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REPEAT – Large Protests This Week Across Ontario in Response to Ford Government’s Health Care Privatization & Closures of Local Hospitals

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Mercredi, mai 29, 2024
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The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.

Key Points: 
  • The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.
  • With it, patients are being charged hundreds or even thousands of dollars in illegal user fees for access to needed medical care.
  • At the same time, local public hospitals are losing their emergency departments, vital care services and staff, and a number are under urgent threat of closure.
  • Across Ontario, protests to demand a moratorium on the closure of local public hospitals and a stop to privatization of health care are planned for Thursday May 30.

REPEAT – Large Protests This Week Across Ontario in Response to Ford Government’s Health Care Privatization & Closures of Local Hospitals

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Mardi, mai 28, 2024
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The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.

Key Points: 
  • The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.
  • With it, patients are being charged hundreds or even thousands of dollars in illegal user fees for access to needed medical care.
  • At the same time, local public hospitals are losing their emergency departments, vital care services and staff, and a number are under urgent threat of closure.
  • Across Ontario, protests to demand a moratorium on the closure of local public hospitals and a stop to privatization of health care are planned for Thursday May 30.

Large Protests This Week Across Ontario in Response to Ford Government’s Health Care Privatization & Closures of Local Hospitals

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Lundi, mai 27, 2024
Patient, Nathan Phillips Square, University Avenue, MPP, Coalition, GTA, Canada Health Act, Ontario Health Coalition, TBD, Ford, The Ottawa Hospital, Government, Medicare, Privatization

The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.

Key Points: 
  • The list of health care services that the Ford government is trying to privatize is growing, warned the Coalition.
  • With it, patients are being charged hundreds or even thousands of dollars in illegal user fees for access to needed medical care.
  • At the same time, local public hospitals are losing their emergency departments, vital care services and staff, and a number are under urgent threat of closure.
  • Across Ontario, protests to demand a moratorium on the closure of local public hospitals and a stop to privatization of health care are planned for Thursday May 30.

Media Advisory: Labour Council and Community Partners to Host “Fund Our City” Rally Before Toronto Council Budget Vote

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Lundi, février 12, 2024
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TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On February 14th, City of Toronto Budget day, Toronto & York Region Labour Council and community partners will host a rally to encourage City Council to support the Mayor’s budget, fund services, and invest in a caring city for all.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On February 14th, City of Toronto Budget day, Toronto & York Region Labour Council and community partners will host a rally to encourage City Council to support the Mayor’s budget, fund services, and invest in a caring city for all.
  • The rally will take place at 9 am in Nathan Phillips Square.
  • Rally organizers include: Progress Toronto, Social Planning Toronto, YWCA Toronto, TTCRiders, Toronto ACORN, The Neighbourhood Group Community Services, Policing-Free Schools, Scarborough Civic Action Network, Toronto Community Benefits Network, CUPE Local 79, Climate Fast, North York Harvest Food Bank, Climate Action for Lifelong Learners, Toronto Environmental Alliance, and Toronto & York Region Labour Council.
  • Speakers will speak about transit, housing and shelters, healthy communities, climate action, and the working people that make Toronto what it is.

Johnnie Walker Announces First Strides Canada Initiative, Unveils Immersive Installation Platforming Canadian Women Artists Breaking the Mold

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Mercredi, septembre 13, 2023
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In partnership with three boundary-shattering Canadian women artists, Johnnie Walker will proudly introduce the

Key Points: 
  • In partnership with three boundary-shattering Canadian women artists, Johnnie Walker will proudly introduce the
    systematic gender biases in the arts.
  • "Progress beats at the core of Johnnie Walker," asserts Nadia Niccoli, Head of Marketing at Diageo Canada.
  • We embrace the opportunity to introduce one of Johnnie Walker's most impactful corporate initiatives to the Canadian market.
  • In conjunction with the First Strides launch, the brand is debuting an immersive installation titled 'She Work Hard For It' at Nuit Blanche Toronto.

Ontarians say ‘enough is enough’ with day of action to fight cost-of-living crisis

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Samedi, juin 3, 2023
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Ontarians took to the streets to say “enough is enough” of Ford’s destructive agenda, and demand real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.

Key Points: 
  • Ontarians took to the streets to say “enough is enough” of Ford’s destructive agenda, and demand real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.
  • The Toronto event began with a rally at Nathan Phillips Square, followed by a march to Queen’s Park.
  • The rally in Toronto was echoed across the province, with over 30 actions taking place in every region of Ontario.
  • “Today, we’re mobilizing to tell the Ford government that we are the people they have to answer to, and we have had enough.”

REPEAT -- Province-wide rallies planned to fight cost-of-living crisis

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Vendredi, juin 2, 2023
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In Toronto, workers and community members will march from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park.

Key Points: 
  • In Toronto, workers and community members will march from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park.
  • The rally in Toronto will be echoed across the province, with over two dozen actions planned.
  • Ontarians are fed up with wages that aren’t keeping up, sky-high housing costs, and health care and affordability in crisis.
  • They’re saying ‘enough is enough’ of Ford’s destructive agenda and demanding real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.

Province-wide rallies planned to fight cost-of-living crisis

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Mercredi, mai 31, 2023
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In Toronto, workers and community members will march from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park.

Key Points: 
  • In Toronto, workers and community members will march from Nathan Phillips Square to Queen’s Park.
  • The rally in Toronto will be echoed across the province, with over two dozen actions planned.
  • Ontarians are fed up with wages that aren’t keeping up, sky-high housing costs, and health care and affordability in crisis.
  • They’re saying ‘enough is enough’ of Ford’s destructive agenda and demanding real solutions to the cost-of-living crisis.

Jack Armstrong Honoured as Grand Marshal of Toronto's St. Patrick's Parade

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Jeudi, février 2, 2023
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Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2023) - Legendary sports broadcaster for the Toronto Raptors and TSN, Jack Armstrong, is to be honoured with the title of the Grand Marshal of the 2023 St. Patrick's Parade in Toronto.

Key Points: 
  • Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - February 2, 2023) - Legendary sports broadcaster for the Toronto Raptors and TSN, Jack Armstrong, is to be honoured with the title of the Grand Marshal of the 2023 St. Patrick's Parade in Toronto.
  • Toronto's St. Patrick's Parade is one of the largest community events in the city and is the largest celebration of Irish culture anywhere in Canada.
  • The involvement of Jack Armstrong as Grand Marshal is a testament to the importance of the St. Patrick's Parade in Toronto and its growth as a major event in North America.
  • Jack Armstrong, Grand Marshal of the Toronto St. Patrick's Parade, said:
    "I'm immensely proud of my Irish heritage, so it is a great personal honour to be named as this year's Grand Marshal of Toronto St. Patrick's Parade.

The Royal Canadian Legion 2022 National Poppy Campaign launches today

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Vendredi, octobre 28, 2022
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OTTAWA, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legions 2022 National Poppy Campaign is officially underway, with new biodegradable Poppies and wreaths and some poignant new initiatives to help promote Remembrance.

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  • OTTAWA, Oct. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Royal Canadian Legions 2022 National Poppy Campaign is officially underway, with new biodegradable Poppies and wreaths and some poignant new initiatives to help promote Remembrance.
  • For the first time ever, the Legion is distributing new biodegradable Poppies and wreaths during this years campaign.
  • It is a project of The Legion National Foundation and donations go to this charity, whose work complements that of the Legion.
  • The ceremonial start to the 2022 National Poppy Campaign took place on October 25, with Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, accepting the First Poppy from Dominion President Bruce Julian.