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Len Gillis

Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.

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Recent Work by Len

How a wildcat mine walkout in Elliot Lake led to better health and safety

How a wildcat mine walkout in Elliot Lake led to better health and safety

In 1974, unionized miners in Elliot Lake walked off the job en masse to bring attention to unsafe working conditions in uranium mining in the community, a move that eventually led to the creation of Ontario’s landmark health and safety laws
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Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest into a 2018 police standoff in Garson probes whether a dying phone battery contributed to the suicide of a man who had been talking with crisis negotiators for several hours
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Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Dr. Doris Grinspun, who heads up the Registered Nurses Association, said Ontario government is only making things worse for people with addictions
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Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Dr. Doris Grinspun, who heads up the Registered Nurses Association, said Ontario government is only making things worse for people with addictions
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No urgent local concern for mpox as WHO declares emergency

No urgent local concern for mpox as WHO declares emergency

Vaccination being encouraged in Toronto by public health officials as the case rates spike four times over last year 
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BEYOND LOCAL: Ford wants med schools to favour Ontarians, NOSM U already does

BEYOND LOCAL: Ford wants med schools to favour Ontarians, NOSM U already does

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said this week he wants Ontario medical school spaces dedicated to Ontario medical students only, but by virtue of its design, Northern Ontario’s med school is already doing that
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Ontario doctors can say ‘no’ if patient's family is abusive

Ontario doctors can say ‘no’ if patient's family is abusive

The health professions appeal board said a Northern Ontario doctor acted reasonably when he said he no longer wanted to provide care to a patient whose mother was a difficult to deal with
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Northern doctor loses licence for COVID conduct

Northern doctor loses licence for COVID conduct

Through his practice and on social media, Dr. Patrick Phillips waged a campaign against COVID-19 vaccine requirements and public health measures for more than a year
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