Developing: many GTA hospitals tell CP24 mask mandates will continue despite new guidance from Dr. Moore. So far,
@UHN
,
@Sunnybrook
,
@HRHospital
&
@SickKidsNews
tell me visitors, staff and patients will still have to mask up past mandate expiry this Saturday.
This good boy, a 1-yr old lab named Frodo, helped ensure no one lost their life in a fire this morning in Mississauga. His barking woke his owners, who noticed their neighbour’s townhouse was on fire & called 911. Awesome work by
@MississaugaFES
rescuing 12 people, including kids
“This may be the last time these 6 names are read out loud in the academic world.”
@UofT
is holding a vigil tonight in memory of the six students who lost their lives in the
#UkrainianPlaneCrash
in Tehran. Each of them is remembered for their remarkable legacies, dreams & hopes.
Stmnt:“
@SickKidsNews
has a uniquely vulnerable patient population as not all of our patients are eligible for vaccination&many are immunocompromised … For those reasons, we continue to take a cautious approach with our safety measures&will continue to require universal masking”
ADDING MORE:
@NYGH_News
,
@MackenzieHealth
,
@WCHospital
tell me there will be NO change to masking policies at their hospitals beyond June 11th, which means masking will continue to be *mandatory* at these healthcare institutions for the foreseeable future.
Exciting personal & professional news to share: after 2 amazing years at
@CTVBarrieNews
, I’ve been given an incredible chance to join the talented crew at
@CP24
as the station’s newest Reporter. Because I could never sum up my thoughts in 140 characters, here’s my homage to you:
BREAKING: Parole Board DENIES convicted drunk driver Marco
#Muzzo
both day and full parole, saying “you sabotaged your progress by underestimating your problem with substance misuse.”
@CTVBarrieNews
Now standing by for Neville-Lake family or their supporters to talk to media.
I think of this beautiful family often. Karolina Ciasullo & her sweet girls Klara, Lilianna & Mila-killed 1 year ago today in Brampton while driving home from a visit with Karolina’s parents. I spent 3 days reporting at the crash scene, the grief was palpable. They were so loved.
An incredible showing of solidarity at Queen’s Park this afternoon, as parents, children, and autism advocates voice their concerns about the Ford govt’s changes to autism funding.
#ONpoli
#queenspark
#AutismProtest
“It’s not every day the Prime Minister comes to Keswick,” eager Trudeau supporters tell me outside Sammy’s a Chicken Coop restaurant. Seems PM was feeling daring too, trying popcorn offered to him right out of a garbage bag! More tonight
@CTVBarrieNews
@KristajSharpe
It still amazes me that this kind of behaviour is empowering for some young men. Does it make them feel big, strong, and cool? I echo
@meyer_lucas
comment on emotional maturity of a diaper. Here for you if you need or want it girl ❤️❤️❤️
BREAKING: Three animals have been stolen from the Elmvale Jungle Zoo. Suspect or suspects cut wire into a fence in the zoo's parking lot, and made off with a black gibbon monkey, white and black lemur, and tortoise named Stanley. More tonight on
@CTVBarrieNews
Pharmacist
@FaddyMorgan
is a frontline hero. He’s spending his Saturday volunteering his time & skills at a family doc office in North York, meticulously drawing up 500 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Each one of them will be injected into the arm of someone 60-64 years old.
Tonight at 6: Connor Stanley gets a hero's welcome at St. Theresa's high school in Midland. It's his first time seeing his classmates and football teammates, since he ran back into his family's burning home to save his brother Carson last month.
@CTVBarrieNews
You might not know it just by looking at him, but 7-year-old Christian Tabone was born with dwarfism. He’s also now the inspiration behind the Bradford Minor Baseball Association voting to eliminate the word “midget” from its league this spring.
@CTVBarrieNews
For the first time since last May when she was stolen from the Elmvale Jungle Zoo, families are saying hello to Agnes the young gibbon monkey. Zookeepers tell me she’s healthy, happy, and enjoying, well... monkeying around around with her cousins.
