Michelle McQuigge
The Globe and Mail
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Judge mulls whether keeping kids out of COVID-19 hot spot is best for mental health
Ontario Superior Court Justice describes the still unresolved case as unusual, noting both feuding parents agree on nearly all the facts and differ only in what they feel would be best for their children living through a global health crisis → Read More
Former federal cabinet minister leaves Ontario role over proposed environment laws
David Crombie has stepped down as head of Ontario’s Greenbelt Council in protest → Read More
Doug Ford ready to act to curb ‘slow creep’ in COVID-19 cases in hard-hit regions
The latest figures showed Peel Region, a long-standing hotspot for the novel coronavirus, was home to 72 of the 148 new COVID-19 cases reported provincewide → Read More
Canada trails most other wealthy countries in caring for children, reports say
A pair of newly released reports collectively argue that all levels of government need to implement concrete policies to improve conditions for kids across the country → Read More
Toronto woman plans to proceed with late mother’s human rights case
Veronica Gerber’s mother died three days before case was to be heard before Ontario’s human rights tribunal → Read More
Use of predictive policing tools in Canada highlight need for federal action, report says
A report developed by the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab and International Human Rights Program says algorithmic policing has opened the door for a host of potential constitutional and human rights violations that Canada’s legal system is currently not equipped to handle → Read More
Report says predictive policing used in Canada
Police forces across Canada have already begun using technology to predict who may become involved i... → Read More
Reopening presents additional challenges for Northern Ontario schools
While teachers say reopening will be hard for everyone, they note that the general guidelines developed by the Ministry of Education don’t take into account the lack of resources in the Far North → Read More
Working parents worry as boards eye back to school plans amid COVID-19
School boards across the Onare still in the process of developing contingency plans for September based on general instructions provided by the government on June 19. → Read More
Response to Kingston, Ont., COVID-19 outbreak proves system is working, says Doug Ford
Those alerted to the outbreak at Kingston’s Binh’s Nail and Spa appeared to heed the advice to seek testing, with a lineup at one local testing centre stretching nearly around the block → Read More
Most know little about prominent Indigenous, racialized Canadians, survey suggests
TORONTO - Indigenous and other racialized Canadians have been shaping the country's history and culture for centuries, but a new poll suggests most Canadians have a lot to learn about most of them.The survey commissioned by Historica Canada, creator of the popular Heritage Minutes, asked 1,000 respondents a series of 24 questions aimed at determining their knowledge on a range of issues. → Read More
Police investigating after racist flyers appear in Waterloo mailboxes
Pamphlets allegedly left in mailboxes and on front steps of homes in both Kitchener and Waterloo → Read More
People have a right to capture footage of police on the job, say legal experts
Legal and privacy experts have a unified message for Canadians leery of facing threats or consequences for filming police interactions with the public — the law is on your side. Canadians have every right to capture footage of police on the job, they said, so long as shooting those images does not interfere with an active investigation. → Read More
Ontario coroner calls inquest into death of teen at school for the blind
The province’s coroner’s office has confirmed to The Canadian Press that it will hold an inquest in to the February 2018 death of 18-year-old Samuel Brown at the W. Ross Macdonald School for the Blind in Brantford, Ont → Read More
Trudeau urges provinces to seek federal help with testing, contact tracing
Strong testing and contact-tracing measures are needed across Canada to prevent a resurgence of the ... → Read More
Coronavirus: Some businesses begin to slowly reopen after long weekend
Efforts to reopen more businesses in Ontario, British Columbia and Saskatchewan were embraced only in part on Tuesday. → Read More
'I don't want to be scared anymore:' physical distancing tough for the blind
The physical distancing rules put in place across Canadian society are supposed to shield everyone from the ravages of COVID-19, but Nick D’Ambrosio doesn’t feel protected. Maintaining a two-metre distance from members of the public is a challenge for the 49-year-old, who has lost most of his eyesight and now travels with a white cane. Neither … → Read More
COVID-19 pandemic highlights existing barriers for those with communication disabilities
Organizations and advocates point to recent cases where disabled patients denied access to crucial communication support while hospitalized → Read More
Farmers markets looking for ways to stay afloat during the pandemic
Canada's farmers markets, traditionally reliant on bustling crowds paying cash for locally produced food, seem particularly ill-suited to the age of physical distancing. But those in the industry say business is surprisingly robust as they find ways to stay afloat in the present while hopefully modernizing the field for the future. → Read More
COVID-19 outbreak at Markham group home for the disabled turns deadly
The Markham Stouffville Hospital, which is assisting the home, says 37 of the 42 residents have tested positive for COVID-19, and at least 13 staff are also infected → Read More