario to provide 3 paid sick days for workers
Zoomer Radio: A closer look at auditor general's report on long-term care in Ontario & hospitals given new emergency orders (begins at 13:25)

April 27:

The Conversation: How Ontario can recover from Doug Ford’s COVID-19 governance disaster
Toronto Star: Nurses demand swift, effective action from Ford right now
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Frontline health workers experiencing COVID burnout

April 26:

CBC News: Nurses needed to help hospitals cope with increased patient demand
Global News: ‘I couldn’t take it anymore’: Why some medical staff are calling it quits amid COVID-19

April 25:

Global News: Nurses in Ont. hospitals can now give care outside of ‘regular scope of practice’

April 24:

Le Devoir: Les hôpitaux de Toronto submergés par la troisième vague
The Hamilton Spectator: Hamilton’s active COVID cases soar; nearly one in 10 tests coming back positive

April 22:

CP24: Ontario authorizes workers from other provinces, outside hospitals amid ICU strain
Global News: COVID-19: Ontario emergency orders pave the way for more workers to help hospitals
GuelphMercuryTribune.com: Ford 'sorry' for COVID rules, vows paid sick leave
OrilliaMatters.com: WATCH: Ford promises new program to bridge the gap between job loss and collecting benefits for sick time
The Chronicle Journal: Premier Ford apologizes for widely panned rules, pledges paid sick leave
The Record: Local hospital administrator pleads for more nurses to deal with growing number of COVID-19 patients in ICU

April 21:

Global News: COVID-19: Critical care nurses in high demand in Ontario as 3rd wave puts pressure on hospitals
Ottawa Sun: COVID-19 cases top 4,200; Ornge activates surge team
Toronto Sun: COVID-19 cases top 4,200; Ornge activates surge team

April 20:

Maclean's: How Ontario's health advisors handled the 'darkest day' of the pandemic
Toronto Star: Besides COVID-19 vaccines, we need to fix long-standing poor work conditions in Ontario. Here are some solutions
Toronto Sun: ICU triage protocol could be days away, warns nurses' association

April 19:

April 16:

CBC News: Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
The Globe and Mail: Deluge of COVID-19 patients risk overwhelming Ontario Hospitals

April 15:

CP24: Ont. must close all non-essential services: RNAO
Radio-Canada: COVID-19 : des experts de la santé demandent des mesures plus strictes en Ontario
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Ontario nurses claim they have been muzzled by college
Toronto Sun: Ontario sets new daily COVID record as ICU cases rise
Windsor Star: Ontario sets new daily COVID record as ICU cases rise

April 14:

CTV News: Huge number of nurses needed for new ICU beds
CTV News: More than 1,000 ICU nurses wanted across Ontario as COVID-19 patients hit record high
Newstalk 1010: More than 1,000 ICU nurses wanted across Ontario as COVID-19 patients hit record high
Sudbury.com: Good morning, Sudbury! Here are eight stories to start your day

April 13:

April 12:

CityNews: Ontario hospitals ramp down elective surgeries to increase ICU capacity
Global News Radio "ON Point with Alex Pierson": Doris Grinspun - Delayed announcing Stay-At-Home order so ICU numbers to rise
ParrySound.com: These organizations, municipalities and health units are calling for paid sick days in Ontario
QP Briefing: Staffing issues loom as ICU needs escalate
Radio-Canada: Des travailleurs de la santé pourront être transférés d'une région à l'autre
Radio-Canada "Ohdio": Les informations régionales avec Lyne-Françoise Pelletier
Toronto Star: Ontario promises 350 new ICU beds this week as COVID-19 cases surge
WaterlooChronicle.ca: These organizations, municipalities and health units are calling for paid sick days in Ontario

April 11:

CHCH News: CHCH Evening News at 6 | Part 1 (begins at 8:09)
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Vaccine hesitancy must be addressed

April 10:

Toronto Sun: Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar

April 9:

Orangeville.com: Ontario issues orders to help hospitals
Pique News Magazine: Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar
QP Briefing: Ontario hits record new COVID cases, ramps down surgeries as doctors warned of ‘incredibly difficult decisions’
The Chronicle Journal: Ontario issues emergency orders to bolster hospital capacity as cases soar
Toronto.com: Ontario issues orders to help hospitals
Toronto Sun: Premier Doug Ford receives first dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
570 News: KITCHENER TODAY WITH BRIAN BOURKE - Friday, April 9th, 2021 (begins at 22:22)

April 8:

Automotive News Canada: Ontario dealers to remain open amid 4-week provincial stay-at-home order
"The Arlene Bynon Show": Birgit Umaigba Joins Arlene Bynon

April 7:

Brampton Guardian: Ontario imposes four-week stay-at-home order
QP Briefing: Stay-at-home order to take effect Thursday, adults in hot spots bumped up vaccine queue
Toronto Star: Ontario imposes four-week stay-at-home order as COVID-19 overwhelms hospitals
Toronto Star: Registered practical nurse from the GTA dies after contracting COVID-19

April 6:

CityNews "The Rob Snow Show": Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for April 6, 2021 (begins at 12:58)
Ottawa Citizen: More restrictions coming as province extends mass COVID vaccination to 60-year-olds
The Pointer: Ford gets an F: Peel's top doctor forced to close all schools down
The Hamilton Spectator: Hamilton’s top doctor calls for stay-at-home order
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work with Leslie Roberts for Tuesday April 6th, 2021 (begins at 44:25)

April 5:

April 4:

April 2:

Alaska Highway News: Essential workers worried Ontario's latest COVID-19 'shutdown' won't protect them
Castanet: Essential workers worried Ontario's latest COVID-19 'shutdown' won't protect them
CollingwoodToday.ca: Essential workers worried Ontario's latest COVID-19 'shutdown' won't protect them
OrilliaMatters.com: Essential workers worried Ontario's latest COVID-19 'shutdown' won't protect them

April 1:

AM 650 CKOM: Ontario imposes four-week ‘shutdown’ to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
Brampton Guardian: Did a pension change leave some Ontario hospital units understaffed during COVID’s 2nd wave?
CBC News: Ontario to enter provincewide lockdown Saturday, sources say
Kamloops This Week: Ontario imposes four-week 'shutdown' to combat surge in COVID-19 cases
Kitchener Today: Almost 95 per cent of Ontario nurses reporting high stress levels: RNAO study
Our Windsor: Did a pension change leave some Ontario hospital units understaffed during COVID’s 2nd wave?
Sudbury.com: Almost 95 per cent of Ontario nurses reporting high stress levels: RNAO study
The Globe and Mail: Ontario’s ‘emergency brake’ not enough, critics say, as Doug Ford announces new four-week COVID-19 restrictions
The LTC Chronicles Podcast: CEO Doris Grinspun of the RNAO
Yahoo! Finance: RNAO says government's "shutdown" announcement doesn't go far enough to confront third wave of COVID-19

March 2021

March 31:

Canadian Medical Association Journal: Hospitals grappling with nurse exodus
CBC News: Ontario Morning from CBC Radio with Julianne Hazlewood
iHeart Radio: The Afternoon News - Government's reopening plan threatens the health of Ontarians
QP Briefing: Ontario risks exodus of nurses post-pandemic: Survey
Toronto Star: Record number of Ontario nurses may leave the profession after COVID-19: Survey

March 30:

InSauga: Ontario nurses warning of risks associated with easing COVID-19 restrictions

March 29:

CBC News: The World at Six with Susan Bonner (begins at 6:05 mark)
CTV News: Barbershops, salons may not open in two weeks if COVID-19 cases continue to climb, Toronto mayor says

March 28:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News March 28, 2021 (begins at7:30 mark)
Global News: Global News at 6: March 28 (begins at 6:17 mark)
Narcity: Ontario Nurses Org Says Our Reopening Plan Is 'Threatening People's Lives'

March 27:

March 26:

CBC News: 'You have patients say the N-word': Black nurses call for support against racism on the medical frontlines
Global News Radio: RNAO CEO reacts to Ontario 2021 budget
InsideHalton.com: Salons, outdoor gyms to open in Ontario hot spots
Toronto.com: Salons, outdoor gyms to open in Ontario hot spots

March 25:

OrilliaMatters.com: Ontario pledges billions in pandemic recovery spending, faces years of deep deficits
The Lucknow Sentinel: 'Historic’ investments announced for senior care in Huron-Bruce

March 24:

AirDrieToday.com: Ontario pledges billions in pandemic recovery spending, faces years of deep deficits
Global News: Ontario budget to spend billions on emerging from COVID-19 pandemic

March 23:

The Globe and Mail: Routine COVID-19 testing for LTC staff not useful, Ontario science table argues

March 19:

Global News: COVID-19: Retired health-care workers answer call to help on front lines
GuelphToday.com: ONTARIO: Province plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces
Y108: COVID-19: Retired health-care workers answer call to help on front lines

March 18:

