Ontario Health

• A year after HART Hubs opened, advocates say addiction services still MIA

  One year after Ontario closed supervised consumption sites for HART Hubs, advocates say long waitlists for addiction treatment continue and the new model doesn't do enough.

  Politics

  Mar 31
  
• Ontario to miss federal deadline for publicly funding nurse practitioners

  Health Minister Sylvia Jones pushed the federal government years ago to close what she called a loophole in the Canada Health Act.

  Politics

  Mar 20
  
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• No evidence of ‘secrecy’ over dog testing at London, Ont. hospital: report

  A review into controversial dog testing at a London, Ont., hospital that irked Premier Doug Ford found it was ethical with no evidence of 'secrecy.'

  Canada

  Feb 19
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• Ontarians without a family doctor at higher risk of death, study finds

  Researchers say Ontario should work to increase access to a family doctor for people with chronic conditions due to the added risk they face.

  Health

  Feb 18
• Ontario female family doctors spend more time with patients, make less money: study

  A new study says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result.

  Health

  Jan 14
• Ford government makes progress on primary care, but 2 million still without access

  Health Minister Sylvia Jones launched a plan to spend $1.8 billion on primary care — rolling out more physicians, nurse practitioners and multidisciplinary teams.

  Canada

  Jan 12
• Ontario influenza ICU admissions up 127% in past week, hospital association warns

  Ontario hospitals saw a 127 per cent spike in intensive care unit admissions stemming from influenza in just a week, the Ontario Hospital Association says.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2025
• 3 kids die from influenza A-related complications since start of December in Ontario

  Three children in Ontario have died from influenza A-related complications since the start of December, health officials said Monday.

  Health

  Dec 15, 2025
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• Ontario does not have ability to measure success of its primary care plan: auditor general

  Ontario’s plan to expand access does 'not consistently have processes in place to plan and oversee programs and initiatives to improve patients’ access to primary care.'

  Health

  Dec 2, 2025
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• Ontario sees no new measles cases in former hot spot for first time since spring

  Canada's former measles hot spot is reporting no new cases for the first time since a spring surge.

  Health

  Jul 24, 2025