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As Ontario pumps millions into private health care, public health will continue to suffer
June 5, 2025 “Governments get ensnared into a vicious cycle of their own making: The longer waits grow, the more pressure builds for them...

Iris Gorfinkel
Jun 10, 2025


Ontario bill will protect bad actors in long-term care homes, advocate says
CBC Tue, June 10, 2025 at 10:19 a.m. EDT Under a bill by Minister of Red Tape Reduction Andrea Khanjin, long-term care home inspection...

CBC News
Jun 10, 2025


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 9, 2025


‘There is something wrong’: Patients say they are paying out of pocket for cataract surgeries at private clinics
In Ontario, patients getting cataract surgery at private clinics pay up to thousands of dollars for operations advocates say should be...

Nathan Bawaan
Jun 8, 2025


Ontario has a family doctor crisis. Here’s one reason why it’s hard to find one
A study published Tuesday found that while there are now more family doctors practising here, fewer are providing full-service family...

Megan Ogilvie
Jun 1, 2025


‘I just couldn’t take it anymore’: Why these long-term care workers left the industry
By Christl Dabu Updated: May 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM EDT Published: May 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM EDT Wendy Harvie of Oshawa, Ont., shares why she...

Christl Dabu
Jun 1, 2025


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 27, 2025


Band-Aid Budget: More cuts, less relief, and a missed opportunity to strengthen Ontario
May 15, 2025 QUEEN’S PARK - Marit Stiles, Leader of the Official Opposition NDP and Shadow Minister for Finance Jessica Bell (University...

Marit Stiles
May 19, 2025


Health coalition calls on province to keep hospitals open
Caryn Lieberman May 14, 2025 May 14, 2025 Protesters staged a day of action at Queen’s Park on Wednesday calling for more funding for...

Caryn Lieberman
May 18, 2025


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 15, 2025


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 15, 2025


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, 2025


Rise in for-profit agency nurse costs in Ontario hospitals 'exorbitant,' says researcher
Hospitals turn to staffing agencies when they can't fill shifts, which further exacerbates staffing shortages Amina Zafar · CBC News ·...

Amina Zafar
May 12, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 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
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