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Half of doctors still facing burnout: CMA survey
The survey reveals 46 per cent of physicians report high levels of burnout , a slight decline from 53 per cent in 2021, but still well above pre-pandemic levels. By Mason DePatie Published: October 15, 2025 at 9:32 AM EDT A survey from the Canadian Medical Association finds doctors are still facing serious mental health challenges, years after the COVID-19 pandemic. Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly half of Canadian physicians say they’re still deali

Mason De Patie
Oct 171 min read


Fightback Against Ford Government’s Expanding Hospital Privatization Plans
Natalie Mehra, Executive Director, Ontario Health Coalition 2025-09-22 At this point, the Ford government knows that seniors are being...

Natalie Mehra
Sep 281 min read


If we don’t fight privatization now, we are going to lose our public health care
Ontario’s public health care system is under threat 2025-09-27 Waterloo Region Health Coalition Toronto Health Coalition rally against...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Sep 271 min read


Ontario couple whose teenage son died after 8-hour wait in ER calls for law reform
Family of Finlay van der Werken, 16, wants maximum emergency room wait times for children Rianna Lim · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug...

Rianna Lim
Aug 281 min read


15 Ontario families were forced to surrender kids to CAS because they couldn’t get medical care, ombudsman reveals
The unsettling disclosure comes 20 years after the ombudsman first flagged forced abandonment as a concern — but systemic issues...

Amy Dempsey Raven
Jun 251 min read


Webinar: Privatization in Canadian Health Care: What’s at stake?
May 22, 2025 By Tracy Glynn Canadian Health Coalition Featuring Dr. Bernard Ho and Andrew Longhurst Privatization continues to creep into...

Tracy Glynn
May 271 min read


Ontario healthcare workers gather at Queen’s Park to protest emergency centre closures
CHCH News 14 May 2025 Click on the image to watch the video: “Urgent care and emergency room closures are hurting Ontario patients” –...

CHCH News
May 152 min read


Accessing Untapped Heathcare Resources
CARP News May 6, 2025 The shortage of family doctors in Canada and the proliferation of hallway medicine is nothing short of a national...

CARP News
May 151 min read


Thessalon residents fight to save hospital amid ongoing closures
Local resident Mary-Jane Thompson is going to Queens Park on May 14, to try to save the Thessalon hospital. 'We must advocate for change...

Lisa Rene-de-Cotret
May 51 min read


Reducing Emergency Department (ED) Wait Times
Competition announced to reduce ED wait times April 16, 2025 Waterloo Regional Health Network KITCHENER, Ont. – Like many hospitals...

Waterloo Regional Health Network
Apr 192 min read


Canada’s emergency departments are overwhelmed. Can patient redirection help?
By Stefan Dressen Published on March 14, 2025 Across Canada, emergency departments are facing an unprecedented surge in patient...

Stefan Dreesen
Mar 151 min read


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


Home care supply shortage due to mistakes by Ontario Health and Ontario Health atHome, sources say
Nov. 11, 2024 Ontario Health atHome says it is doing everything it can to address the situation and “continuing to look for opportunities...

Kenyon Wallace
Nov 11, 20242 min read


Health-care system is 'broken,' Niagara woman says after dad dies suddenly in emergency room
C John Zammit, 88, died in a Welland, Ont., emergency department after experiencing a brief illness Samantha Beattie, Ethan Lang · CBC...

Samantha Beattie
Jun 16, 20241 min read


Your Ontario health care experiences: ‘Huge wait times. Poor quality care’
'Our government is not OK with that status quo,' says a spokesperson for the Health minister We asked you to share your health-care...

Jessica Smith Cross
Jun 14, 20241 min read


Staffing shortage forces OB unit closure at Collingwood hospital for 2nd day
Published June 11, 2024 12:24 p.m. EDT A unit at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital (CGMH) is closed for a second day amid staffing...

Kim Phillips
Jun 14, 20241 min read


ER closures across Ontario prompt public hearings on improving local hospitals
Public Hearings on Protecting and Improving Local Hospitals: Community members invited to give input June 4, 2024 In response to over...

Hannah Schmidt
Jun 4, 20242 min read


OPE-ED: Need health care in Canada? Get a public relations team!
By Dom Lucyk- April 29, 2024 What’s the first thing that pops into your head when you think of the Canadian health care system? If you’ve...

Dom Lucyk
May 29, 20243 min read


The fightback is on!
An earnest appeal: There comes a time when conscience & community compel us to action There comes a time when one cannot sit on the...

Natalie Mehra
May 24, 20243 min read


'We are begging': Durham residents call on province to stop closure of rural hospital's in-patient beds
The province is working closely with the hospital in its decision to move its in-patient beds, a spokesperson says A busload of concerned...

Jessica Smith Cross
May 17, 20241 min read
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