Anthony Furey

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FUREY: Doug Ford is failing our kids -- parents need to take a stand

Last Sunday, just before Ontario elementary schools were set to commence remote learning, Education Minister Stephen Lecce confirmed the closure of elementary schools would only last for a week and re-open on Monday.

January 7, 2021 Columnists

Pandemic sent eating disorder numbers to record highs: SickKids

The head of SickKids hospital is calling an increase of eating disorders in young people during the pandemic an “unprecedented crisis.”

January 5, 2021 Toronto & GTA

The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

FUREY: Many businesses are quietly bending the rules -- who can blame them?

It happened a couple of weeks before Christmas. I was passing a store and an item in the window caught my eye. It was the perfect gift for a loved one.

January 4, 2021 Columnists

The Woodbine Centre mall across from Woodbine racetrack was open but not much business was going on inside.

FUREY: Ontario parents need to speak up now if they don't want schools kept shut

Starting Monday, extended school closures officially begin all across Ontario as students pivot to remote learning.

January 1, 2021 Ontario

FUREY: ER doctor breaks down why more lockdowns aren't the answer

As jurisdictions across the country ponder tighter restrictions, an ER doctor in the Greater Toronto Area is stepping forward to call for a more balanced approach.

December 19, 2020 Columnists

In this file photo, people arrive at the entrance to the Toronto Eaton Centre in downtown Toronto, on November 23, 2020, the first day of a new lockdown in the city.

FUREY: As officials demand more of us, we need to demand more from them

“Do more, do more, do more!” That’s the endless bleating coming from Canada’s political leaders and public health officials.

December 17, 2020 Columnists

Medical global networking and healthcare global network connection on tablet, Medical technology.

FUREY: COVID-19 spreading inside classrooms? Health officials won't say

Toronto Public Health (TPH) is not providing schools with information about how, if at all, COVID-19 is spreading within classrooms, the Toronto Sun has learned.

December 14, 2020 Ontario

A teacher dispenses hand sanitizer as students arrive for the beginning of the fall semester at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School, part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in Scarborough, on SeOntario, Canada September 15, 2020

FUREY: The facts still show COVID-19 is not a problem in Canadian schools

On Thursday, 114 schools were abruptly ordered shut in the Windsor-Essex region of Ontario by the area’s chief medical officer. School boards were caught off guard by the announcement, which has pushed over 56,000 students into online learning until at least the beginning of January.

December 12, 2020 Columnists

A grade six classroom awaits students at Hunter's Glen Junior Public School, part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), a day before classes reopen for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in Scarborough, Sept. 14, 2020.

Atlantic provinces send joint letter to feds critiquing Clean Fuel Standard

Canada’s Atlantic provinces are standing united with their concerns about the federal Liberal government’s “second carbon tax”.

December 10, 2020 Canada

Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons Tuesday March 10, 2020 in Ottawa.

FUREY: Suicidal thoughts are on the rise in Canada -- why are officials ignoring this?

Judging by the way Canadian politicians emote in front of the cameras, you’d think the only real damage caused by lockdowns is the closure of small businesses.

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December 7, 2020 Columnists

A resident, left, of the Domenico Sartor nursing home in Castelfranco Veneto, near Venice, hugs her visiting daughter through a plastic screen in a so-called "Hug Room" amid the new coronavirus pandemic.