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Sunnybrook hospital parts ways with worker caught on video using 'racist language'

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The Canadian Press. (2026, October 15). Sunnybrook hospital parts ways with worker caught on video using 'racist language'. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/ontario/sunnybrook-hospital-parts-ways-with-worker-caught-on-video-using-racist-language/article_0f6686da-26a3-5916-8e65-415e33831a8f.html

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto terminated an employee following an investigation into a video showing the individual using racist language during a confrontation on public transit. The hospital confirmed the worker is no longer with the organization after reviewing evidence from the circulating footage.

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto has terminated an employee following an investigation into a video that circulated on social media, where the worker used "racist language" while riding public transit. The incident involved a confrontation with other subway riders after the individual, identified as wearing a Sunnybrook sweater and knocking a camera out of someone's hands, directed derogatory comments towards Black people. The hospital stated that the former employee’s actions are inconsistent with its values and acknowledges the harm caused to its Black staff, patients, and supporters.

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A Toronto hospital says it has parted ways with an employee who used “racist language” while riding public transit in a standoff caught on camera. asserted

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre says the worker is no longer employed at the hospital after it conducted an investigation into a video that circulated on social media. asserted

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Sunnybrook hospital parts ways with worker caught on video using 'racist language'

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