Off to Montreal to cover
@JustinTrudeau
and the Liberals in the final hours of the federal election campaign. My first time on a plane since Feb 2020, and it feels exhilarating. Tune in to
@CP24
on Monday for special coverage as Canada votes!
Had the pleasure of meeting Sgt. Ross and Const. Laing from
@OPP_CR
today. Laing kept the chopper steady over Lake Simcoe, while Ross pulled 3 canoeists out of the water Friday afternoon. Neither wants to be called a hero, but they agree the rescue mission was "picture perfect"
Epic team work in Thorncliffe Park, where 1100 people from 2 high-risk communities full of essential workers got
#COVID19
vax.
@panthony1986
says that he doesn’t consider himself to be a hero, but I’m told no one gets vax into arms faster than him. Watch:
School spirit is CLEARLY alive and well at
@ElmvaleDHS
, where it’s orientation day for dozens of students who will become the first grade 7s and 8s to start here in September 2019. The school underwent a massive multi-million $ reno to accommodate the influx of kids.
Meet 12-year-old Harper Fox. The Barrie girl tells me her outlook on life has completely changed thanks to an outpouring of support from total strangers, after she lost her wallet containing all her Christmas gift cards. Now, she's on a mission to pay it forward.
@CTVBarrieNews
Bringing down barriers to
#COVID19
vaccination is the goal at this 40hr clinic at Save Max Sports Centre in
@regionofpeel
. 7,292 people got their 💉in the first 24 hrs alone. More than 1,000 people, including shift workers & single moms, walked in overnight to get their shots.
I’m both sad & sick to my stomach after listening to that press conference from Uvalde, TX. The miscalculations, the inadequacies. This defies every ounce of logic. The fact that 19 police officers stood in a hallway and did nothing while children were being slaughtered. My god.
#BREAKING
CP24 learns at least 2 Toronto hospitals (
@HRHospital
&
@MGHToronto
) have implemented the “test-to-work” policy to help tackle staffing challenges as COVID cases rise. Policy allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who’ve had contact with COVID+ case to continue working.
UPDATE from the Splash On water park in Barrie: police tell me the 12-year-old boy who nearly drowned yesterday has been upgraded to "very good" condition. He's stable and recovering well at Sick Kids. Police still investigating what happened.
@CTVBarrieNews
Sources tell me Const. Pierzchala was a former Queen’s Park Special Constable before joining OPP. He was killed in the line of duty serving his community. Thinking of his family,the first responders who tried their best to help him & his colleagues grieving this unimaginable loss
It is with an extremely heavy heart that I regretfully advise that
#OPP
Provincial Constable Grzegorz Pierzchala was killed today while courageously serving in the line of duty. Our hearts are with his loved ones and all OPP members at this tragic time.
#HeroesInLife
#EXCLUSIVE
: Emily & Stanley French, both in their 90s, invited me and
@CP24
into the room while they got their first COVID-19 vaccine dose in East York. They haven’t seen their great-grandkids since Christmas 2019. Pure joy in that clinic this afternoon!
Const Andrew Hong’s motorcycle now sits silently in the lobby of
@TrafficServices
. His police family detailed it & I’m told it’s never been this clean-he was always more focused on serving proudly as an officer than he was on keeping the bike shiny. His helmet has his badge
#7815
.
Beautiful vigil tonight for 17-yo Olivia Sarracini, who was killed in a hit & run crash. Olivia’s friends call her a beautiful soul - her cousin tells me she was quiet, but always giggling. She had hopes of going to Carlton U in the fall. This community is shattered by her death.
Paramedics tell me they transported a 9-year-old boy to hospital with serious leg injuries after he was bitten by an off-leash dog. Police describe his injuries as life altering. The playground where
@TorontoPolice
say the attack happened has clear “no dogs allowed” signs posted.
Mayor John Tory pays his respects to Hazel McCallion at Mississauga City Hall, less than 2 days after announcing his resignation once news of affair with a staffer came to light. McCallion family spox confirms to CP24 Tory will NO LONGER be speaking at Hazel’s funeral on Tuesday.
