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Accused serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer was fired from a Woodstock nursing home for a medication error that put the life of a resident at risk, according to documents obtained by the Star.The documents also reveal that her firing from the Ca
stanley kubek ressant Care home on March 31, 2014, was reported to the College of Nurses of Ontario, which regulates the profession.Yet Wettlaufer, 49, continued to work as a registered nurse until October 2016, when she was charged with eight counts of first-degree murde
stanley termosky r of people in her care. Four counts of attempted murder and two counts of aggravated assault were added later. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW All registered nurses fired from their jobs must be reported to the college. But when the Toronto Star revealed that Wettlaufer was fired from Caressant, where seven of the alleged murders occurred, home officials and the college refused to say whether notification had occurred.A letter to the college makes clear that it did, and reveals for the first time the reason for Wettlaufer dismissal. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW We are reporting the termination of the above named individual Elizabeth Wettlaufer to the College of Nurses, says the Caressant Care letter, dated April 17, 2014. She was terminated due to a medication error which resulted in putting a resident at risk.RELATED: AR
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As tens of thousands of Ontario students headed back to their classrooms Monday, the province has promised that asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will be expanded beyond hot spots.But, a survey of health units in parts of the province where physical schools are already open, or opening, found this kind of testing is rarely happening. In Sudbury, for example, where school reopened Jan. 11, only three schools were conducting asymptomatic testing so far, out of 29 in total across the public and Catholic boards, and seven schools reporting cases of the disease.The Ministry of Education also confirmed private companies will be used for targeted testing to allow public health nurses to continue the impo
stanley cup rtant roles they have been playing in prevention, control and contact tracing. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The Star contacted
stanley cup 18 public health units where it was aware schools have opened. Of the 11 that responded by press time, only one, Sudbury, confirmed that asymptomatic testing has been done.Nastassia McNair, a program manager for Public Health Sudbury and District, said the unit has not received provincial resources for general surveillance testing. However, the health unit has received support from the ministry for case-finding purposes, as part of the provinces pilot program to detect asymptomatic cases in schools on a voluntary basis, she said. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Three schools in
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