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More Chaos for Ontario Health Athome Workers as Employer Reverses Freeze on their Return to Work Order Less Than a Day After Announcing it was on Hold
CUPE Ontario October 14, 2025 Toronto – Yesterday, Ontario Health at Home announced that it was reconsidering the timeline for its four-day-a-week, return-to-office plan — a clear response to the growing pressure from CUPE members who spoke out together. But less than 24 hours later, at 2 p.m. today, the employer issued another memo reversing course and announcing that staff will now be expected to return to the office beginning October 20. This is a complete contradiction

CUPE Ontario
Oct 141 min read
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Saskatoon man undergoes invasive medical procedures in hospital hallway due to overcapacity
Sask. NDP demands health minister apologize to patient's family Laura Sciarpelletti · CBC News · Posted: Oct 10, 2025 7:23 PM EDT Kay...

Laura Sciarpelletti
Oct 111 min read
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Was my wife’s hospital care an anomaly or the new normal in Ontario?
Oct 5, 2025 by Marvin Ross Over the past few years, I’ve written several articles praising the Canadian health-care system based on my...

Marvin Ross
Oct 102 min read
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Ford's hiring freeze hurts Ontario homecare workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees Oct 2, 2025 Doug Ford has once again put Ontario homecare patients last. His announcement on Friday of...

CUPE Ontario
Oct 31 min read
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Dementia patient gets MAID after family member brought forward the request
Story by Sharon Kirkey Oct. 1, 2025 Questions are being raised around how MAID is being approved in Canada for people with dementia. A...

Sharon Kirkey
Oct 31 min read
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Ontario Patient Ombudsman report slams Health atHome’s bungling of medical supply shortages
Sept. 25, 2025 By Ana Pereira, Business Reporter for the Toronto Star Patient Ombudsman Craig Thompson describes home care as critical....

Ana Pereira
Sep 251 min read
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Unsterile needles used at Burlington walk-in clinic for 6 years: health officials
Published: September 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM EDT By Bryann Aguilar The exterior of the Halton Family Health Centre Walk-in Clinic at 2951...

Bryann Aguilar
Sep 192 min read
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Ontario home care nurses demand same pay, benefits as hospital counterparts
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 8, 2025 12:52 pm Hundreds of home care nurses say they want to be paid the same as their...

Canadian Press
Sep 81 min read
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Beyond funding: Why money alone won’t save primary care
As a physician who has witnessed this crisis unfold over 40 years of practice, I believe we need to examine why increased funding alone...

Raymond Rupert
Aug 71 min read
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'Dr. Google': Ontario doctors warn of increase in DIY medicine
By Joshua Freeman Updated: July 09, 2025 at 7:48 PM EDT Â Ont. medical association warns against using AI, internet to self-diagnose amid...

Joshua Freeman
Jul 161 min read
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RELEASE: Health Coalition responds to shocking attack, calls on Health Minister to desist and instead answer for non-action on private clinics with the gravitas the issue deserves
Posted: June 26, 2025 The Ontario Health Coalition checks all the boxes! Toronto – Ontario Health Coalition executive director Natalie...

Ontario Health Coalition
Jun 271 min read
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‘This Will Make You a Better Doctor’
May 27, 2025 by Danielle Penney There is nothing in a textbook that prepares you for the moment you’re staring at a graph of your...

Danielle Penney
Jun 11 min read
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Political Party Records on Health Care & Questions for Candidates
Ontario Health Coalition Federal Election 2025 QUESTIONS FOR CANDIDATES:  Uphold & Enforce the Canada Health Act  The Canada Health Act...

Ontario Health Coalition
Apr 132 min read
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Let's defend the public health system at all costs
Nazila Bettache, Doctor at the University of Montreal Hospital Centre Posted on March 16 PHOTO HUGO-SÉBASTIEN AUBERT, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES...

Nazila Bettache
Mar 232 min read
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Charter challenge of Ontario's controversial long-term care law thrown out by court
More Beds, Better Care Act has seen backlash by advocates, seniors and caretakers Jan 24, 2025 Bill 7, the More Beds, Better Care Act,...

Jennifer La Grassa
Jan 251 min read
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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, 20241 min read
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Backroom deals show it’s time to hold Ford to account on health care
Jul 9, 2024 by Erin Ariss With rumours swirling over an early provincial election call, it’s time for all citizens of Ontario to think...

Erin Ariss
Jul 16, 20241 min read
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Physician Assistants: A solution to Ontario’s primary care crisis
By Leora Goldreich PUBLISHED ON JUNE 26, 2024 Primary care providers are the backbone of our healthcare system. For patients seeking...

Leora Goldreich
Jun 28, 20242 min read
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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
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Ontario moved 424 people into nursing homes they didn't choose
Province says system is working as it should Liam Casey and Allison Jones · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jun 12, 2024 1:25 PM EDT | Last...

Waterloo Region Health Coalition
Jun 12, 20242 min read
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