CP24: Ontario continues 'band-aid' approach in LTC
Newstalk 1010: Ontario plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces
XinhuaNet: Canada sees surging contagious COVID-19 variants

March 17:

CTV News: 'No doubt': Experts warn third wave is upon us
CTV News: RNAO discusses third wave concerns in Ontario
QP Briefing: Health-care unions excluded from long-term care staffing supply group, predict it will fail

March 16:

Belleville The Intelligencer: QHC prepping in case of local third wave
Ontario.ca: New Action Group to Help Implement One of the Largest Health Care Recruiting and Training Programs in Ontario History

March 15:

NiagaraThisWeek.com: Niagara West MPP Sam Oosterhoff to speak at anti-abortion event
Sault This Week: Rule-breaking nurses should face fines and discipline
Toronto.com: Hillier leaving role at vaccine task force: Ford

March 11:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News March 11, 2021 (begins at 11:28 mark)
CTV News: CTV News Toronto at noon (begins at 22:27 mark)
QP Briefing: Your morning briefing

March 10:

Global News Radio: Ontarians asked to light a candle, remember those lost on one year anniversary of WHO declaration of coronavirus pandemic

March 9:

InSauga: Virtual candle-light vigil being held on anniversary of pandemic
Muskoka411: Health Organizations Ask Everyone To Mark The One-Year Anniversary Of The COVID-19 Pandemic With A Candlelight Vigil
North Bay Nugget: Candle vigil to mark COVID-19 anniversary
Timmins The Daily Press: Candle vigil to mark COVID-19 anniversary

March 8:

Daily Mail: Maskless Canadian nurse is slammed for refusing to take a COVID test or quarantine after trip to Tanzania - insisting she's 'a frontline worker and a HERO' so she 'can do what she wants'

March 7:

Daily Dot: ‘I’m a frontline worker. I’m considered a hero’: Nurse Karen refuses COVID testing

March 6:

CBC News: Registered nurse could face discipline after refusing COVID-19 testing, quarantine at Toronto airport
The Globe and Mail: As COVID-19 vaccine supply grows, scientists debate priority ranking for ‘essential workers’ to get shots
Toronto Sun: Defiant unmasked nurse refuses COVID testing, quarantine at Toronto airport

March 5:

Global News Radio: Vaccine supply news positive, but mobilizing rollout will be the true challenge: CEO of RNAO

March 2:

Toronto Star: TTC drivers want support for homeless riding transit during COVID-19 crisis

February 2021

Feb. 28:

Toronto Star: Toronto will begin vaccinating city’s homeless to relief of advocates: ‘Wins and good news for our community don’t come often’

Feb. 26:

QP Briefing: ‘Let’s get a number on the table,’ says Premier Ford as RNAO calls for more nurse practitioners in Ontario

Feb. 25:

CHCH News "Inside the Story": History repeating: Lessons learned from past plagues and pandemics

Feb. 23:

NiagaraFallsReview: Is Niagara ready to reopen its economy? Not according to Public Health Ontario

Feb. 21:

CBC News: Ontario has filled nearly all 625 public health nursing positions in schools, but is that enough?

Feb.19:

Radio-Canada: Le Radiojournal19 février 2021
Toronto Star: Ontario extends stay-at-home order for Toronto, Peel Region, North Bay

Feb. 18:

CHCH News: Hamilton Health Sciences implements temporary self-isolation pay
Maclean's: More COVID vaccines are coming to Canada. Who will get them first?

Feb. 17:

CBC News: Hamilton hospitals and surrounding areas providing staff self-isolation pay
CTV News Ottawa: Vaccines arrive; is Ontario ready to deliver?

Feb. 16:

CBC News: Rapid testing will add to strain on long-term care sector, advocate warns
CTV News: 'Healthcare system is really ready to step up': Ontario's doctors, nurses and pharmacists await details on vaccination plans
CTV News: Who will be involved in vaccine rollout?
OHS Canada: Ontario reopening must be cautious because of variants: Barrie mayor

Feb. 15:

OrilliaMatters.com: Ontario reopening must be cautious because of variants, mayor of hard-hit city says
Toronto.com: Ontario reopening must be cautious: Barrie mayor
Toronto Star: Ontario reopening must be cautious because of variants, mayor of hard-hit city says

Feb. 12:

CBC News: Hamilton health-care workers wore at least 1,000 expired N95 masks in 2020
Toronto Sun: Letters to the Editor, Feb. 12

Feb. 11:

TVO: COVID-19: What you need to know for February 11

Feb. 10:

London Free Press: Sims: Why are seniors living on their own not a higher vaccine priority?
Radio-Canada International: Ontario doctors, nurses, hospitals alarmed at loosening restrictions

Feb. 9:

CityNews: Province's gradual reopening could mean more travel between regions
CTV News: Registered nurses' association calling on province to delay reopening
GuelphMercuryTribune.com: Stay away! Prince Edward County health unit says tourists aren’t welcome at local vineyards
Toronto Star: Stay away! Prince Edward County health unit says tourists aren’t welcome at local vineyards
580 CFRA: Ottawa at Work - Doris Grinspun interview "How long can we go with a severe lack of nurses, and why is this problem so difficult to fix?"
680 News: 'There is very much a lot of concern': Province's gradual reopening means more travel between regions

Feb. 8:

CBC News: Nursing vacancies high despite interest
Global News 980 CFPL: RNAO reacts to Ontario's plan to lift lockdown restrictions
QP Briefing: Government announces business reopening plan
Toronto Star: New side-effect of COVID-19: A sudden surge in applications for nursing school
Toronto Star: Ontario to begin gradual reopening of economy Wednesday, state of emergency to expire
Toronto Star: Stressed and overworked, nurses hailed as ‘health-care heroes’ are struggling to find help
UnpublishedTV: COVID-19 Muzzled

Feb. 5:

iPolitics: Feds push back on Ontario government’s refusal to fund sick days
National Post: 'A monumental task': Canada's health-care system readies for unprecedented next phase of COVID-19 vaccination
North Bay Nugget: 'A monumental task': Canada's health-care system readies for unprecedented next phase of COVID-19 vaccination

Feb. 3:

Feb. 2:

CBC News: Improving life in nursing homes as residents get COVID-19 vaccines
NorthumberlandNews.com: IMPACT: Local vaccine rollout: What we know and what we don’t know

Feb. 1:

CBC News: What it’s like to stay at a quarantine hotel (Marketplace)
Newstalk 610 CKTB: Doris Grinspun, CEO, Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario, RE: Blue Ribbon protest for nurses - Feb 1st, 2021

January 2021

Jan. 30:

Ottawa Citizen: Today's letters: Two jobs is one too many, Gen. Hillier

Jan. 29:

InsideHalton.com: 'Deeply heartbroken': Oakville nurse who died by suicide remembered for putting needs of others above her own
Toronto Star: Peabody concerned over high COVID-19 numbers in nearby areas

Jan. 27:

QP Briefing: Deputy prime minister offers support of epidemiologist called out by Ford

Jan. 26:

Global News: Coronavirus: 2 deaths, 19 cases in London-Middlesex; lowest single-day jump since early December
Iintelligencer: Coronavirus Canada Updates: Focus on LTC residents amid vaccine delay
KitchenerToday.com: Concerns around healthcare worker morale not helped by complicated sick pay: RNAO
London Free Press: Shaver: Premier's attempt to skimp on paid sick days for health-care workers short-sighted
Toronto.com: Support pours in for family of late Toronto nurse who died by suicide
Vancouver is Awesome: Ontario focuses on COVID-19 vaccines for long-term care residents amid dose delay
Zoomer Radio: Canada's slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout (interview begins at 45:40)

Jan. 25:

CHCH News: Medical community calls for additional mental health support as one nurse died by suicide last week
Global News: Coronavirus: Toronto hospital nurse who died by suicide remembered as caring, dedicated
Toronto.com: Focus on LTC residents amid vaccine delay
Toronto Sun: 'WE ARE DEEPLY HEARTBROKEN': Toronto nurse dies by suicide
YorkRegion.com: Focus on LTC residents amid vaccine delay

Jan. 23:

The Globe and Mail: Toronto’s pandemic isolation centre for the homeless faces capacity crunch as COVID-19 cases rise in shelters
The Globe and Mail: ‘We were anticipating the worst’: Recalling Canada’s first COVID-19 case

Jan. 22:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News January 22, 2021 (interview begins at 7:05 mark)
Financial Post: Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Crisis: 100 Organizations Send Clear Message to Premier Ford, This is an Emergency, We Need Action Now
Global News: Ontario nurses calling on government to improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Jan. 21:

Martha Pinzon Media: Interview with Doris Grinspun
National Post: Randall Denley: Why adding more and more beds still isn’t fixing Ontario’s COVID hospital crisis

Jan. 19:

