Fentanyl has become the leading cause of opioid deaths in Ontario for the first time since Canada’s prescription painkiller crisis began more than a decade ago, new figures show.
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Warning Notice – Unlicensed Entity Selling False Auto Insurance
The Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO) is warning consumers that an organization known as J. Cameron Agency is not licensed to do insurance business in Ontario.
Anxiety. Depression. Bankruptcy. One family’s battle with workplace injury
In 2010, Matthew Harrison was just a regular young man with his life ahead of him: he was building up his work credentials, saving up for a car and speakers, sometimes juggling up to four jobs at once.
survey is for Accident Victims who were injured in Ontario Motor Vehicle Collisions
This survey is for Accident Victims who were injured in Ontario Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVCs). The purpose of this survey is to collect information regarding victims’ experience in regards to obtaining Ontario Accident Benefits from insurers. Absolutely no personal information is collected or shared.
Ontario simplifies medical reviews for people on disability support
Queen’s Park is scrapping its “difficult and intimidating” medical review process for people receiving income support from the Ontario Disability Support Program, in favour of a simpler approach.
Why you need optional car insurance benefits
Several changes to the Ontario Accident Benefits regime in recent years have meant that you do need many of the optional benefits offered by your car insurance company. Because these optional increases cost more money, many people opt not to purchase them. Unfortunately, it is only after they are injured in a car accident that people realize why the optional benefits are important.
http://otlablog.com/why-you-
How those tiny cameras have changed the way personal injury cases are litigated in Ontario
Just as video evidence can be used against Defendants, the same can be said for the same video evidence to be used against a Plaintiff. While a Plaintiff may describe the car accident as a major collision; the video evidence may show that the collision was simply a “tap”. This is why it’s important for Plaintiffs to always tell the truth in the context of their respective car accident cases in Ontario. You never know what evidence will surface in the context of a personal injury case, and how that very same evidence will be used against you.
The brain gives up more secrets
A research team, led by the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in Montreal, has broken new ground in our understanding of the complex functioning of the brain. The research, published in the current issue of the journal Science, demonstrates that brain cells, known as astrocytes, which play fundamental roles in nearly all aspects of brain function, can be adjusted by neurons in response to injury and disease. The discovery, which shows that the brain has a far greater ability to adapt and respond to changes than previously believed, could have significant implications on epilepsy, movement disorders, and psychiatric and neurodegenerative disease.
http://www.mcgill.ca/newsroom/
Ontario plans quicker approval for PTSD claims by first responders
“Psychological injuries provide more of a challenge,” the labour minister said. “I’m bringing forward a plan that’s going to address those challenges.”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/
Half of Canadians financially unprepared to miss work
The financial strain of a disability can be quite significant – 29% of respondents had to reach into their savings to pay for recovery and expenses, 17% incurred more debt, another 17% loaned money from family and friends, and 9% withdrew from their RRSPs. The situation is even worse for those without any insurance, where 60% of those surveyed reported that they were in ‘rough shape’ and ‘financially terrible’ while off work.