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Ambulance strike a ‘paramount concern’ for mayor as Newfoundland digs out of storm – GLOBAL
January 22, 2023 People in parts of Eastern Newfoundland got a good workout Sunday morning shoveling out from knee-deep snow. A winter storm set in Friday night and dumped up to 50 centimetres of wet, heavy snow onto parts of the island’s Avalon Peninsula. Though it was the first big storm to hit the area […]
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‘No partners willing’ to support fire codes on First Nations, Ottawa says – Global News
January 23, 2023 The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly released document shows. The senior director for the Indigenous Fire Marshal Service, however, says there are steps Ottawa can take now to better protect communities. “Doing nothing is not […]
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Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent – GLOBAL
January 23, 2023 Ontario’s privacy commissioner is investigating a sweeping data project at the University of Toronto that is alleged to have collected over 600,000 electronic medical records without patient consent or knowledge. Filed last summer by a group of concerned doctors in the GTA, a privacy complaint alleges the University of Toronto Practice-Based Research […]
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‘Ready, willing and able’: COVID-19 vaccine policies at Ontario hospitals are keeping some health workers from filling dire staff shortages – CTV
Jan. 23, 2023 About 160 veteran nurses, personal support workers and health-care technicians, along with their families, gathered in a church hall in Port Perry, Ont., in person or by video conference, on a snowy afternoon this past Saturday. These distressed individuals have a message for patients waiting for health care in the province: we […]
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Ontario patients did not turn to ERs in place of in-person doctor visits, study found – CTV
Jan. 23, 2023 Ontario patients did not turn to emergency departments as a substitute for in-person visits with their family doctor during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found. The research, released by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) on Monday, looked at records from 7,936 family physicians and family health […]
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Dozens rally in Sydney for better health care – CBC
March organized following deaths of 2 Nova Scotia women who endured lengthy ER wait times Jan 22, 2023 A small, but boisterous, crowd of about 50 people made its way through downtown Sydney, N.S., on Sunday to demand better health care for those who need it. The rally follows the recent deaths of two Nova […]
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Ontario pediatric hospitals ask for help to deal with backlog of 12,000 surgeries – CBC
About half of children on waitlist are waiting beyond recommended wait times Jan 22, 2023 Nearly 12,000 children are on a wait list for surgeries across Ontario, a situation officials at four major pediatric hospitals say is part of a much bigger problem they need help from the province to solve. A surge of viral […]
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Kids’ mental health care services are being overrun — and COVID hasn’t helped – CBC
One crisis line has seen proportion of suicide calls double Jan 22, 2023 Mental health services continue to be overrun in the Ottawa area at both the hospital and community clinic level, and according to those on the front lines, it’s not just a COVID-19 problem. As of Friday, the inpatient units at CHEO, eastern Ontario’s children’s […]
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Watchdog ‘exploring options’ to address systemic issues raised about RCMP unit in B.C. – CBC
Jan 23, 2023 Complaints commission says it’s aware the filing of hundreds of grievances raises questions The RCMP’s federal watchdog agency is weighing its options after receiving nearly 500 formal complaints about a unit tasked with policing resistance to major resource extraction projects in British Columbia. More than 100 grievances accepted for investigation contain allegations […]
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L’Oreal targeted in proposed B.C. class action linking hair relaxers to cancer in Black women – CBC
New claim alleges products like Dark & Lovely are ‘dangerous, defective and not fit for purpose’ Jan 23, 2023 Shamara Hutchinson was just 15 years old when she learned she had ovarian cancer. “It was terrifying,” the resident of Port Coquitlam, B.C., told CBC. “I thought getting the cancer diagnosis was a death sentence.” More […]
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