CBC News: Some Ontario nurses no longer paid during self-isolation if they test negative after COVID-19 exposure
iPolitics: Ontario mayors join opposition in demanding paid sick days
Radio-Canada: Les effets de la pandémie sur les infirmiers et infirmières
TVO "Political Blind Date": Ep 1 - Hallway Medicine

Jan. 18:

Big 96.3: London, Ont., NICU nurse who travelled to D.C. has been fired 'with cause'
Global News: London, Ont., NICU nurse who travelled to D.C. has been fired ‘with cause’
Q107: London, Ont., NICU nurse who travelled to D.C. has been fired 'with cause'
The Globe and Mail: Ontario to add more ICU beds as hospitals struggle with surge in coronavirus patients
The Hamilton Spectator: Vaccine rollout scaled back in Hamilton
Toronto Sun: Passengers with COVID continue to fly into Pearson

Jan. 16:

CBC News: CBC Saturday News January 16, 2021 (begins at 4:19 mark)
CBC News Radio: Some health-care workers still hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine
GuelphMercuryTribune.com: Today’s coronavirus news: Canada passes 700,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Ontario reports 3,056 cases, 51 deaths; India starts world’s largest vaccination drive
Mississauga.com: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 3,056 cases and 51 deaths; India starts world’s largest vaccination drive; Ontario delays giving some second doses of Pfizer vaccine
Ottawa Citizen: 'It is frustrating': U.S-educated nurse from Ottawa hits barriers to getting licensed in Ontario
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 3,056 cases and 51 deaths; India starts world’s largest vaccination drive; Ontario delays giving some second doses of Pfizer vaccine
Toronto Star: What about us? Community health workers say they’ve been forgotten in Ontario’s vaccine strategy
YorkRegion.com: Today’s coronavirus news: Canada passes 700,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases; Ontario reports 3,056 cases, 51 deaths; India starts world’s largest vaccination drive

Jan. 15:

University Affairs: Canada’s nursing programs address racial prejudice in the profession
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work featuring Dahlia Kurtz for Friday January 15th, 2021

Jan. 14:

Caledon Enterprise: 'It is appalling': Ontario advocates slam Ford over lack of paid sick days
CHCH News "Inside the Story": Is it too late to stop COVID? Cases surge as wait for vaccine drags on
QP Briefing: Ontario hospitals fighting for their share of COVID-19 vaccine
Toronto.com: 'It is appalling': Ontario advocates slam Ford over lack of paid sick days

Jan. 13:

CBC News: Confusing but helpful — northern Ontario reacts to province's stay-at-home order
CityNews: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for January 13, 2021 (interview begins at 21:00 mark)

Jan. 12:

CBC News "The National": Burnout among health-care workers could get worse during pandemic, experts warn
CTV News: Ontario announces stay-at-home order
Global News: Coronavirus: Quebec doctor’s death by suicide sends shockwaves through Canada’s medical community
The Chronicle Journal: Ontario issues stay-at-home order to start Thursday, declares state of emergency
Yahoo! News: Ontario issues stay-at-home order to start Thursday, declares state of emergency

Jan. 11:

Jan. 10:

Georgina Post: Cedarvale Lodge gets Moderna vaccine as caregiver tests positive

Jan. 8:

DurhamRegion.com: Ontario lockdown may not lift in January: Ford
India Education Diary: Nursing Department of PKUFH attends virtual BPSO Knowledge Exchange Symposium
The Globe and Mail: Paramedics alarmed by conditions inside home with Ontario’s worst LTC outbreak
St. Catharines Standard: There’s an urgent need to get Niagara’s LTC residents vaccinated
Toronto Star: ‘It’s boys in the sandbox fighting’: Now stop the bickering and start fixing long-term care, advocates say
Vancouver is Awesome: Ontario lockdown may not lift at the end of January: Ford
Welland Tribune: There’s an urgent need to get Niagara’s LTC residents vaccinated

Jan. 7:

The Hamilton Spectator: Weeks ahead will be ‘brutal,’ say Ontario nurses calling for stricter COVID lockdown

Jan. 6:

CTV News: CTV News Toronto at Six for January 6, 2021 - CTV News Toronto at Six Podcast (begins at 20:50)
Global News: Hospital system CEO resigns from Ontario COVID-19 advisory table after trip
St. Catharines Standard: Premier Doug Ford says hospital board has to make ‘tough decision’ about CEO’s Caribbean vacation
The Hamilton Spectator: Premier Doug Ford says hospital board has to make ‘tough decision’ about CEO’s Caribbean vacation

Jan. 5:

Castanet: Call for faster vaccinations
CBC News: Ontario hospital CEO who vacationed in Dominican Republic resigns from health panels
iHeartRadio: LTC vaccinations need to ramp up in Ontario: Advocates

Jan. 4:

Kamloops This Week: Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: TTC confirms first employee death from COVID-19; Ontario reports 3,270 new cases, 29 more deaths while outbreaks at LTC homes hit record
Toronto Star: Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Cocodile tears not solving crisis in long-term care homes
Vancouver Courier: Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster
650 CKOM: Advocates call on provinces to vaccinate long-term care residents and workers faster

Jan. 3:

CTV News: Brampton West MP to step aside from parliamentary role after travelling to U.S. for memorial

Jan. 1:

Toronto Star: Our wishes for 2021: From the thrill of a crowd, to new respect, to speedy vaccine access for all

December 2020

Dec. 30:

Dec. 28:

CTV News: CTV News Toronto at Six for Monday, December 28, 2020 (story begins at 4:17)
CTV News: Slow vaccine rollout across Canada draws criticism, anger
InsideOttawaValley.com: Initiatives that kept community spirit alive in North Grenville during COVID-19
New Newsledger: NDP Demanding Action to Speed Up Vaccinations in Ontario

Dec. 27:

The Hamilton Spectator: There is no justification for delaying a ban on evictions

Dec. 23:

Newstalk 610 CKTB: Ontario nurses say government is failing them with virus response

Dec. 21:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News December 21, 2020 (story begins at 5:29)

Dec. 20:

Toronto Star: Canada suspends flights from U.K. for 72 hours after new, more infectious COVID-19 strain emerges
Toronto Sun: Prepare for Christmas Eve Ontario-wide lockdown

Dec. 19:

Toronto Star: Doing your part
Toronto Star: Hard lockdowns, expanded testing, help for small business: What we need to do now to address COVID-19 crisis

Dec. 18:

AM800 CKLW: The Morning Drive - The Forgotten Residents
North Bay Nugget: North Bay hospital 'poised and ready' for COVID-19 surge
Radio-Canada: Doug Ford tient une réunion d'urgence avec les dirigeants d'hôpitaux
580 CFRA: Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Fri. December 18th, 2020 (Interview begins at 16:55)

Dec. 17:

Toronto Star: Doug Ford says ‘everything is on the table’ as pressure mounts for wider and stricter COVID-19 lockdowns
Toronto Sun: 'EXTREMELY SERIOUS': Ontario hospitals call for four-week lockdown in hot zones
Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal: Premier Doug Ford says Ontario is considering new measures to curb COVID-19

Dec. 16:

Global National: Ontario ICUs prepare for surge of COVID-19 patients

Dec. 12:

580 CFRA: Widespread failure in long-term care homes has harmed and killed Ontarians abandoned by Premier Doug Ford

Dec. 11:

Toronto Star: Ontario moving Windsor-Essex and York Region into lockdown on Monday

Dec. 10:

Global News: Ontario’s current coronavirus lockdowns not as effective, easing measures could mean higher cases: officials
Radio-Canada: Bulletin de nouvelles du Jeudi 10 Décembre 2020

Dec. 9:

Cornwall Standard-Freeholder: Cheering won't save lives, staying home will: What frontline workers really need
The Chronicle Journal: COVID-19 outbreak at Whitby, Ont., long-term care home leads to hospital intervention
Toronto Star: A call for national standards in long-term care

Dec. 8:

CP24: Ontario Hospital Association urges people to cancel in-person holiday gatherings
Inquinte: Early Christmas gift from local sewers group to TMHF
St. Catharine's Standard: Provinces on a collision course with Ottawa over national standards for long-term care
Toronto Star: Provinces on a collision course with Ottawa over national standards for long-term care
Waterloo Chronicle: Provinces on a collision course with Ottawa over national standards for long-term care

Dec. 7:

Global News: Vulnerable seniors, health-care workers among first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario
CBC News Radio: Report shows need for more nurses, staff at long-term care homes

Dec. 4:

Montreal Gazette: Once, we stood in solidarity against the virus. Then came the second wave
National Post: Once, we stood in solidarity against the virus. Then came the second wave
Vancouver Sun: When the clapping stopped: Once, we stood in solidarity against the virus. Then came the second wave

Dec. 3:

Queen's Citizen: When the applause stopped: Once, we stood in solidarity with the virus. Then came the second wave
The Beacon Herald: Once, we stood in solidarity against the virus. Then came the second wave
The Recorder & Times: Once, we stood in solidarity against the virus. Then came the second wave

Dec. 1:

CTV News: Long-term care should be priority when COVID-19 vaccines are distributed, advocates say

November 2020

Nov. 30:

Toronto Star: Ottawa gives provinces $1B for long-term care

Nov. 29:

GuelphMercuryTribune.com: Praised by Doug Ford, vilified by critics — but is Dr. David Williams misunderstood?
Toronto Star: Praised by Doug Ford, vilified by critics — but is Dr. David Williams misunderstood?
WaterlooChronicle.ca: Praised by Doug Ford, vilified by critics — but is Dr. David Williams misunderstood?

