By Anna Mehler Paperny – Reuters
The appeals court in Canada’s most populous province is set to rule on Thursday whether Ontario’s climate target violates young people’s rights, in a decision that could sway similar cases internationally.
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Exclusive: Black accused in Ontario wait longer behind bars than white people charged with the same crimes
October 19, 2017 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Reuters
TORONTO (Reuters) – Black people in Canada’s most populous province spent longer behind bars awaiting trial than white people charged with many of the same categories of crimes in each of the past five years, according to data obtained by Reuters.
Mycoplasma genitalium: The prevalent, highly drug-resistant new STI nobody’s testing for
May 24, 2016 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Researchers have found the first evidence of sexually transmitted infection Mycoplasma genitalium in Canada. It’s highly prevalent, inordinately drug-resistant, and clinics aren’t testing for it — until recently there was no standardized test available.
Ontario prepares for refugee influx: timing and magnitude unknown
November 15, 2015 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
They don’t know how many people are coming, when they’ll arrive, what services they’ll need or who will pay for them. But Ontario’s preparing to welcome an unprecedented influx of Syrian refugees.
230,000 Ontarians considered suicide in past year, report estimates
December 4, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
More Ontarians are reporting mental anguish and almost a quarter million have considered killing themselves in the past 12 months, according to a report from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
Opioids are killing more Ontarians than ever, coroner’s numbers show
November 9, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Ontario’s opioid epidemic is more deadly than ever, new numbers obtained by Global News indicate. And the province hasn’t shifted its tactics to deal with the evolving health crisis killing more than 500 Ontarians a year.
Ontario’s short-staffed jails face chronic lockdowns
September 8, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Ontario jails have become so short-staffed they’re routinely locked down because there aren’t enough guards to keep them running safely.
If crime is down, why are provincial jails crammed with legally innocent people?
July 23, 2014 – Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
Crime is down – violent crime, especially. But provincial jails are overflowing with a growing number of people who are legally innocent and awaiting trial, a Canadian Civil Liberties Association report finds.
Ontario gave 109 companies $765M over 8 years. So where are the jobs?
May 2, 2014 – Global News
In the past eight years the Ontario government has spent, by its own reckoning, more than three-quarters of a billion dollars giving money to companies in the name of job creation.
As Ottawa pushes not criminally responsible bill, Ontario seeks to reach mentally ill offenders sooner
Anna Mehler Paperny, Global News
As the federal Conservatives push to stiffen sentences for mentally ill offenders, Ontario is beefing up a forensic psychiatric system under increasing strain – its user population has quadrupled in two decades.
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