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Written by Alyssa Pretty Friends of Medicare September 9, 2026 For Immediate Release EDMONTON — Prime Minister Carney, his Cabinet Ministers, and secretaries of State will all be meeting in Banff, Alberta tomorrow and Friday for their Cabinet Planning Forum. Unfortunately, protecting and strengthening public health care continues to be absent from the federal government’s agenda as...
“I knew that there were patients that were in pain and dying, literally dying, and not getting the help they needed … I didn’t have the support.” – Dr. Suzanne Godsoe Sept. 3, 2026 By Omar Mosleh Staff Reporter Toronto Star It was 4 a.m. when the emergency department chief assigned Dr. Suzanne Godsoe a patient, a woman in her 60s with signs of sepsis. She...
The tumour-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy uses a patient’s own cells to train their immune system to attack cancer. By Megan Ogilvie, Health Reporter Toronto Star July 9, 2026 Alex Shved is running out of options — and out of time. The metastatic melanoma invading his body has stopped responding to standard treatments and is spreading unchecked through his bones and lungs. At...
Featuring: Expert speakers from Statistics Canada & the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI), political researchers, corporate researchers, health policy researchers, journalists and authors, & more Posted by the Ontario Health Coalition Posted on June 2, 20206 When: 9AM-5PM, June 25, 2026 Where: Live on Zoom Cost: $100 (Full day access + conference materials)...
Ontario Health Coalition May 26, 2026 Someone asked us if protests — like the giant protest Thursday May 28 to stop Ford’s privatization of our hospitals & health care — ever accomplished anything. We thought it was a fair question. The answer is YES — and we put together the list for you! While it is rare that any one single event wins completely...
Waterloo Region Health Coalition April 23 2026 Dear Public Healthcare Supporters, We are attempting to create a HUGE protest on Saturday. It is important to have numbers if we are going to move the polls against the dismantling and destruction of our Public Healthcare System. That means you need to not only attend but encourage as many people as you can, friends, family, neighbours...
April 18, 2026 Dr. Vincent Lam, Guest Contributor at thestar.com Imagine the captain of a sinking boat saying to passengers, “Would you like a life jacket? Or a spot in a life raft?” Any sensible passenger would reply, “I will take both!” Living with an untreated substance addiction is not unlike being aboard...
April 10 2026 Waterloo Region Health Coalition This is the first in a series of protests across Ontario to send a clear message that we will not let them privatize our public hospitals. Experience shows, if we can mount enough pressure we can stop Ford’s privatization. Our goal is to inspire 10,000 Ontarians to come out. Let’s make a show of opposition commensurate with the...