Nov. 28:

The Globe and Mail: Nursing homes were a horror story in COVID-19′s first wave. Why are we seeing a sequel?

Nov. 27:

Consulting.ca: Auditor general criticizes Ontario's McKinsey-crafted pandemic response structure

Nov. 26:

InSauga: Ontario nurses advocating for full province-wide lockdown to mitigate spread of COVID-19
Radio-Canada: La VG réplique à Doug Ford que oui, c'est son travail
980 CFPL: RNAO reacts to LHSC nurse organizing 'freedom rally' in London, Ont.

Nov. 25:

Nov. 24:

CBC News: LHSC neonatal nurse in hot water after organizing London's 'Freedom Rally'
QP Briefing: Organization advocating for older Canadians calls for removal of long-term care minister from role
Radio-Canada International: Nurses call Ontario action on COVID-19 too late, insufficient

Nov. 23:

CTV News: Ontario's top doctor now plans to push back retirement amid second wave of COVID-19
QP Briefing: Premier doubles down on Williams, PCs propose six-month extension
Simcoe Reformer: Ford seeks extension for Ontario's top public health doctor
The Peterborough Examiner: Pickering care home slammed in military report given green light to expand by province
The Sudbury Star: Ford seeks extension for Ontario's top public health doctor
Toronto.com: Pickering care home slammed in military report given green light to expand by province

Nov. 21:

Global News: Coronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Nov. 21

Nov. 20:

Gulf Times: UCQ hosts panel discussion on nursing during Covid-19
MENAFN: Qatar- UCQ hosts panel discussion on nursing during Covid-19
OrilliaMatters.com: Ontario moving Toronto, Peel Region into lockdown starting Monday

Nov. 19:

Beach Metro: COVID-19 cases slowly dropping at number of East Toronto long-term care homes
Global News: Ontario nurses speak out about their mental health amid pandemic
Niagara Falls Review: The province is dodging the truth on COVID-19 in long-term care
The Hamilton Spectator: The province is dodging the truth on COVID-19 in long-term care
Yahoo! Finance: Eighteen RNAO members, including CEO Doris Grinspun, named as Fellows of Canadian Academy of Nursing

Nov. 18:

BayToday.ca: Northern nurses are pillars within the community
CHCH News: Long term care deaths rising
ElliotLaketoday.com: 'Being a nurse is more than just being a healthcare provider,' says APH public health specialist
KitchenerToday.com: Kitchener-Waterloo nurses meet virtually to discuss COVID-19, health system
Newstalk 610 CKTB: Cases of COVID-19 continue to climb at long-term care homes in Ontario
Rabble.ca: Support workers warn Ontario's long-term care staffing efforts will do more harm than good
The Hamilton Spectator: COVID-19 deaths: The number Doug Ford doesn’t want to talk about
Toronto.com: 'We're in for a disaster,' says nurses union about COVID-19's second wave

Nov. 17:

CBC News: Windsor nurses voice concerns at provincial nursing association meeting
The Hamilton Spectator: COVID cases are ‘exploding’ in long-term care and retirement homes

Nov. 16:

AM600: Nurses across Ontario to compare notes during virtual Fall Tour
CityNews: Ontario Nurses’ Association calls for 28-day lockdown
CTV News: CTV News Toronto at Six for Monday, November 16, 2020 (begins at 13:33)
CTV News: 7 long-term care residents die from COVID-19
Guelph Mercury Tribune: Exhaustion, burnout major concerns for Guelph nurses during pandemic, says association
Global News: Healthcare workers sound the alarm on 2nd wave impact in long-term care homes
KitchenerToday.com: Long-term care minister accused of trying to 'scapegoat' local health officials
PressProgress: Doug Ford’s government has repeatedly opted for looser COVID-19 measures despite warnings from health experts

Nov. 15:

CBC News: CBC Toronto News November 15, 2020 (begins at 4:30)
CBC News: Ontario not doing enough to prevent long-term care deaths, RNAO says
CBC News "The National": Hospitals beginning to feel the stress of rising COVID-19 cases
CP24: LTC system staffing 'worse than before:' Grinspun
SooToday.com: Ontario reports 1,248 new cases of COVID-19, 20 deaths in LTC
The Chronicle Journal: Ontario reports 1,248 new cases of COVID-19, 20 deaths in LTC
The Kingston Whig Standard: Stage set for second disaster in long-term care: experts

Nov. 14:

Ottawa Citizen: Bias, lack of action setting stage for a second disaster in long-term care: experts

Nov. 13:

AM640: Long Term care workers ringing warning bells, the mental health impacts of a second shutdown, and a travel writer is stuck on a cruise with a COVID outbreak
DurhamRegion.com: 'There is a lot of burnout:' Durham nurses on COVID, what needs to happen next
iPolitics: Evening Brief: Holidays on the line
iPolitics: Ford tightens colour-coded COVID restrictions after backlash
QP Briefing: Long-term care is 'our provincial shame': geriatrician teams up with nurses' association to call our Ontario's ageism
Strathroy Age Dispatch: Bias, lack of action setting stage for a second disaster in long-term care: experts
The Sudbury Star: Bias, lack of action setting stage for a second disaster in long-term care: experts
Toronto Star: Seven deaths at Main Street Terrace long-term care home as criticism of province’s COVID-19 response grows

Nov. 9:

Beach Metro News: East Toronto NDP MPPs critical of provincial budget on numerous fronts including not providing enough funding for COVID-19 fight

Nov. 7:

The Sault Star: Nursing head speaks
St. Thomas Times Journal: Nursing head speaks

Nov. 6:

CP24: Absent funding details for long-term care standard in budget troubling: advocates
OttawaMatters.com: Absent funding details for long-term care standard in budget troubling: advocates
Radio-Canada: Soins aux aînés en résidence : « promesse électorale » ou engagement clair?
Toronto Star: Doug Ford’s pandemic pledge to hire thousands of nursing-home workers criticized as short on details

Nov. 4:

Canadian Occupational Safety: Ontario increases hours of direct care for LTC resident
CBC News: Ontario reports 987 new COVID-19 cases, 16 more deaths
iPolitics: What key pandemic players are asking for in the next Ontario budget
The Kingston Whig Standard: Ford defends new COVID-19 response system

Nov. 2:

CP24: Ontario promises new care standard in long-term care, to be implemented by 2024-2025
InsideHalton.com: Ontario promises care standard in long-term care
ParrySound.com: Ontario long-term care residents to get 4 hours of direct care daily by 2025
The Chronicle Journal: Ontario promises new care standard in long-term care, to be implemented by 2024-2025
680 News: Ontario promises new care standard in long-term care by 2024-2025

October 2020

Oct. 31:

Newstalk 1010: Burnout & stress for frontline workers

Oct. 28:

CBC News: Unions call on province to create more full-time nursing jobs in long-term care

Oct. 27:

The Chronicle Journal: Ontario long-term care commission will grant workers anonymity
Toronto.com: Long-term care probe will grant workers anonymity

Oct. 26:

CBC Metro Morning: 'They should not go there to die. They should live': RNAO CEO says Long Term Care system is at risk
CP24: LTC needs more support to counter 2nd wave
iPolitics: Opposition demands Ford fire minister of Long-Term Care, citing report
980 CFPL: Facing the realities of the surge in cases and the second wave of COVID-19 - London Live with Mike Stubbs

Oct. 25:

Oct. 23:

The Globe and Mail: Government must staff up LTC homes after they were ‘forgotten’ in first wave, Ontario commission says
Toronto.com: Address staffing shortages: LTC commission
Toronto Star: Ontario should urgently address staffing shortages in nursing homes, commission says
Toronto Star: Pressure grows on Doug Ford as nursing-home probe repeats calls to hire more staff and boost residents’ care

Oct. 19:

Toronto Sun: BRAUN: What happens next with COVID depends on you

Oct. 18:

CityNews: Long-term care homes not prepared for second wave of COVID-19

Oct. 17:

CBC News: The key lesson from SARS that Canada failed to heed when COVID-19 hit
The Queens County Citizen: The key lesson from SARS is that Canada did not care when COVID-19 was hit

Oct. 15:

iPolitics: Interim report on COVID in Ontario nursing homes likely, say investigators

Oct. 10:

Global News: Coronavirus: 3 new cases in Middlesex London, none in Lambton, Elgin and Oxford

