Toronto to Provide Free Dental Care to City-Operated LTC Home Residents

Published: April 22, 2024, 6:38 p.m.

ZOOMER SQUAD: TORONTO TO PROVIDE FREE DENTAL CARE SERVICE TO CITY-OPERATED LTC HOME RESIDENTS\n\xa0\nTasha Kheiriddin filled in for Libby Znaimer today. She was joined by Bill VanGorder, Chief Advocacy and Education Officer at CARP, Anthony Quinn, Chief Community & Benefits Officer at CARP and Lorne Bozinoff, President at Forum Research.\n\n\nThe panel discussed Mayor Olivia Chow's announcement on the free mobile dental care program for the more than 2,600 residents of the 10 long-term care homes operated by the City of Toronto and more.\n\n\nTORONTO CONDUCTED THE CITY\u2019S THIRD POTHOLE BLITZ OF THE YEAR OVER THE WEEKEND\n\n\nTasha Kheiriddin was joined by\xa0Barbara Gray,\xa0General Manager of Transportation Services and\xa0Teresa Di Felice, Assistant Vice President, Government and Community Relations for CAA SCO.\n\n\nKheiriddin and guests talk about the third pothole blitz conducted by the city of Toronto. Gray revealed\xa0the city will soon add "Patch Masters" to their equipment inventory. The patch is described online to be an all-weather material that can be used to fill potholes in wet or dry conditions.\n\n\nISRAEL VS HAMAS PROTESTS AROUND THE WORLD CAUSE A RISE OF ANTI-SEMETIC SENTIMENT\xa0\n\n\nFinally, Tasha Kheiriddin was joined by Warren Kinsella, former special assistant to Jean Chr\xe9tien\xa0and CEO of the Daisy Group.\n\n\nPro-Palestinian protests blocked downtown Ottawa roads this weekend and some of the chants openly glorified Hamas\u2019 terror attacks of October 7. While the Prime Minister condemned these actions on X, many Canadians are saying our politicians need to do more to tackle the rising tide of hate as the Israel-Hamas war enters its seventh month.\n\n\nKheiriddin also talks about the similar situation at Columbia University in the U.S. where classes were held virtually due to a surge in\xa0anti-Semitic statements on campus grounds.