UPDATE:
@MGHToronto
@SouthlakeRHC
&
@SHNcares
will all continue with masking past June 11.
@SHNcares
says:“We will continue to follow the Toronto Region-IPAC recommendations & Toronto Region-Hospital Operational guidance from the COVID-19 Toronto Region-Hospital Operations Table”
They made my morning! That trio of brave women work at the Tim Hortons across the street from today’s pop up in Thorncliffe Park. I’m not sure if the camera captured their eyes welling up with tears of hope and relief post-vaccine, but it was truly something special to watch.
Because we all need good news: the
@StuartWeitzman
squirrel is free! Sorry for the sideways video - but job well done by pest control specialist, who tells me the squirrel didn’t put up much of a fight & let him grab her. Now mama squirrel can safely get back to her babies.
@CP24
Thousands of
@WesternU
students are standing together in solidarity, chanting “stop the violence, no more silence” - to support survivors of sexual assault & violence. The rally comes amid allegations of mass drugging and sex assaults on campus during orientation week.
Great to join
@CP24
's
@BeatriceVaisman
to discuss how we're doing so far getting 80+ Torontonians vaccinated - better thanks to our GTA Hospitals + and
@TOPublicHealth
We are now working to support the homebound to ensure there is
#NoELDERLeftBehind
Tonight, you’ll hear a story that will make you stop and think... just how little it takes to help someone in need. Chris Stevenson, a quadriplegic from Barrie, suffered a medical emergency on Weds. His hero, Cecilie Beeswanger, helped make sure he survived to tell us about it.
Parents and autism advocates rally outside MPP
@Andrea_Khanjin
office in Barrie. They're furious with the province's new plan for services, saying it falls short of what their kids desperately need. Many telling me they feel like their hopes and dreams have been taken from them.
Demonstrators take a knee and raise their fists in Trinity Bellwoods park to honour George Floyd. I’ve spoken to so many people here today who tell me they are parents, and are here to march for a better future for their kids - one that’s free of anti-black racism
#TorontoProtest
As a local reverend told me after dramatic rescue, "miracles do happen!" Craig Swayze was found by construction workers off 6th Line in Alcona. He was alert and talking, and is now in hospital getting care.
Smooth sailing at Barrie’s city council meeting tonight. Pretty much every item on the agenda has gotten a unanimous vote, including a ‘yay’ on allowing overnight parking on Christmas, Boxing Day, and New Year’s.
Mayor Allan Thompson
@Caledon_Mayor
tells me today "could not be a better day," after Amazon officially announces it will open a new pick, pack, and ship centre in Caledon, creating 800 full-time jobs.
#amazon
#BREAKING
Video obtained by CP24 shows assault suspect being arrested by officers from
@TPS51Div
at Richmond St & Yonge, around corner from crime scene at King & Yonge, where elderly woman died. Police source tells me she was was pushed while walking, hit her head on ground &died
Firefighters went unit to unit this morning looking for pets which residents had no choice but to leave behind last night. 7 cats and 2 birds found alive and reunited with their owners.
BREAKING: Ryan McPhail gets sentenced to 3 years behind bars for selling the dangerous mix of fentanyl and heroin which caused 5 people to collapse in downtown Barrie in October 2016. He was led away in handcuffs as family members said “I love you, Ryan” in court.
@CTVBarrieNews
#BREAKING
School board trustee tells
@CP24
a staff member, described as an educator, from St. Sofia elementary school in Mississauga is in hospital after contracting
#COVID19
. 10 students, 5 staff members have tested positive for the virus. The school is closed until March 29th.
Seeing the power of the familiar relationship between these seniors in east Toronto and their family docs, it became clear to me just how important the role of primary care doctors will be throughout the vaccine rollout. Kudos to the team at
@SETorontoFHT
for a successful launch!
@msjkohler
Hi Jessica, I’m a reporter at CP24. Just read your letter that you wrote with your students - can you DM me so I can ask you some questions about it?
