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NDP MPPs stand with the Ontario Health Coalition amidst American companies sending Ontario lab test to the U.S.

Jun 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

Ontario NDP June 19th, 2026   HAMILTON and NICKEL BELT – NDP Shadow Minister for Mental Health, Addictions, and Primary Care, Dr. Robin Lennox (Hamilton Centre), and Shadow Minister of Health, France Gélinas (Nickel Belt) are standing with the Ontario Health Coalition who wrote a public letter to the Minister of Health amidst the decision of LifeLabs to send some Ontario lab samples to...

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OPEN LETTER & RELEASE: Health Coalition Issues Open Letter to Health Minister to Stop Transfer of Lab Testing by Quest/LifeLabs to U.S.

Jun 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

  Posted: June 15, 2026 Ontario Health Coalition   Dear Minister Jones, We are writing to ask that you stop LifeLabs/Quest from sending Ontario patients laboratory specimens to Quest’s reference laboratories in the United States and restore our public hospital outpatient laboratories. As you know, in August 2024, Quest completed its acquisition of LifeLabs. Since then, Quest, an...

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Medical transcription tool approved by Ontario linked to AI-generated news website

Jun 8, 2026 | 0 Comments

And its website touts testimonials from doctors who may not exist   Written by Erica Giancola and Zak Vescera Investigative Journalism Foundation June 8, 2026   Editor’s note: This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and TVO. The Ontario government approved a medical transcription tool even though its website advertised what seem to be fake...

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