Oct. 9:

CBC News "Ontario Today": Tightening restrictions: What's at stake
CityNews: NewsAlert: Former premier Jean Charest suing Quebec government
Global News: Coronavirus: 19 new cases in London-Middlesex in largest single-day jump since mid-April
Now Toronto: Toronto’s winter plan isn’t enough, housing advocates say
The Chronicle Journal: Ontario imposes restrictions on Toronto, Ottawa, Peel to slow COVID-19
The Kingston Whig Standard: Ontario reports 939 new COVID-19 cases, marking new daily record
Toronto.com: Ontario imposes restrictions on COVID hot spots
Toronto Star: Ontario bans indoor dining, closes gyms and lowers gathering limits as new COVID-19 cases hit a record 939

Oct. 8:

Cape Breton Post: Why would you open a business in a pandemic? In Ottawa, restaurateurs take calculated risks
Orangeville.com: Are long-term-care homes ready for COVID-19’s second wave? City-owned homes say they are, but others aren’t so sure
The Gananoque Reporter: Why would you open a business in a pandemic? In Ottawa, restaurateurs take calculated risks

Oct. 7:

Oct. 6:

Brampton Guardian: Steven Del Duca urges Premier Doug Ford to close indoor restaurants, bars and gyms for 28 days to curb COVID-19 spread
Ottawa Citizen: Save schools by closing indoor bars and restaurants, top CHEO official says
Toronto Star: Steven Del Duca urges Premier Doug Ford to close indoor restaurants, bars and gyms for 28 days to curb COVID-19 spread
Toronto Star: Toronto’s plan for shelters for the first winter of COVID-19 includes more beds, warming centres — and plastic barriers
Toronto Sun: GOLDSTEIN: Public and private sectors have different pandemic priorities

Oct. 5:

Global News: ‘Show me the evidence’: Doug Ford rejects calls to close indoor dining amid spike in COVID-19 cases
Ottawa Citizen: Pandemic's front-line health-care workers feared, shunned
The Globe and Mail: Quebec expands pandemic restrictions as Ontario resists calls for further action
The Kingston Whig Standard: Pandemic's front-line health-care workers feared, shunned

Oct. 2:

Caledon Enterprise: COVID-19 infections surge in Ontario, Quebec
CBC News: Ontario's 'dog's breakfast of guidance' around COVID-19 sowing confusion, distrust, some
experts say
CBC News "Power and Politics": New Ontario COVID-19 restrictions ‘too little, too late,’ says nurses association
CityNews: Ford introduces new restrictions, tells Ontarians to limit interactions
iPolitics: Ontario tightens restrictions in virus-hit regions, shifts to appointment-only testing
Ottawa Business Journal: New limits on bars, meeting facilities strike 'reasonable balance,' pub owner says
The Globe and Mail: Ontario issues new restrictions for bars, restaurants, gyms in COVID-19 hot spots; ‘pauses’ social circles
Radio-Canada: L'Ontario rend le masque obligatoire dans toute la province
Radio Canada International: The coronavirus refuses to let up in Quebec and Ontario
Vancouver Courier: Municipal, provincial leaders clash over response to COVID-19 surge in hotspots
Waterloo Chronicle: Stricter guidelines in Ontario to deal with COVID-19
Yahoo! Finance: RNAO urges stricter measures to combat rapidly rising number of COVID-19 infections
570 News: Ontario hits record COVID-19 cases amid pressure to tighten public health measures

Oct. 1:

CBC News "Front Burner": Will Ontario's second wave become a tsunami?

September 2020

Sept. 29:

NewmarketToday.ca: Newmarket, Orillia hospitals partner to hire new diversity director
OrilliaMatters.com: OSMH teams up with Southlake to tackle workplace diversity

Sept. 28:

Sept. 27:

580 CFRA: Ontario long-term care homes are begging Ford government for help to prevent more unnecessary deaths

Sept. 25:

Global News: Toronto nurse on caring for Canada’s 1st COVID-19 patient
570 News: Friday September 25th, 2020

Sept. 24:

The LTC Chronicles Podcast: The LTC Chronicles - Doris Grinspun - CEO of RNAO

Sept. 23:

Global News: Ontario nurses groups concerned over regulatory body’s plan to expand RPN duties
The Globe and Mail: Liberal government proposes penalizing those who neglect seniors in care
Toronto Star: Nurses groups concerned over regulatory body’s plan to expand RPN duties

Sept. 22:

iPolitics: Investigators of COVID at Ontario nursing homes could publish early findings
Seaforth Huron Expositor: BRAUN: Long-term care homes on course for repeat disaster
The Kingston Whig Standard: BRAUN: Long-term care homes on course for repeat disaster
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Long-term care homes on course for repeat disaster

Sept. 20:

NewKerala.com: RNAO joins global movement A Just Recovery for All

Sept. 19:

Sept. 17:

Martha Pinzon Media: Interview with Dr. Doris Grinspun
Radio-Canada: Le système de santé à l'épreuve en Ontario : Reportage J.-A. Lamoureux

Sept. 16:

Now Toronto: The second coming of COVID

Sept. 15:

Cityline: The nurse who treated Canada's first COVID patient tells her story
National Observer: Trudeau asked to enshrine top scientist's position in law

Sept. 11:

Children's Health Coalition: Sounding the alarm on Ontario's crisis in children's health care
Niagara Falls Review: Ten things Ontario needs to do to fight a second wave of COVID-19
Toronto.com: Children’s hospitals say Ontario must step up as kids are suffering
Welland Tribune: Ten things Ontario needs to do to fight a second wave of COVID-19

Sept. 10:

St. Catharine's Standard: Ontario ‘didn’t learn the lessons from SARS’ leaving it vulnerable to COVID-19

Sept. 9:

St. Catharine's Standard: Did provincial funding cuts and a planned merger hurt public health’s response to COVID?

Sept. 8:

The Hamilton Spectator: Is Ontario ready for a second wave of COVID-19?

Sept. 7:

CTV News: 'It's a gamble': Anxiety ahead of the first day of school

Sept. 5:

Newstalk 1010: 'I personal offence to that': Premier fires back amid call for top health official to resign
St. Thomas Times-Journal: Sudbury letters: Concerns need to be addressed; Ripped off at the pumps

Sept. 4:

Belleville The Intelligencer: Sudbury letters: Concerns need to be addressed; Ripped off at the pumps
CityNews: Ford defends Ontario’s top doctor amid criticism from head of nurses’ association
New Canadian Media: Better Job Protection Needed for Personal Support Workers
New Canadian Media: Faith and Concern for Patients Sustain Immigrant Nurses on the Frontlines of COVID-19
QP Briefing: Your COVID-19 roundup: Don’t pass the doobie
TB News Watch: Ford defends Dr. David Williams

Sept. 3:

980 CFPL: Calls to replace Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health are growing

Sept. 2:

CBC News: Get informed on the top stories of the day in one quick scan
CBC News: What you need to know about COVID-19 in Alberta on Wednesday, Sept. 2
CBC Radio "Here and Now": The increasing calls for Dr. David Williams to resign
India Blooms: Canada: Dough Ford, Christine Elliott defend Ontario's Chief Medical Officer amid growing calls of resignation
Radio-Canada: Appels à la démission du médecin hygiéniste en chef de l’Ontario
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Dr. David Williams — forgotten, but not gone
580 CFRA: Hour 3 of Ottawa Now for Wed. September 2nd, 2020
640 Toronto: Does Dr. Williams need to be replaced?

Sept. 1:

CBC News: Ford defends Ontario's top doctor as calls for his resignation or removal grow louder
The Haliburton County Echo: Masks mandatory for students of all ages going back to school

August 2020

Aug. 31:

Maclean's: The first prime minister gets a rough re-examination
National Observer: Nurses call on Trudeau to bring back national chief nursing officer
QP Briefing: Another call for the chief doctor to resign: Your daily Ontario COVID-19 roundup

Aug. 28:

iPolitics: Restore position of Canada’s top nurse, nursing group urges Trudeau
1310 News: Hour 3 of The Rob Snow Show for August 28, 2020 (interview begins at 12:33)

Aug. 27:

Canada.com: Randall Denley: Ontario parents don't deserve school fearmongering whipped up by union politics
Global News: Coronavirus: Is it safe for Ontario students to go back to school?
Stockhouse: RNAO letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau regarding Speech from the Throne

Aug. 26:

Hamilton Spectator: We can still make back-to-school safe for everyone
iPolitics: Toronto councillor, opposition critics slam Ontario’s lack of action on overdose deaths

Aug. 25:

CBC News: OCDSB to mull mandatory masks for youngest students
CTV News: Masks will not be mandatory for K-3 students in Ottawa's English public schools
GuelphToday.com: COVID-19: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
Newstalk 610 CKTB: Nurses - cut elementary class sizes to protect students and school staff from COVID-19
OurWindsor.ca: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 105 new cases; Canadian MPs, medical experts urge Ottawa to give green-light to human vaccine ‘challenge trials’
The Kingston Whig Standard: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
Zoomer Radio: RNAO calls for smaller class sizes at schools - August 25, 2020
580 CFRA: Masks will not be mandatory for K-3 students in Ottawa's English public schools

Aug. 24:

CityNews: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
CP24: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
Global News: Coronavirus: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, use of masks in schools
KitchenerToday.com: Teacher highlights 'sad reality' of provincial back-to-school plan
OttawaMatters.com: OCDSB to debate forcing K-3 students to wear masks indoors
QP Briefing: The ‘slow burn’ phase of the pandemic: Your Ontario COVID-19 roundup
Toronto Star: Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports the highest daily number of new cases in August; Toronto’s COVID-19 numbers on the rise since Stage 3 started
Toronto Sun: New Ontario COVID-19 cases holding steady: Williams
Toronto Sun: Ontario nurses call for smaller class sizes, masks for kids 3 and older

Aug. 21:

CHCH News "Inside the Story": Back to school during a pandemic, what's worked and what hasn't around the world

Aug. 20:

580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work "How will the return to school affected nurses?"

