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Fourteen-hour wait at Vaughan hospital highlights staffing crisis in Ontario
By Brandon Choghri Posted April 7, 2025 10:30 pm. Â Healthcare workers say GTA hospitals are understaffed and over capacity, leading to...
Brandon Choghri
3 days ago2 min read
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‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep...
Allison Jones
4 days ago1 min read
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Briefing of key issues in federal election
Thursday, April 10th, 7 p.m. via Zoom online presented by the Ontario Health Coalition Federal Election - Monday, April 28, 2025 We...
Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 31 min read
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To make health care better, we must hold on to our rage
We have perhaps gotten too used to hearing about health care underfunding and staffing issues. But we can't afford to stop talking about...
Lisa Machado
Mar 292 min read
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Private surgical contracts drive up costs and wait times as real public hospital funding declines
Mar 26, 2025  Parkland Institute Andrew Longhurst EDMONTON, AB – As allegations of political interference and price gouging in private...
Andrew Longhurst
Mar 282 min read
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'What the hell are we doing here?' Inside Canada's shockingly violent hospitals
Alarming rise of assaults, stabbings, shootings and machete attacks have made work a living hell for doctors and nurses By Sharon Kirkey...
Sharon Kirkey
Mar 252 min read
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Let's defend the public health system at all costs
Nazila Bettache, Doctor at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre Posted on March 16 PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES...
Nazila Bettache
Mar 232 min read
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Canada’s emergency departments are overwhelmed. Can patient redirection help?
By Stefan Dressen Published on March 14, 2025 Â Across Canada, emergency departments are facing an unprecedented surge in patient...
Stefan Dreesen
Mar 151 min read
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Cancer patient left on the hospital floor for hours
His family has lodged a complaint with Ontario’s Patient Ombudsman. It’s just one of thousands. The Patient Ombudsman’s 2023-24 annual...
Megan Ogilvie
Mar 132 min read
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Son says cancer patient was stuck in Hamilton hospital hallway for two days in ‘excruciating pain’
‘It’s like Grand Central Station and you’re stuck right in the middle of it’ March 7, 2025 By  Joanna Frketich, Reporter Glenn...
Joanna Frketich
Mar 92 min read
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Congratulations, Doug Ford. Now I’m begging you, please start doing your actual job
By Richard Warnica, Staff Reporter March 2, 2025 Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford speaks to supporters after he was...
Richard Warnica
Mar 42 min read
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Doug Ford has failed to fix Ontario's ER hospital crisis
In 2018, Ford promised to end hallway health care. Not only has it worsened; it is now institutionalized. Dr. Raghu Venugopal and Dr....
Raghu Venugopal
Feb 232 min read
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She waited 40 hours in the ER, surrounded by sick patients. It was the most dangerous place she could be — and a worsening reality in Ontario
A long wait for a woman who was very vulnerable to infection was a stark example of the problems in Ontario’s emergency departments. By...
Megan Ogilvie
Feb 232 min read
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Did Doug Ford deliver on his promises to fix Ontario health care? From hospitals to long-term care and mental health, here’s what’s changed
With election day looming, the Star examined the government’s record in three key areas. Joy SpearChief-Morris Feb. 22, 2025 Cortellucci...
Joy SpearChief-Morris
Feb 232 min read
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Ontario provincial election will affect health care greatly: Choose wisely
Feb 19, 2025 by Sonika Kainth Dear fellow Ontarians, With a provincial election coming in a few days, there are a few things we should...
Sonika Kainth
Feb 222 min read
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Please: Anyone but Doug Ford
By Justin Ling, Contributing Columnist Justin Ling is an independent investigative journalist based in Montreal and a contributing...
Justin Ling
Feb 141 min read
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Situation Critical
Don't be fooled into thinking that American tariffs are the major election issue. The threat to Public Medicare has never been more...
Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Feb 91 min read
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Canada Health Act tweaks redefine primary care
New federal guidelines mandate provinces to fund medically necessary services provided by nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and midwives....
Nick Tsergas
Jan 131 min read
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Know Your Options: Getting the right care in the right place
Accessing treatment in setting other than emergency departments – when appropriate- can lessen wait times, Dr. Rafi Setrak writes. Posted...
Rafi Setrak
Jan 41 min read
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Parents say 'trust your gut' after infant sent home from hospital later diagnosed with meningitis
Baby has suffered seizures, strokes and is receiving care in London, family says Kathleen Saylors · CBC News · Posted: Dec 30, 2024...
Kathleen Saylors
Dec 31, 20241 min read
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