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Every dollar invested in physio saves $4 in care — so why is Ford freezing funding?

June 11, 2026 Toronto Star By Iris Gorfinkel Contributor Iris Gorfinkel is a family physician and clinical researcher in Toronto.   “I can’t take it any more. My knee is killing me and last night, I nearly fell.” My normally stalwart patient — a 72-year-old grandmother — was in tears. She could have fractured her hip. She wasn’t a surgical candidate and had already sat on a wait-list for...

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Quality of Health Care

Waterloo Region sees sharp decrease in ambulance shortages

Ambulance offload times at local hospitals better than they’ve ever been, said paramedic services chief John Riches.   March 19, 2026 By Bill Jackson, Waterloo Region Record Reporter   Emergency ambulance availability in Waterloo Region has improved dramatically, with one “Code Zero” event recorded during the last nine months of 2025. This single instance brought the year-to-date...

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