Aug. 17:

Aug. 16:

580 CFRA: The Goods – This is what long-term care homes need right now to prevent more avoidable deaths

Aug. 14:

AM800: Lawyer returns to first love as nurse to help remote community during pandemic
The Globe and Mail: Re Turning Hotels Into Shelters: Proponents Say Idea Gives Homeless People Dignity And A Chance To Get Lives Under Control (letter to the editor)

Aug. 13:

CBC News: School starts in a month, but Canada's most populous province still doesn't know what that will look like
Family Council Collaborative Alliance: The LTC Chronicles - Nursing Home Basic Care Guarantee - CEO Doris Grinspun

Aug 12:

CBC News: Ontario hasn't hired increased staff promised for back to school
CBC News: World at Six for 2020/08/12 at 21:30 EDT (interview begins at 19:24)

Aug. 10:

The Globe and Mail: Understaffing turned seniors’ homes into COVID-19 danger zones, health workers say. What can be done to fix that?

Aug. 2:

Zoomer Radio: Doris Grinspun: Fixing Long-Term Care & Terry Mosher: Remembering Duncan MacPherson – August 2nd 2020

July 2020

July 31:

ICI-Télé: BULLETIN DE NOUVELLES DU VENDREDI 31 JUILLET 2020 (interview begins at 18:42)
Radio-Canada: BULLETIN DE NOUVELLES DU VENDREDI 31 JUILLET 2020
Radio-Canada: Embauche de plus d’infirmières pour les écoles : bien des questions en suspens
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work - Doris Grinspun Interview "Ontario long-term care commission to deliver a report by end of April?"

July 30:

Ottawa Citizen: Increase staffing, regulate hours of care for residents in homes: expert panel
Ottawa Sun: LTC: Expert panel says increase staffing, regulate hours of care
Toronto Star: Ontario government urged to spend more to increase the number of long-term-care staff
Radio-Canada: Les sous-traitants dans les centres de soins ne sont pas dans la mire de la province
580 CFRA: Doris Grinspun - Ottawa At Work - July 30

July 29:

CTV News: Northern town hall calls for more staff in long-term care homes
KitchenerToday.com: Ontario long-term care COVID commission to report by end of April
OttawaMatters.com: Ontario long-term care COVID-19 commission to report by end of April
The Globe and Mail: Families call for public inquiry as Ford reveals details of long-term care panel
The Province: Ontario long-term care COVID commission to report by end of April
Toronto Star: Terms for Ontario’s commission on nursing homes prompt renewed calls for public inquiry
WaterlooChronicle.ca: Nursing home COVID commission to report in April

July 28:

QP Briefing: Ontario to announce details of long-term care commission, release key report on staffing
The Sudbury Star: Fix LTC 'once and for all'

July 27:

Toronto Star: Bill loved to walk, but the COVID pandemic curbed his movement and his spirit
Welland Tribune: Bill loved to walk, but the COVID pandemic curbed his movement and his spirit
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work - "Can you be a nurse believe Covid is a hoax?"

July 23:

CBC News: Ontario nurse under investigation after anti-vax, COVID conspiracy social media posts
Global News: Ontario nurse under investigation over anti-mask, conspiracy theory Facebook posts
1310 News: Hour 2 of The Rob Snow Show for July 21, 2020

July 22:

CTV News: Indoor visits resume at long-term care homes
Toronto Sun: Dr. David Williams urged by some to step aside before second wave

July 21:

CKDR 92.7 FM: Nurses Association CEO 100% Behind Mandatory Masks
CTV News: Families fed up with visiting loved ones in long-term care through windows
"London Morning with Rebecca Zandbergen": Long-term care home commission report coming soon
Metro Morning: '35 reports in the last 21 years collecting dust ... we don't have time for that': Ontario nurses' association CEO
"Ontario Morning from CBC Radio with Wei Chen": Ontario Morning - Tuesday July 21, 2020 - Part 3
570 News: Jul 21: Parents want students to don masks at school (interviews begins at 22:55)

July 20:

Country 105: RNAO Supports Mask Order For Thunder Bay
CTV News: Commission into long-term care loses support
CTV News: Consequences of long-term care visit restrictions
Global News Radio: Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario drops support the government’s commission into LTC
iPolitics: Morning Brief: House returns to debate more COVID-19 measures
The Globe and Mail: Coronavirus Update: Remembering those we’ve lost to COVID-19 in Canada
The Globe and Mail: Evening Update: A faint hope in vaccine research grows brighter
The Globe and Mail: Politics Briefing: Restaurants warn pandemic has put them on the brink of closing
The Globe and Mail: We must act now to prevent the loss of an entire generation in long-term care
Wawa-news: NDP MPP Gretzky tables motion, urges Ford to create COVID-19 Essential Caregiver Strategy

July 19:

The Globe and Mail: CEO of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario no longer supports the Ford government’s independent commission into LTC

July 17:

Global News Radio: Dr. Doris Grinspun - July 17, 2020
iHeart Radio: Ontario premier warns long-term care homes must ensure workers have access to PPE
ParrySound.com: Ford warns care homes to provide PPE to staff
The Chronicle Journal: Ford warns long-term care homes to ensure workers have access to PPE

July 16:

iPolitics: Ontario’s nurses seek special visitor status framework for caregivers at long-term care homes

July 15:

Toronto Star: Ontario OKs indoor visits to long-term-care homes
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: RNAO has plan to reunite LTC residents with loved ones
Welland Tribute: Ontario OKs indoor visits to long-term-care homes

July 12:

July 9:

Brampton Guardian: Coroner’s inquest must be called into PSW’s death

July 7:

Zoomer Radio: Dr. Doris Grinspun on long-term care reforms and family visits

July 6:

Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Now is the time to reunite LTC residents with their loved ones

July 5:

Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Second COVID-19 wave? That's up to you

June 2020

June 29:

GuelphToday.com: Frontline Guelph nurse denied service at local salon raises question of discrimination (UPDATED)

June 28:

St. Catharines Standard: The brutal blow that pandemic isolation has dealt residents of long-term care residences

June 24:

Radio-Canada: Ottawa et les provinces écartent le port obligatoire du masque... pour l'instant

June 19:

TVO: Volunteers step up to help out in long-term care

June 16:

Global News Radio 980 CFPL: Dad Club London's secret fundraiser for member who faced racism, MLB season is still up in the air, and increasing care time for individuals in nursing homes (begins at 17:43)

June 15:

Toronto.com: Experts say using phones in Toronto to trace COVID-19 brings new risks

June 11:

The Hamilton Spectator: Public health reveals which health-care workers have been hardest hit by COVID
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Nurses' union wants long term care solutions now
Welland Tribune: Public health reveals which health-care workers have been hardest hit by COVID

June 10:

CHCH News "Inside the Story": Inside The Story - Part 1 (begins at 1:13)

June 5:

June 4:

TVO: What Ontario knew, Part 2: The nurses’ association

June 3:

May 2020

May 31:

CTV News: Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
Kamloops This Week: Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
Kelowna Now: Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
Powell River Peak: Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
The Sarnia Observer: Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say

May 30:

The Capital: The Avoidable Tragedy: How Canadian Public Health Failed to Curb the Carnage of COVID-19

May 28:

CP24: RNAO calls for action following military report

May 27:

Global News Radio: CEO of RNAO Doris Grinspun discusses the RNAO's response to the long term care home findings and conditions
Toronto Star: The Star published an investigation into long-term care in 2003. What’s changed since then?

