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Category: Health and Wellness

Home Election 2018
Preschoolers to get free child care, premier announces

Preschoolers to get free child care, premier announces

The government's $2.2-billion, three-year plan will likely be a cornerstone in the Liberal budget, as opposition lawmakers warn the "Oprah"-esque move comes too late. ...

Election 2018, Health, Health and Wellness, Home and Community, News
27.03.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
As arbitration looms, OMA ramps up campaign, blaming Liberals for health-care wait times

As arbitration looms, OMA ramps up campaign, blaming Liberals for health-care wait times

Billions of dollars are riding on the outcome of the binding arbitration between the government and doctors represented by the Ontario Medical Association. ...

Health and Wellness, News
27.03.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Province announces up to $2.4 billion for new care centre at SickKids Hospital

Province announces up to $2.4 billion for new care centre at SickKids Hospital

The cash for a pair of new buildings at the Toronto hospital comes amid an outcry over hospital overcrowding and dated facilities. ...

Election 2018, Health, Health and Wellness, News
23.03.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Liberals continue streak of health care funding announcements with $822-million pledge

Liberals continue streak of health care funding announcements with $822-million pledge

The money is meant to address hospital overcrowding, but the NDP criticized it as insufficient. ...

Health and Wellness, News
22.03.2018 David Hains 0 0
Government under fire on the home care file, promises to make new investments

Government under fire on the home care file, promises to make new investments

Under a new government agency, personal support workers will be left "with no medical supports, no oversight, and no protection," an advocate for the workers charges. ...

Election 2018, Health and Wellness, News
20.03.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 1
Wynne announces OHIP+ expansion for seniors in pre-election promise

Wynne announces OHIP+ expansion for seniors in pre-election promise

Ontarians 65 and over would no longer have to pay deductibles. ...

Health, News
20.03.2018 David Hains 0 1
Dental health groups welcome NDP's 'Ontario Benefits' plan, say important details still to be determined

Dental health groups welcome NDP’s ‘Ontario Benefits’ plan, say important details still to be determined

Meanwhile, both the Liberals and the PCs have signalled they might promise some kind of dental care, but haven't nailed down the details. ...

Election 2018, Health, News
19.03.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 1
Health care quality and access at risk, unless province finds significant efficiencies or increases spending: Watchdog

Health care quality and access at risk, unless province finds significant efficiencies or increases spending: Watchdog

The FAO has issued a report on health spending in order to give MPPs and the public the information they need to evaluate the upcoming budget. ...

Health and Wellness, News
14.03.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Sharp spike in opioid-related deaths prompts outcry in the legislature

Sharp spike in opioid-related deaths prompts outcry in the legislature

Opioid-related deaths are up more than 50 per cent in Ontario, with hospital visits from overdoses increasing 72 per cent. ...

Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
07.03.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Ontario passes concussion safety law

Ontario passes concussion safety law

Former NHL star and concussion safety advocate Eric Lindros reflects on how far awareness has come since the days when "it wasn't spoken of." ...

Bills This Week, Health and Wellness, News, Travel and Recreation
06.03.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Finance Minister: Federal budget shows collaboration with Ontario, but some things are missing

Finance Minister: Federal budget shows collaboration with Ontario, but some things are missing

Charles Sousa says he's glad the feds are following Ontario's lead on issues such as pharmacare. ...

Business and Economy, Health and Wellness, News
27.02.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Eric Hoskins resigns as minister of health to take on national pharmacare role

Eric Hoskins resigns as minister of health to take on national pharmacare role

Details of Hoskins' new role are expected to be unveiled with the federal budget Tuesday. ...

Health and Wellness, News
26.02.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Liberals, NDP spar over health-care horror stories

Liberals, NDP spar over health-care horror stories

The health minister hit back Thursday, accusing the NDP of "putting politics over patients." ...

Health, Health and Wellness, News
22.02.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Government makes health-care funding announcement amid mounting criticism

Government makes health-care funding announcement amid mounting criticism

On the same day, the NDP releases more information about hospital overcrowding. ...

Health and Wellness, News
14.02.2018 David Hains 0 0
Premier declines to comment on PCs, but suggests questions to ask them

Premier declines to comment on PCs, but suggests questions to ask them

Kathleen Wynne also defended Liberal candidate Deanna Sgro. ...

Election 2018, Health, Health and Wellness, News
14.02.2018 David Hains 0 0
Finance minister says foot-dragging by the feds on pot legalization could cost Ontarians

Finance minister says foot-dragging by the feds on pot legalization could cost Ontarians

Provinces say they need months between enactment of legalization and start of sales, possibly making a July 1 start date a pipe dream. ...

Health and Wellness, Jobs and Employment, Law and Safety, News, Taxes and Benefits
08.02.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Patrick Brown and Steve Paikin respond to respective allegations on social media

Patrick Brown and Steve Paikin respond to respective allegations on social media

Brown and Paikin deny any wrongdoing. ...

