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CTV News
18 hours ago
- CTV News
Security guard faces sexual assault charges: Windsor police
Windsor, Ont. — **Update on June 19, 2025: The charges have been withdrawn in this case. A 20-year-old security guard employed at a long-term care facility is facing charges after allegedly sexually assaulting two female staff members. Police say on Monday, Jan. 11 around 8:30 p.m. Windsor police attended a long-term care facility for a sexual assault investigation. During the course of the investigation police learned the male suspect sexually assaulted two female staff members on separate occasions. Police believe there could be more victims as the incidents were committed during the man's employment as a security guard at the facility. The Windsor man has been arrested and charged with three counts of sexual assault. The Major Crime Unit continues to investigate the matter. Police are reminding the public that any sexual assault can be reported directly to police by phone or online. More information on reporting sexual assaults is available on the Windsor Police Service website. Police are asking anyone with information to contact Windsor Police Service at 519-255-6700 ext. 4830, Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at
CTV News
6 days ago
- Health
- CTV News
Construction of long-delayed Sask. nursing home project to resume
WATCH: Construction of a long delayed nursing home project in Grenfell, Sask. will resume this summer. Wayne Mantyka has more. WATCH: Construction of a long delayed nursing home project in Grenfell, Sask. will resume this summer. Wayne Mantyka has more. Construction of a long-delayed nursing home project in Grenfell will resume this summer. A sod turning was held nearly two years ago but work did not move ahead because of higher than expected construction costs. Grenfell residents are excited to hear that construction will resume on the facility. Tyler Tomlinson, a pharmacist in the community, said it has been a long time coming. 'It's something that people have been a little skeptical of at times over the last 30 years but it's also something that we've really pushed for and so it's a bit of a culmination of a lot of hard work by a lot of people,' he explained. Grenfell has been without a long-term care home since 2015 when mold forced permanent closure of an existing facility. The residents and jobs moved to neighbouring communities. Now, PCL Construction has been awarded a contract to build a new nursing home at the edge of the community. 'It's huge for the community,' Grenfell Mayor Mark Steininger said. 'We've been waiting such a long time and there are so many people that have wanted their loved ones to be close and they've had to be far away.' It follows a failed attempt in the fall of 2023 to get the nursing home project off the ground. A sod turning was held but construction costs came in too high, so the province went back to the drawing board. 'There was some consultations with the community to make sure this was the right size for the community and the community came back with that recommendation that let's proceed with 33 beds so that's what we're doing, and what's great to see is now that project is moving forward,' MLA Kevin Weedmark said. It will take about two years to complete the 33-bed nursing home. After years of waiting, the government is saying with certainty that the project is going ahead.
CBC
7 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Striking workers at North York LTC home say replacement workers not providing quality service to seniors
Social Sharing As personal care workers at a North York long-term care home strike for benefits, sick days and higher wages, they say replacement workers are undermining their efforts and providing sub-par care to seniors. The 25 members of CUPE Local 5525, who support senior residents at Villa Colombo Homes for the Aged in North York, were on the picket line Friday. Workers have been on the picket line for three weeks now, following three years of collective bargaining that began when they unionized in 2022, according to CUPE's website. The primary cause of the strike, according to CUPE, are "poverty wages" and cuts to workers' benefits and sick days. Lilinaa Lena, a personal support worker at Villa Colombo, says her job requires a certificate diploma but after years of stagnation, it now pays just above minimum wage. She says even with current benefits and pay, some of her colleagues have to work two jobs. Lena says while she's out striking, replacement workers are undermining the union. "They are stealing our jobs," she said Friday. More than that, she says, they don't provide the same quality of service to the residents as she and her unionized colleagues. "They don't arrive on time, they don't give the right medication," she said. "We have a good connection with the seniors. They are the same as family. We help them." NDP MPP Alexa Gilmour, who joined workers on the picket line Friday, said wants Villa Colombo "to listen to the workers and reach a fair deal so that those seniors can receive the quality care that they deserve from the people that they trust." "Their employer has brought in scab labour, and the seniors are paying a price for that, because it lowers the quality of care," Gilmour said, adding that the Ontario NDP wants the provincial government to implement legislation against replacement workers. In a flyer distributed to clients and their families, Villa Colombo Toronto said it would not withhold services from clients while workers strike. "We would never leave our clients without care," the Villa Colombo flyer said. "That would go against everything we stand for." Employer says fair deal has been tabled In the same flyer, Villa Colombo Toronto said the union's statements aren't true, and that the employer "has tabled a generous offer" that includes "good hourly wages, ample sick days, generous dental and drug plans, long-term disability coverage, and a best-in-class pension plan." Lisa Alcia, executive director of Villa Colombo Toronto said in an email that over nearly 50 years, Villa Colombo Toronto has built respectful, trusted relationships with staff. "While we are disappointed by the current strike, we remain committed to delivering seamless care to our clients and hope to see our valued employees return to work under the fair and generous agreement we've offered — one that stands above sector standards and was validated by the Ontario Labour Relations Board," she said. The employer is offering workers a nearly nine per cent retroactive pay increase, a spokesperson for Villa Colombo Toronto said in an email. Villa Colombo Toronto describes the long-term care (LTC) site on its website as a "designated ethno-specific facility that encompasses all aspects of Italian life and culture into the care and services provided."
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS Annecto Incorporated closes: Major disability and aged care service provider makes shock announcement
A long-term care company closed after more than 70 years of business, leaving thousands of seniors and people with disabilities just three weeks to find a new provider. Annecto Incorporated, based in Melbourne 's Footscray, will cease support for those with high-care needs in Victoria, Queensland, the ACT and NSW from July 1. The not-for-profit on Wednesday announced it will close due to 'financial challenges facing the organisation into the future'. 'We deeply appreciate the support of our community over all these years and the dedication of our staff and partner to high quality of support standards,' Colleen Furnaletto OAM, Annecto chair, said. The closure will affect some 3,000 customers and 1,000 employees.
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
Former nurse arrested in connection with break-and-enters at retirement homes in Oshawa and Bowmanville
Kayla Summers, 35, of Clarington has been arrested after entering multiple long-term care homes in Oshawa and Bowmanville to steal from residents. (DRPS) Police have arrested a former nurse in connection with robberies at multiple long-term care homes in Oshawa and Bowmanville. The female suspect would allegedly enter resident rooms in the retirement homes and steal their belongings, police say. Police say the investigation began on June 3 and the suspect was identified and arrested at her residence three days later. Kayla Summers, 35, of Clarington is facing various charges including break-and-enter, theft not exceeding $5,000 and fraud under $5,000. The charges have not been tested in court. Police believe there may be additional victims. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
