In Windsor, the OMA says 27 doctors are needed for 34,000 unattached patients. “We need this to be an election issue,” said Dr. Jobin Varughese, president of the Ontario College of Family ...
They lined up in the middle of the night, braving snow squalls and frigid temperatures, not for sought-after concert tickets or a Boxing Day deal, but just for a chance to get a family doctor.
Now that Donald Trump’s tariff threats are on hold, the Ontario Medical Association hopes voters will turn their attention to another crisis, the province’s ongoing doctor shortage. OMA president Dr.
Criminal and other legal cases in Windsor’s busy courtrooms should proceed at a brisker pace as the province boosts the number of judges in the local Ontario Court of Justice. Although their ...
All the main parties in the Ontario election campaign are promising to ensure everyone in the province has access to a family doctor. For the voters who care deeply about this issue, the ...
Standing on doorsteps or chatting outside local shops, Don McIsaac put the same question to hundreds of people during his 2022 campaign to be mayor of Orillia.
An estimated 2.5 million Ontario residents don’t have a family doctor, according to the Ontario Medical Association (OMA). The OMA says Ontario needs 3,500 more family doctors to meet current needs.
It all started with a simple prompt for Ontario patients: "Tell us how your family doctor has gone above and beyond for you." Now, hundreds of family doctors in across the province are being ...
The Ontario government is enhancing access to compassionate end-of-life care for residents of Windsor-Essex by adding a new hospice bed at the Hospice of Windsor and Essex County. This addition ...
Valentine's Day is here — and what better time to think about love? The CBC's Jennifer La Grassa spoke with students and ...