Adding another tool to their enforcement belt,
@SouthSimcoePS
plans to equip all front-line officers with tasers by the end of 2019.
@ChiefAFletcher
says the $66,500 cost is a small price to pay to ensure safety of officers, and give police an alternative to lethal force.
My friend is right, this is a must watch intvw. Thank you
@NatashaFatah
for your thoughtful questions & thank you
@drmwarner
for letting us in & sharing these devastating stories from your ICU. My heart goes out to your patient’s family & to her health team who tried to save her.
MUST WATCH
Dr. Michael Warner walks us through the story of one patient.
A woman in her 40s who got Covid. Earlier today he fought to save her life.
But before the day ended Covid stole her from us.
Please listen to
@drmwarner
share his anger and heartbreak.
A frantic search for a missing 65-year-old man has a very happy ending. Kudos to
@SouthSimcoePS
and all police forces that helped, EMS, and 2 construction men who very likely saved a life. Here's today's story, along with exclusive video of the rescue:
@DrVivianS
While I wish there was no need to ask you this question, because that would mean our seniors were not being left behind, I am so glad I did - because it elicited a passionate, powerful, candid, thorough, and thought-provoking answer 🙏🏻
Ringing the alarm with a red dress. Students at Eastview Secondary School in Barrie are doing their part to raise awareness about missing and murdered indigenous women. Many of them tell me, the stories they learned hit very close to come.
George is ALL heart. He truly cares - about his guests, about being well educated & researched, about his colleagues & even total strangers. He’s just that guy…genuine & a consummate pro. It has been beyond cool working with someone I grew up watching. Enjoy retirement Georgie❤️
After 36 years in broadcasting, George Lagogianes, co-host of
@CP24Breakfast
is retiring! His final broadcast will be Thursday, December 29. If you have a memory you want to share, send your well wishes and photos or videos to now
@cp24
.com
Amazing to see so much enthusiasm, pride &teamwork underway at Scotiabank Arena for
#torontovaccineday
! 25,000 people are getting their
#COVID19
jab today on the same floor our
@MapleLeafs
and
@Raptors
play. Hundreds of healthcare workers and volunteers are making this possible🙏🏻
BREAKING: After 7 months on the run, Jesse Breese, 22, has been arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting at an apartment on Edgehill Drive in Barrie. Police tell me he was arrested in Toronto, and will appear in court today by video.
Signs tensions are still bubbling at St. Theresa’s Catholic High School in Midland... papers scattered in the hallway with “legs are pretty” written in marker. Students are upset with comments made by their principal during a morning uniform check on Monday.
@CTVBarrieNews
Always an honour to watch your brave women and men work and persevere through triumph and tragedy. Thank you so much
@TPFFA
for your recognition 🙏🏻 and thank you for donating to
@LungCancer_Can
in memory of my dad.
@DrVivianS
Last time I was at Eatonville at the height of pandemic, I watched heartbroken as resident after resident was loaded into a waiting hearse. Today, it brings so much joy seeing families reunited, going out for day trips to the mall, talking about family bbqs. No more 🪟visits 🙏🏻
Raymond Hardisty, a dedicated advocate for Children’s Miracle Network, grins from ear to ear as he learns he’s been invited to throw out the first pitch at a
@BlueJays
game next month. I’ll have his story tonight at 6
@CTVBarrieNews
A teddy bear & flowers now mark the spot where 3 people took their final breaths after an unspeakably horrific crash overnight in north Brampton. Grieving family & friends trying to understand what led the driver to lose control of the car, climb the curb, and hit a tree head-on.
Patio preps are underway bright &early in Little Italy. Restaurant owners in Toronto will be able to welcome patrons on their patios for the first time since Nov 23rd, when the city went into lockdown. It’s been only takeout/delivery for nearly 4 months, but today brings new hope
A Peterborough mom I spoke with was overcome with emotion, as she told me her son was number 2 on the wait list for funding, until the government announcement its overhaul.
#AutismProtest
#QueensPark
#onpoli
So beautifully said.
