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Man died after he called 911 and no one came; family claims cover-up
Family still looking for answers nearly a year after Ralph Buerger's death Richard Hutton Aug 3, 2025 12:00 PM Christine Stark and Rick...

Richard Hutton
Aug 72 min read


We spend too much time waiting for care that can save lives
If we have to rely on our universal health-care system, let’s make it reliable, writes Mulugeta Dilnesahu. July 10, 2025 With long waits...

Mulugeta Dilnesahu
Jul 121 min read


Ontario is getting $7B from the tobacco settlement. Why the silence on where it’s going?
Jul 2, 2025 by Lesley James Sarah Butson Hillary Buchan-Terrell Ontario should pledge to invest part of the $7.3 billion it receives in...

Healthy Debate
Jul 62 min read


Ontario baby dies after being born prematurely with measles, other complications
By Prisha Dev Global News Posted June 5, 2025 1:17 pm Updated June 6, 2025 7:54 am An infant has died in Southwestern Ontario after...

Prisha Dev
Jun 91 min read


If measles was a problem, Ford would be on top it, right?
Health Minister Sylvia Jones insists Ontario’s strategy to fight measles is working despite a growing number of cases that included a...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
May 91 min read


Ontario health minister defends province's approach amid worsening measles outbreak
Liberal health critic Dr. Adil Shamji, an emergency room physician, said he was flabbergasted by Minister of Health Sylvia Jones’s...

Canadian Press
May 82 min read


Doug Ford has failed miserably to protect Ontario from a surge of measles
By Martin Regg Cohn | Political Columnist | May 7, 2025 Premier Doug Ford is shown in Mississauga on April 30, 2025. Chris Young/The...

Martin Regg Cohn
May 71 min read


Baby mattresses sold in Canada found to contain toxic chemicals: study
By Katie Dangerfield Global News Posted April 16, 2025 12:18 pm A new study has found that baby and kids' mattresses sold in Canada can...

Katie Dangerfield
Apr 241 min read


Ontario’s Measles Outbreak Requires Much More Visible & Effective Public Health Response
Ontario Health Coalition, April 11, 2025 A stock photo shows measles symptoms, which typically appear seven to 21 days after exposure and...

Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 152 min read


Seniors continue to ask how Pickering’s Orchard Villa gets to grow, despite harrowing COVID-19 outbreak
Group receives heavily redacted info Tuesday, February 11, 2025 By Kristen Calis Pickering News Advertiser The group Seniors for Social...

Kristen Calis
Feb 122 min read


‘Patients at risk.’ Doctors raise alarm over new long-term-care role for nurse practitioners
Proposed change has been a “long-time coming,” says Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario CEO Doris Grinspun. “Let’s move on and do...

Kenyon Wallace
Dec 13, 20241 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


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


Ontario coroner to investigate death of man who suffered cardiac arrest while waiting in ER
A provincial coroner will be investigating the death of 68-year-old David Lippert, who suffered a cardiac arrest while waiting in a...

Avis Favaro
May 11, 20241 min read


Man dies after suffering cardiac arrest while waiting in ER, widow wants investigation
“We offer our condolences to the family and encourage them to reach out directly to our Patient Relations team," said Brandon Douglas,...

Avis Favaro
May 1, 20241 min read


Accountability in long-term care
Without concerted action, problems in long-term care will continue to fester, and indeed grow with Canada’s aging population. Thursday,...

Michael Wolfson
Mar 8, 20242 min read
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