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“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...
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...
John LaCombe’s body was found the same day the agency called his sister to say they were closing his file — because he wasn’t answering the phone. Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Mon, March 23, 2026 An Ottawa man died alone in his apartment in January after the province’s homecare agency closed his file without seeing him because he wasn’t answering the phone. John...
Posted: March 13, 2026 By Ontario Health Coalition staff The Ontario and Manitoba Health Coalitions held a press conference this morning to respond to a report from CBC about two patients who died in Winnipeg after having their blood plasma harvested at centres owned by for-profit pharmaceutical corporation Grifols. Another report followed, of a man who is suing, alleging kidney damage...
Patients across the country can spend days on stretchers and in storage rooms waiting for beds Natalie Stechyson, CBC News Posted: Mar 13, 2026 Six days in an overflow stretcher. Beds in storage rooms. Patients dying in their seats. No, we’re not describing an episode of HBO’s gritty medical drama The Pitt. These are real-life scenes playing out in Canada’s emergency...
By Ashley Newport, Lead Editor at INsauga.com Published January 20, 2026 at 4:22 pm While health care can be–and is–delivered privately, publicly or through a two-tier system that utilizes both models, a recent poll of INsauga.com’s readers suggests that, despite challenges with Canada’s universal health care system, people aren’t ready to embrace private options. According to an informal...