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What is journalism in the 21st century?

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David Walmsley Editor-in-Chief, The Globe & Mail What is journalism in the 21st century? What is the definition of journalism and what is the natural habitat for it? What is it about journalism that gives the work of journalists a special nature? On April 8th, David Walmsley, the Globe & Mail’s Editor-in-Chief, addresses these questions […]

Social Innovation and Philanthropy Panel – for the Canadian Club of Toronto

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Social Innovation and Philanthropy Panel – for the Canadian Club of Toronto Moderator: Rudyard Griffiths – Social Innovation and Philanthropy , Panelists: Stephen Huddart, President and CEO, The J.W. McConnell Foundation Jill Schnarr, Vice-President, Community Affairs, TELUS Michael Wilson, Managing Director, Corporate Citizenship, Accenture Social Innovation is an emerging field that brings together the corporate, philanthropic, […]

Ontario Expanding and Modernizing Joseph Brant Hospital

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Province Putting Patients First by Improving Access to Health Care in Burlington Ontario is investing up to $371.3 million to support the construction of a new seven-storey tower at Burlington’s Joseph Brant Hospital and to significantly renovate other areas of the hospital to give patients faster access to the right care. Through this expansion, patients […]

Ontario Allocates $587 Million to Help End Homelessness

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Building on Success of the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative Ontario is partnering with municipalities across the province to prevent and address homelessness. Through the Community Homelessness Prevention Initiative, the province is providing $587 million to municipalities to help families and individuals at risk of homelessness get the housing that best suits their needs. This funding […]

Ontario to Remove Debt Retirement Charge and Launch Low-Income Electricity Support Program

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Province will be Assisting Low-Income Ontarians with Electricity Costs. Ontario is helping make electricity more affordable for families by removing the Debt Retirement Charge for all residential consumers and introducing the Ontario Electricity Support Program for low-income families. The proposed program, administered through the Ontario Energy Board, would come into effect on January 1, 2016 […]

14,000 Children and Adults with Disabilities Receiving Support Sooner

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Ontario Eliminates 2014 Direct Funding Waitlist for Special Services at Home Program Eight thousand children with physical and/or developmental disabilities are now receiving direct funding sooner from Ontario’s Special Services at Home program, which helps kids learn new skills and abilities and provides support for family caregivers. The government has eliminated the 2014 waitlist for the […]

Ontario Investing $44 Million in Home and Community Care

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Province Expanding Physiotherapy Services; Helping Seniors Live Independently Ontario is helping more seniors maintain their strength and recover from illness or injury so they can continue to live more independently. The province is investing more than $40 million over four years to help seniors with complex medical conditions who have experienced a recent loss of […]