Election 2018, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
06.02.2018 News, Patrick Brown, steve paikin David Hains 0 1
Steve Paikin faces sexual harassment allegation from ex-mayoral candidate

Steve Paikin faces sexual harassment allegation from ex-mayoral candidate

The accusation concerns a comment the broadcaster allegedly made over lunch with Sarah Thomson in 2010. ...

Health, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
05.02.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 1
Court decision backs Ontario's medically assisted dying policy

Court decision backs Ontario’s medically assisted dying policy

Doctors who object to medically assisted deaths must refer patients to willing physicians, judges say in a ruling that cuts to the core of conscientious objection and patient rights. ...

Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
31.01.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 1
In brief: New minister's stance on sex-ed, cardiac care in Barrie, and Hydro One's acquisition passes one more hurdle

In brief: New minister’s stance on sex-ed, cardiac care in Barrie, and Hydro One’s acquisition passes one more hurdle

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

Health and Wellness, In Brief, News
17.01.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 1
Ontario tax investigators are learning jiu-jitsu moves

Ontario tax investigators are learning jiu-jitsu moves

Ministry of Finance puts out call for self-defence training to help government agents manage conflict that may arise with those who owe. ...

Government, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
16.01.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Doctors heading to arbitration with Ontario government in fee negotiations

Doctors heading to arbitration with Ontario government in fee negotiations

The province and the OMA have set May dates for binding arbitration. ...

Health, Health and Wellness, News
15.01.2018 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Cold snap sends a chill through Queen's Park over response to Toronto shelter crisis

Cold snap sends a chill through Queen’s Park over response to Toronto shelter crisis

NDP leader calls out "silent" premier's frozen tongue; ministers to meet with mayor soon, government says. ...

Health, Health and Wellness, Home and Community, News
04.01.2018 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Canadian universal pharmacare is 'inevitable' and Kathleen Wynne is its Tommy Douglas: Health minister

Canadian universal pharmacare is ‘inevitable’ and Kathleen Wynne is its Tommy Douglas: Health minister

"I believe it's inevitable. I believe that it is coming. We're looking at the how, as opposed to the if," Eric Hoskins asserts. ...

Health and Wellness, News
20.12.2017 Eric Hoskins, health and wellness, News, OHIP Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
In Brief: A homeless hospice, the Wettlaufer inquiry and shekels for the Stratford stage

In Brief: A homeless hospice, the Wettlaufer inquiry and shekels for the Stratford stage

A collection of briefs on the news of the day. ...

Health and Wellness, In Brief, News
18.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Health minister shares personal memories of Sherman family

Health minister shares personal memories of Sherman family

Eric Hoskins knew as "friends" the billionaire philanthropic couple who were found dead in their Toronto home last Friday. ...

Health and Wellness, News
18.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Hospitals are 'on the brink' of a capacity crisis, sector warns

Hospitals are ‘on the brink’ of a capacity crisis, sector warns

The OHA's prebudget submission speaks of "warning signs of an imminent capacity crisis." ...

Health and Wellness, News
15.12.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 1
An inside look at Sam Oosterhoff's push to pass his first bill, on palliative care

An inside look at Sam Oosterhoff’s push to pass his first bill, on palliative care

Ontario's youngest MPP wants to bring compassion to end-of-life care - and to the PC brand. ...

Health and Wellness, News
13.12.2017 palliative care, sam oosterhoff David Hains 0 0
Omnibus health-care accountability legislation passed over opposition objections

Omnibus health-care accountability legislation passed over opposition objections

'This piece of legislation wins the Palme for the worst piece of legislation that has ever come across my desk,' NDP health critic France Gélinas asserts. ...

Health and Wellness, News
12.12.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Your morning briefing

Your morning briefing

Your morning roundup of news and agenda items for Tuesday, December 12. ...

Driving and Roads, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
12.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Provinces, Ottawa pledge to split pot tax revenue 75-25

Provinces, Ottawa pledge to split pot tax revenue 75-25

Agreement to give provinces lion's share of the loot comes after they skewered Morneau's initial plan for 50-50 split. ...

Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
11.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Opioid deaths spike in Ontario, latest figures show, as province gains power to approve and fund supervised injection sites

Opioid deaths spike in Ontario, latest figures show, as province gains power to approve and fund supervised injection sites

There were 336 opioid-related deaths in Ontario from May to July this year, a 68-per-cent spike from the same time period last year. ...

Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
07.12.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Potholes: The marijuana prescription loophole for young drivers

Potholes: The marijuana prescription loophole for young drivers

Young drivers who use prescription marijuana within defined limits could be able to get behind the wheel. ...

Driving and Roads, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
07.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
AG Report 2017: Not all cancer patients' health needs being met

AG Report 2017: Not all cancer patients’ health needs being met

Lysyk found Ontario was slow to respond to a building crisis in its capacity to provide stem cell transplants. ...