@SharkawyMD
’s thread is an homage to our strength as a society when we embrace diversity, seek to see each other’s hearts instead of skin tones, and embrace one another with open arms and minds. A wonderful tribute to friendship and togetherness.
Want to know something? Some of my dearest, trusted colleagues, the ones I confide in in my moments of greatest distress, the ones with whom I share the best camaraderie & have the most in common...are Jewish. They embody the essence of the word "mensch" 1/
Broke my heart to watch Mohammad Rahim desperately wave to his mom through the window at Chartwell Gibson in North York. This is the new reality for people with loved ones in nursing homes in the midst of
#COVID19
.He told me he wants to make sure she knows he hasn’t abandoned her
Each one of these crosses at Camilla Care LTC in Mississauga represents a senior who we lost to
#COVID19
. When family members gathered for this cross ceremony this aft, there were 48 deaths. Minutes later, we learned from the home there had been 2 more deaths.
.
@VaughanFire
crews have been working for 4 hrs to get this fire under control in a brand new unoccupied townhouse complex. Roughly 30 homes impacted. I’ve learned an aerial fire truck has been lost in the midst of rapid fire spread from initial unit. Truck costs $1M to replace.
Family members identify the victims of Friday's horrifying crash in Bradford as 9-year-old Christian Nunes, his 36-year-old dad Kyle Cobet, and 60-year-old grandma, Wendy Cobet. This is one of the last photos of Christian, taken just a few weeks ago on his first day of grade 4.
#Pride
is alive and well at Meridian Place in Barrie, where members of the LGBTQ2+ community and their allies are wrapping up 2 weeks of celebrations. It’s the first time the festival has taken place with the NEW rainbow crosswalk as its backdrop.
Beautiful morning to raise a whopping $16.37M for cancer research! Ride to Conquer Cancer in support of
@thePMCF
is back *in person* for its 15th year. Every rider here has a personal reason why they’re on their bike..someone they’ve lost or someone who bravely fought & survived!
I’ve learned for many, getting the vaccine is an emotional experience. Waves of hope washing over the 13 months of fear and uncertainty. Those three essential workers really captured the moment for me - proud to serve their community, yet scared & uneasy while on the clock.
.
@BeatriceVaisman
that was such a feel good interview to watch in Thorncliffe Park this morning! Getting vaccinated is rightfully so, a huge milestone for so many people who have been working on the frontlines throughout the pandemic.
@CP24
You & me both! I had tears in my eyes watching seniors & their families leaving the clinic, many of them emotional at the idea of seeing their grandbabies and great-grandchild again. One woman saying “I never thought I’d be so happy to be old”, bc it meant she was first in line💉
This was the light I think we all needed right now, and the Toronto I’m most proud of. First responders salute our frontline healthcare heroes, who sacrifice so much for so many. Overwhelming, emotional, and raw. Thank you ALL for what you do 🙏🏻
#COVID19
#COVID19ON
#covidtoronto
And it's officially time to hit the hustings! Ontario PC candidate in Barrie-Springwater-Oro Medonte, Doug Downey, is door knocking in Craighurst today, as he tries to convince voters he's the right person to represent them at Queen's Park.
#onpoli
#onelxn
#ontariopc
The magic of TV with
@robcooperctv
: 2 reporters, 2 live hits back-to-back, 2 different backdrops on election night, all while standing 20 feet apart.
#reporterlife
#ctv
@poojahandatv
@CP24Breakfast
Pooj, you are pure class, generosity and kindness… with a whole lot of fun and laughs on the side! We will miss you so much at CP24, but I can’t wait to cheer you on for your next big adventure. I hope it involves sleeping in past 4am! ❤️
Barrie councillor Mike McCann is polling the public on traffic. He wants to know whether or not you think the speed limit should be reduced from 50km/h to 40km/h in all residential areas in the city of
#Barrie
.
@CTVBarrieNews
CARDS ABOUT CANNABIS: why Barrie Police will be handing out thousands of these cards over the next few days, as
@BarriePolice
Chief Greenwood tells me “there’s a learning curve for everyone involved, but we are ready” for legalization day.