May 26:

Global News: Military teams raise concerns about conditions at Ontario care homes
National Observer: Military report finds gruesome conditions, abuse inside 5 Ontario long-term care homes
"The Tom McConnell Show": Dr. Doris Grinspun is Chief Executive Officer of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
"The Night Side with Barb DiGiulio": The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario has been calling for change in long-term care for many years now - what is their CEO's thoughts on the immediate action being taken?
Toronto Sun: LILLEY: 'Sorry' doesn't cut it in sad tale of long-term care homes

May 25:

May 22:

May 21:

Toronto Sun: PPE shortage an alarming concern: Canadian Medical Association

May 15:

Big 96.3 FM: Nurse volunteers to help short-staffed Ontario long-term care home experiencing coronavirus outbreak
Global News: Nurse volunteers to help short-staffed Ontario long-term care home experiencing coronavirus outbreak
Global News: Nurse working in long-term care home hard hit by COVID-19 describes scenario
Newstalk Sauga 960 AM: Big Talk - Episode 18 - Coping with COVID-19 (begins at 29:37):

May 14:

Global News Radio: Registered Nurses call for healthcare reforms

May 13:

Newstalk 610 CKTB: Pandemic put health system to the test: nurses have answers for shortfalls
580 CFRA: Ottawa For Now - May 13, 2020

May 12:

AM 800: The Afternoon News - Pandemic Show Short-Comings in Health Care
Caledon Enterprise: Nurses call for health-care reforms in Ontario
CBC News: Ontario's top doctor not confident about reopening, after Ford says details of Stage 1 coming Thursday
CP24: Ontario's nurses say COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms
CTV News Kitchener: 'A long way to go': Nurses' association calls for changes to health care system
CTV News Toronto: Ontario's nurses say COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms
Global News: Ontario’s nurses say coronavirus pandemic highlights need for sweeping reforms
Ottawa Sun: 'A CRYING NEED': Sweeping health reforms required, Ontario nurses say
"The Craig Needles Show": RNAO shares vision for future of healthcare in the province post-pandemic
1310 News: The Rob Snow Show Hour 1 (begins at 14:52)

May 9:

Windsor Star: Nurses do have role in decision-making

May 7:

Toronto.com: Will COVID-19 inspire a new generation of nurses?

May 4:

Toronto Star: ‘A new approach is needed to the way people live in nursing homes’: Moira Welsh answered your questions about long-term care

May 1:

National Observer: Did Ontario really need to call in the military for COVID-19 in long-term care?

April 2020

April 30:

DurhamRegion.com: Multiple factors led to coronavirus 'horror story' at Durham nursing homes

April 29:

OurWindsor.ca: COVID-19 has exposed what long-term care lacks. Will the response fix it?
Toronto Star: The trauma will change you forever. COVID-19 has exposed problems in long-term care. Will the response fix it?

April 28:

Toronto Star: ‘SWAT team’ plan risky; we need universal testing, personal protective equipment: nursing head

April 27:

CBC News: Retired nurses want to fight COVID-19. So why is Ontario so slow to call them back?
CTV News: Pandemic Pay for Frontline Workers
ThinkPol: Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement donates PPEs to Canada’s healthcare workers
Toronto Sun: BlueDot warnings ignored by officials for three months

April 25:

Click Lancashire: Coronavirus: Feds approve Ontario's request for military help at long-term care homes
CTV News: CTV News Toronto at Six for Saturday, April 25, 2020

April 24:

CTV News: CTV News Toronto at Six for Friday, April 24, 2020
Zoomer TV: The Zoomer on COVID Long-Term Care

April 23:

"Breakfast Television": Nurses’ group surprised Ford asked for military aid to fight coronavirus in seniors homes
CityNews: Nurses' group surprised Ford asked for military aid to fight coronavirus in seniors homes
Kingston Whig-Standard: Province to call in military's help with COVID-19; Ford seeking assistance for long-term care homes
National Observer: Ottawa to send military to help in Ontario nursing homes hit by COVID-19

April 22:

National Observer: Ontario calls on military for help as COVID-19 ravages long-term care

April 21:

AM 800 CKLW: Nurses React to Ontario's Modelling Numbers
"Breakfast Television": More needs to be done to protect Ontario’s must vulnerable from coronavirus: nurses association
Global News Radio: Coronavirus: Concerns for frontline workers at long-term care and retirement homes, and shelters
Toronto Sun: Experience is there, enough protective equipment is what's lacking

April 18:

Guelph Mercury: 'Evidence doesn't back it up': Guelph prof says drug touted as coronavirus cure could do more harm than good

April 17:

National Observer: Long-term care is now the front line of Ontario’s COVID-19 battle
The Globe and Mail: Toronto Public Health struggling to keep up with contact tracing, doctors say
Toronto Sun: Short-term housing needed near workplaces for nurses

April 16:

CBC News "The National": Comprehensive long-term care inspections found critical shortcomings before they were cancelled
580 CFRA: Ottawa At Work With Leslie Roberts for Thursday, April 16th, 2020

April 15:

CP24: Ontario unveils measures to combat COVID-19 in long-term care homes
Fairchild TV: April 15 to fight against the epidemic (donate medical equipment to medical staff)
The Hamilton Spectator: COVID-19 ‘SWAT teams’ will deploy into long-term care homes
Toronto.com: ‘Everyone knew this could happen:’ The deadly spread of COVID-19 through Canada’s seniors’ homes
Toronto.com: Systemic look at long-term care possible:Ford
Toronto Star: ‘Everyone knew this could happen:’ The deadly spread of COVID-19 through Canada’s seniors’ homes
Waterloo Chronicle: Ontario extends state of emergency by 28 days
Zoomer Radio: Ontario's Plan for Long-Term Carm Homes

April 14:

Big 96.3 FM: Coronavirus: Ontario extends state of emergency, pledges more help for long term care homes
CTV News: Ontario restricts long-term care home workers to one facility amid COVID-19 pandemic
Global News: ‘They’re scared’: How COVID-19 is impacting the mental health of doctors, nurses
Le Droit: COVID-19: éclosion dans le personnel de l'Hôpital Montfort
Newstalk 610 CKTB: Ontario Restricts Long-Term Care Home Workers to One Facility Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Globe and Mail: Ontario, Quebec revamp staffing at nursing homes amid ‘wildfire’ COVID-19 outbreak
The Sault Star: Sault College nursing students get temporary jobs amid COVID-19 crisis
Toronto Star: COVID-19 has exposed decades of elder neglect. Here’s how we can start to fix it

April 13:

BayToday.ca: Province to extend state of emergency, despite 'glimmer of light' in numbers
BNN Bloomberg: Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite 'glimmer of light' in numbers: Ford
CHCH News: COVID-19 impact on health care workers
Global News Radio: RNAO calls for universal masking, pre-outbreak testing for seniors, staff in long-term care homes
Sudbury.com: Ontario to extend state of emergency, despite 'glimmer of light' in numbers:Ford

April 12:

London Free Press: ANALYSIS: Can our local hospitals handle COVID-19 'surge' that looms? We crunched the numbers
Toronto Sun: COVID-19 devastating care homes everywhere, despite advance warning

April 10:

April 9:

iPolitics: How Ontario planned for a crisis before COVID-19 hit
London Free Press: Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges
The Chronicle Journal: Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges
The Peterborough Examiner: Lindsay nurse answered call when Pinecrest Nursing Home needed help
Toronto Star: Desperate long-term care homes struggle to find staff as COVID-19 sickens resident and sidelines workers

April 8:

CityNews: Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
CP24: Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges
CTV News: Dozen new COVID-19 cases in Middlesex-London, Ontario tops 5,000
GuelphToday.com: Words to remember: Canadian newsmakers have their say on COVID-19
Markham Review: Providing support during COVID-19 pandemic
National Post: Limit the number of nursing and retirement homes staff can work in, RNAO urges
The Peterborough Examiner: 28th Pinecrest Nursing Home resident dies of COVID-19
Toronto.com: Families struggle with ‘difficult decision’ whether to remove loved ones from long-term care homes amid pandemic
TVO "The Agenda": Protecting Health Care Workers' Lives

April 7:

CFRA Ottawa: The Morning Rush Interview: Doris Grinspun -- CEO of The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario
Maclean's: Quarantine nation: Inside the lockdown that will change Canada forever
Toronto Star: Ontario's long term care homes are running out of body bags for their dead
Univision: Entrevista a Doris Grinspun, CEO de la Asociación de Enfermeros Registrados de Ontario (RNAO)
980 CFPL: What happens if Ontario runs out of PPE?