Health and Wellness, News
06.12.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Mental health-care funding grows — into game of one-upmanship

Mental health-care funding grows — into game of one-upmanship

Liberals respond to PC pledge of $1.9 billion over 10 years for mental health care with a promised spending top-up. ...

Health and Wellness, News
05.12.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Liberal government unveils Ontario Fair Auto Insurance Plan

Liberal government unveils Ontario Fair Auto Insurance Plan

The government plans to rein in physician and lawyer costs in the auto insurance system. ...

Business and Economy, Driving and Roads, Health, Health and Wellness, News
05.12.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
PCs tout mental health plan, criticize Health Minister's response

PCs tout mental health plan, criticize Health Minister’s response

Eric Hoskins compared the People's Guarantee to a failed 1893 bank of the same name. ...

Health, Health and Wellness, News
30.11.2017 Eric Hoskins, Lisa MacLeod David Hains 0 0
No further private hospitals will be allowed in Ontario, Minister says, addressing privatization concerns

No further private hospitals will be allowed in Ontario, Minister says, addressing privatization concerns

Critics say the bill means a new government with a privatization agenda can easily authorize the expansion of private clinics. ...

Health and Wellness, News
28.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Liberals pledge cash to make hospitals greener — through an action plan PCs pledge to scrap

Liberals pledge cash to make hospitals greener — through an action plan PCs pledge to scrap

Extension of multi-million plan to retrofit hundreds of hospitals would fall by wayside if PCs come to power: MPP. ...

Environment and Energy, Health and Wellness, News
27.11.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
'Vape Dad'  MPP booted from the house during marijuana bill debate

‘Vape Dad’ MPP booted from the house during marijuana bill debate

Randy Hillier is outraged over what he believes are restrictions being placed on debate, as well as the inclusion of new smoking regulations — and their impact on vaping — in the omnibus bill. ...

Health and Wellness, News
21.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Tory complaints over omnibus marijuana bill 'just conspiracy thinking,' government house leader says

Tory complaints over omnibus marijuana bill ‘just conspiracy thinking,’ government house leader says

PCs seek to separate out school bus camera legislation from a bill that primarily lays the groundwork for setting up pot shops next summer. ...

Driving and Roads, Health and Wellness, Law and Safety, News
15.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Health Minister fills in some  of the gaps in recent health-care policy announcements

Health Minister fills in some of the gaps in recent health-care policy announcements

Many of the details of the new Personal Support Services Ontario aren't available, including how much it will cost, how many personal support workers it will hire, and when it will be up and running. ...

Health and Wellness, News
14.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
New home care agency a boon to union with 'cozy ties' to Liberals, PCs claim

New home care agency a boon to union with ‘cozy ties’ to Liberals, PCs claim

Union that will benefit from new agency jobs also bankrolls group behind an ad campaign targetting Patrick Brown: Tories. ...

Election 2018, Health and Wellness, News
09.11.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Who can harness the air? Environment minister takes a step to rein in contamination

Who can harness the air? Environment minister takes a step to rein in contamination

New monitoring policy aims to ease Chemical Valley qualms over high contaminant levels — though effectiveness remains up in the air. ...

Health and Wellness, News
09.11.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Municipalities to decide how close pot shops can be to schools

Municipalities to decide how close pot shops can be to schools

Finance minister says location rules will vary by city, but province needs bigger slice of federal tax pie for pot launch. ...

Business and Economy, Health, Health and Wellness, News, Travel and Recreation
07.11.2017 Christopher Reynolds 0 0
Province commits to more long-term care beds as political fight breaks out over seniors strategy

Province commits to more long-term care beds as political fight breaks out over seniors strategy

As the Liberals announces plans to create 5,000 beds over the next four years and 30,000 over the next decade, the PCs claim a new agency overseeing home-care for seniors is more about pleasing a Liberal-friendly union ...

Health and Wellness, News
07.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Liberal government tackling welfare reform before 2018 election: Minister

Liberal government tackling welfare reform before 2018 election: Minister

The government has promised a new report on social assistance will be a roadmap for reform. ...

Health and Wellness, Jobs and Employment, News, Taxes and Benefits
02.11.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Ontario long-term care homes call for more funding as wait list booms

Ontario long-term care homes call for more funding as wait list booms

The Ontario Long-Term Care Home Association laid out its ask for the 2018 budget on Wednesday. ...

Health and Wellness, News
25.10.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Ontario to add 1,200 new hospital beds with $140M in-year funding boost

Ontario to add 1,200 new hospital beds with $140M in-year funding boost

The funding comes as Ontario is heading into flu season with unusually high hospital bed occupancy rates. ...

Health and Wellness, News
23.10.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
Excerpts: Tory MPP delivers fiery speech on women's safety, sexual assault and partisan politics

Excerpts: Tory MPP delivers fiery speech on women’s safety, sexual assault and partisan politics

Highlights from a fiery speech on women's safety by MPP Lisa MacLeod. ...

Health and Wellness, News
16.10.2017 Jessica Smith Cross 0 0
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