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How Waterloo leads in health-care delivery
From optometry and pharmacy to public health and therapeutics, Waterloo alumni are powering Canada’s health care sector January 16, 2026 By University Relations Did you know your optometrist is likely a University of Waterloo graduate? Or that Waterloo’s School of Pharmacy offers Canada’s only pharmacy co-op program? Waterloo doesn’t just teach — our programs transform our students into allied health professionals who diagnose, treat, rehabilitate and support patients, impr

University of Waterloo Relations
Jan 19


Ontario's top doctor says province needs to modernize vaccine registry, calls for national schedule
"Ontario is lagging behind other provinces who have modernized their vaccine records, including British Columbia, Quebec, Alberta,...

Hannah Alberga
Sep 7, 2025


LifeLabs strike highlights risks of foreign ownership in Canadian health care
Foreign ownership could amplify existing issues with privatization By Maddi Dellplain, April 30 2025 The months-long strike at British...

Maddi Dellplain
May 1, 2025


The leaders, their platforms and the truth
The Toronto Star April 24 2025 06:26 PM On Monday, voters across the country will head to polling stations to elect the nation’s next...

Toronto Star Staff
Apr 25, 2025


Federal election 2025: Where do the parties stand on healthcare?
Tom Yun 4/22/2025 With election day less than a week away, all of the major parties have finally released their platforms. Healthcare has...

Tom Yun
Apr 24, 2025


Desperate to walk again, this 25-year-old Ontario woman is ready to pay $40K for U.S. spinal assessment
Ontario spine specialists say they're experiencing long wait times Isha Bhargava · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2025 5:00 AM EDT Sydney...

Isha Bhargava
Apr 22, 2025


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 Region Health Coalition
Apr 19, 2025


Patients wait 222 per cent longer than in 1993
Emergency physician Dr. Kashif Pirzada discusses an alarming report showing health-care wait times have reached an all time high in...

CTV National News
Dec 13, 2024


More than five million Canadians struggle to access primary care, new CIHI report says
Oct. 24, 2022 More than five million Canadian adults struggle to access prirnary care, according to a new report on the status of...

Kristy Kirkup
Oct 25, 2024
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