UPDATE: Barrie Police release sketch of suspect wanted in Friday's sexual assault on a female near
@Bear_CreekHS
. It happened around 3:00pm in the wooded area near the school. School board won't confirm if the victim was a student.
Joining forces to get the message out: recreational pot may be legal, but it’s still against the law to drive impaired. Join us at 6 on
@CTVBarrieNews
to see how
@OPP
@BarriePolice
@SouthSimcoePS
are teaming up to spread the word with a 4-day RIDE blitz.
“It’s not a victory, this doesn’t change anything for me,” says an emotional Jennifer Neville-Lake, while holding up photos of her three children and father, all killed by Marco Muzzo when he crashed into the mini van in 2015.
City of Orillia approves $390,000 grant for the "Building Hope" project, clearing the way for the Lighthouse soup kitchen and shelter to build 20 supportive housing units, an emergency shelter, and affordable housing.
Nissan Canada tells me Douglas Ross, the general manager of Barrie Nissan, has been suspended after being charged with mischief. Police allege Ross vandalized multiple new vehicles at Experience Nissan in Orillia. Dealership's surveillance footage captured alleged crime clearly.
Here’s where just 1 of the many
#astrazeneca
vaccines, prepped by Faddy, went!
@davidkaplanmd
& his team have been hard at work all day, jabbing approx 200 people identified as living in communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. All of them told me they were grateful.
4 men are in hospital after being shot in Toronto’s Moss Park neighbourhood. At least 3 of them are in critical condition, the 4th has serious injuries. Nearly a dozen police evidence markers have been put down on Sherbourne St north of Dundas. We’ll learn more from police at 9am
BREAKING: Garfield Dunlop to seek PC nomination in Barrie-Springwater-Oro Medonte. His daughter, Jill, is the acclaimed PC candidate in Simcoe North, which is Garfield's old riding.
#onpoli
#ONPC
#patrickbrown
Proud of this man for stepping up. Garfield Dunlop will run for the nomination of Barrie-Springwater-Oro Medonte. Experienced and hard working
#Onpoli
#PCPO
Police confirm 20-year-old Alyssa Lightstone of Richmond Hill was shot to death inside a unit at 75 Huron Heights Drive on Saturday. Ali Nadderi, 25, charged with second degree murder.
@CTVBarrieNews
@YRP
New developments in Patrick Brown's campaign for
#PCPOLdr
,
@AlexNuttallMP
tells me that while he has no official title with the campaign, he's fully "supporting, helping, and endorsing" Brown.
#onpoli
#BREAKING
CP24 has learned
@TorontoPolice
Det. Const. Jason Boag of the organized crime enforcement unit has been charged with impaired driving and refusing a breathalyzer after a crash on Hwy 400 yesterday. He’s now suspended without pay, as per the Police Services Act.
Staying safe in the extreme cold.
@simcoecountyPS
Chief Robert shares tips on protecting yourself in these frigid temps. Paramedics will also have extra blankets in their trucks to help the most vulnerable. More tn on
@CTVBarrieNews
HAPPENING NOW: firefighters have just finished extinguishing hotspots, after a fire tore through town home complex on Coughlin Road in Barrie. Paramedics say no one was injured, but there's bad damage to unit and 2 adjacent homes. Truck in driveway now a charred piece of metal.
We tend to have tunnel vision. We tend to focus on issues through our own lens - but remember, you never know what others are going through. Listen. Learn. Allow yourself to be open enough to change your lens every once in awhile. Above all else, be kind.
#BellLetsTalk
Update: police asking for witnesses to come forward after shooting on Admiral Cres. in Angus. No suspects in custody, OPP canvassing neighbourhood for surveillance video
New today: I’m learning the St. Sofia elementary school staff member in hospital with
#COVID19
is a teacher. His condition is described as “seriously ill” by the local branch of OECTA. Letter sent to union members today suggests the teacher contracted the virus at work.