April 6:

April 5:

Hamilton Spectator: From bear hunts to banging pots and pans: This is how we have fun in COVID-19 isolation

April 4:

CTV News: Nurses on the frontlines
MedicineNet: Mental Health Services for Coronavirus Healthcare Workers

April 3:

CityNews: Nurses' association calls for more nurses to be deployed
Insauga: Opinion: Is the government doing enough to protect health care workers and long-term care residents?
National Observer: 3,000 to 15,000 people in Ontario could die from COVID-19, projections show

April 2:

CTV News: CTV News Kitchener at 11:30 (16:08)
Medscape: COVID-19: Mental Health Pros Come to the Aid of Frontline Comrades
Toronto Star: Nearly 80 seniors’ homes across Ontario are reporting cases of COVID-19: expert

April 1:

CFRA Ottawa: The Morning Rush: Doris Grinspun, CEO of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Interview
Global News: Coronavirus: Can Canada get front-line health workers what they need before it’s too late?
iPolitics: COVID-19 ‘best case scenario’ gone as Ontario health workers say equipment needs addressed too late
"The Craig Needles Show": Doris Grinspun - Chief Executive Officer of Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
The Pointer: 'It feels like the calm before the storm': local MPP moonlights as nurse to fight COVID-19

March 2020

March 31:

CBC News: COVID-19: Nurses worry about equipment shortages | Power & Politics
CP24: More masks, ventilators on the way as Canada's industrial response to COVID-19 ramps up
Global News: Coronavirus: Canadian companies now manufacturing ventilators, surgical masks
Global News: Coronavirus: Head of Ontario registered nurses union says 9M masks per week are needed
QP Briefing: COVID-19 long-term care crisis worsened by chronic staffing shortages, lack of masks: Associations
Toronto Star: Six Toronto long-term-care homes report COVID-19 outbreaks

March 30:

BlogTO: Healthcare workers at hospital in Canada told to wear masks until grossingly soiled
BlogTO: Toronto college donates much-needed supplies to local hospitals
Maclean's: Fear and anger on the frontlines: What happens if there aren't enough masks?
NewmarketToday.ca: Seneca College donates much needed medical supplies to Southlake
Yahoo! News: 'A talent pool we should be tapping into’: Foreign-trained doctors could be key to flattening the curve Yahoo News Canada Ahmar Khan

March 29:

Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Ontario must fix dire shortages of protective equipment

March 27:

CTV News: Call for Personal Protective Equipment
Newstalk 610 CKTB: COVID-19: Impact on nurses/front line emergency workers during pandemic

March 26:

CBC News: Hundreds of mental health workers offer free therapy to Ontario's frontline COVID-19 staff
CBC News: Ontario hospital staff say masks are rationed, locked away
iPolitics: Despite assurances, Ontario health care workers facing dwindling supplies of COVID-19 equipment
London Live: Ontario needs to order more PPE and ventilators than are needed at the moment
Ottawa Citizen: Masks are being rationed at The Ottawa Hospital
Toronto Sun: Ontario health workers desperate for protective gear, ventilators

March 25:

Global News: At least 2 Toronto hospitals begin rationing protective gear as COVID-19 crisis deepens

March 24:

BlogTO: 13 healthcare workers in Toronto have tested positive for COVID-19
Global News: Coronavirus: Kitchener educational tech company now making protective equipment for health care workers
National Observer: Toronto's Sinai hospitals order staff to work – even if they've travelled recently
Radio-Canada: L'initiative <<Ensemble, nous pouvons le faire>>
Windsor Star: Retired health workers among those stepping up to battle COVID-19
91.5 The Beat: Coronavirus: Kitchener educational tech company now making protective equipment for health care workers

March 23:

Big 96.3 FM: Coronavirus: Nurses association applauds Doug Ford for shutdown of non-essential workplaces
"Breakfast Television": Calling for more protective equipment for frontline workers
CollingwoodToday.ca: Grey County frontline workers expect to see personal protective equipment shortage
Ottawa Citizen: Retired health workers among those stepping up to battle COVID-19

March 22:

CBC News: Mask shortage is 'imminent': Health workers assocations urge province to take more action
KitchenerToday.com: Retired local nurses step in to help hospitals with pandemic
Toronto Star: Should health-care workers go back to work right after they travel? The province says no but hospitals say yes

March 21:

Press Progress: Doug Ford announced announced new 'surge funding' for hospitals. It's the same amount pledged in past flu seasons.
Toronto Star: Gestures of kindness to #Cheer4HealthWorkers managing COVID-19 catch on
Toronto Star: If we don't have protective equipment people will die, prominent Toronto doctor warns

March 20:

Toronto Sun: Make some noise for frontline health workers
Toronto.com: WoodGreen, RNAO launch coronavirus campaign to uplift workers, encourage social distancing

March 18:

Big 96.3 FM: Thousands of nurses answer call to help with coronavirus pandemic: 'This is the way we are'
CBC Radio-Canada: La transmission communautaire de la COVID-19 en Ontario : qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?
Global News: Telehealth Ontario continues to experience problems amid coronavirus pandemic
Newstalk 1010: Positive coronavirus cases jump to over 200 in Ontario, as Telehealth experiences tech issues
The Daily Courier: Doctors seek nationwide commitment to permanent virtual care measures
Toronto Star: Confusion reigns for health-care workers amid conflicting messages whether they too need to self-isolate after travel
Victoria Times Columnist: Pharmacists push virtual care

March 17:

Ottawa Citizen: COVID-19: Thousands of doctors, nurses rally to government call to fight coronavirus
Toronto Star: Thousands of nurses answer the call for more help in crisis

March 16:

Global News: Ontario nurses on preparedness for handling coronavirus
Newstalk 1010: 2,300 retired, part-time, faculty and full-time nurses answer call to help with Telehealth wait time
Ottawa Sun: Man with coronavirus symptoms tests the system — and it fails
Toronto Sun: Toronto closures pile up as citizens urged to stay home

March 13:

Chatelaine: What is Self-Isolation? Plus, How to Prepare for It
NewsTalk 610 CKTB: Front line workers stressed dealing with COVID-19

March 11:

CBC News: 'Like a petri dish': Advocates worry Toronto's homeless shelters are ill-prepared for COVID-19
CP24: Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates
CTV News: Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates
Global News: Health care workers need better protections during coronavirus outbreak: advocates
Infotel: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
Mountain View Today: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
Niagara Falls Review: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
North Shore News: Better protections needed for health-care workersduring COVID-19: advocates
Surrey Now-Leader: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
Times Columnist: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
The Hamilton Spectator: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
The Peterborough Examiner: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes
Toronto Sun: Time to call coronavirus risk to public 'uncertain,' says nurses' union
Winnipeg Free Press: Officials weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes

March 10:

The Chronicle Journal: Official weigh infection control against risk of isolation at nursing homes

March 4:

CBC News "The National": How to plan and prepare for a wider COVID-19 outbreak

February 2020

Feb. 19:

The Province: Ontario nurses prepared to handle coronavirus at CFB Trenton

Feb. 18:

Toronto Sun: Ontario nurses prepared to handle coronavirus at CFB Trenton

Feb. 14:

Toronto Star: Emergency medical team, who volunteered to treat coronavirus evacuees in Trenton, are seasoned veterans

January 2020

Jan. 30:

Edmonton Sun: BRAUN: High alert everywhere to halt coronavirus
Ottawa Sun: BRAUN: High alert everywhere to halt coronavirus
The Province: BRAUN: High alert everywhere to halt coronavirus
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: High alert everywhere to halt coronavirus

Jan. 28:

Barrie Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Bay Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Collingwood Today: ONTARIO:Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Elliot Lake Today: ONTARIO:Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Guelph Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
ICI Toronto: Coronavirus : des infirmières tirent la sonnette d'alarme en Ontario
Kitchener Today: Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Newmarket Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Ottawa Matters: Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Penticton Herald: Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Soo Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Sudbury.com: Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
The Daily Courier: Ontario nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Timmins Today: ONTARIO: Nurses group urges strict protections against novel coronavirus
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Nurses stay ahead of the curve on coronavirus

Jan. 27:

CBC News: Nurses Respond to the Coronavirus in Canada
Toronto Sun: BRAUN: The time to act on coronavirus was yesterday
Winnipeg Sun: BRAUN: The time to act on coronavirus was yesterday

Jan. 26:

Ottawa Citizen: Canadian coronavirus patient showed symptoms on flight back from Wuhan, officials say
National Post: Officials: Canadian coronavirus patient had symptons on flight back from China, but did not self-report
The Chronicle Herald: Canadian coronavirus patient showed symptoms on flight back from China, officials say
The Guardian: Canadian coronavirus patient showed symptoms on flight back from China, officials say

Jan. 20:

Toronto Sun: BRAUN: Health-care workers call for action against deadly Wuhan virus

Media conferences

Journalists are free to use any of the material in the media conferences for stories on COVID-19. If you want to arrange a media interview with Dr. Grinspun, please contact Marion Zych at (647) 406-5605 or mzych@RNAO.ca.

March 31, 2021: Work and wellbeing survey results
Presenters:

Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO
Morgan Hoffarth, RNAO President
Kim Jarvi, RNAO Senior Economist
Matthew Kellway, RNAO Director of Nursing and Health Policy

Nov. 13, 2020: Another Crisis in Long-Term Care
Presenters:

Doris Grinspun, RNAO CEO
Nathan Stall, Sinai Health System Staff Geriatrician
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