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Hollowed out: Ontario public hospitals and the rise of private staffing agencies
May 12, 2025 | Written by: Andrew Longhurst Summary Ontario public hospitals are under intense pressure. Provincial funding and policy...

Andrew Longhurst
May 13


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 9


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 8


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 7


Red tape is forcing qualified nurses to leave Ontario
By Kelly Skjerven, May 6 2025 Steve Russell/The Star While Ontario deals with a chronic shortage of registered nurses — 26,000 are needed...

Kelly Skjerven
May 6


Ontario Health Coalition Day of Action at the Ontario Legislature on Wednesday, May 14
Save Our Local Hospitals, Stop the Cuts & Closures! The goal is to pour on as much pressure as we can inside the Legislature to get the...

Natalie Mehra
May 5


Should provinces crack down on illegal healthcare fees?
Opposition proposes suspensions and fines for providers, clinics charging unlawful fees. Canada Healthwatch: The Weekly Dose — May 5,...

Canada Healthwatch
May 5


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 5


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


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


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


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


Health care's taking a backseat in this election. That's a missed opportunity, expert says
Health policy scholar Colleen Flood says Canadian voters should put party leaders’ 'feet to the fire' Jennifer Warren · CBC Radio ·...

Jennifer Warren
Apr 15


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 15


Meet the so-called 'bed-blockers' in Ontario's hospitals
Some 'alternate-level-of-care' patients the government wants out of hospitals are bedbound with feeding tubes, gaping wounds and no...

Jack Hauen
Apr 13


Keep your blood money out of Ontario—why paid plasma donation is unethical
Violetta Zeitlinger Fontana │ March 8, 2024 │ Editorials, Signed Editorials Image by: Joseph Mariathasan Despite its potential for...

Violetta Zeitlinger Fontana
Apr 9


‘It’s a golden ticket’: U.S. doctors explain the urge to come to Canada
By Katie Dangerfield Global News Posted April 4, 2025 4:00 am WATCH: As political tensions and health-care layoffs roil the United...

Katie Dangerfield
Apr 9


‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty
Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep...

Allison Jones
Apr 7


Ontario: the biggest loser in primary care
Data analysis shows 240 family physicians left the profession in 2023 – highest number in recent history and much higher than any other...

Boris Kralj
Apr 2


‘I can’t do this’: Nurse practitioner burnout may be Ontario’s next health-care crisis
By Prisha Dev, Global News Posted March 29, 2025 4:00 am 1 in 3 nurse practitioners report experiencing burnout. NP Circle Survey 2025....

Prisha Dev
Mar 31
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