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• 2025-06-26

Hi Healthwatchers, 👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️This week, Ontario dropped two very different health funding announcements: one for primary care, the other for a massive new hospital. One will help 300,000 people, per the government. The other is projected to open six years from now.Also in this edition: a shake-up in Alberta hospital governance...

• 2025-06-19

Hi Healthwatchers,A heavy week. ICE is targeting people through their medical records, as Alberta sets new COVID policy that would make RFK Jr. blush. This one will stick with you.You may have already heard about Alberta’s plan to charge people for COVID shots, but there are some key details you...

• 2025-06-04

Hi Healthwatchers,This week’s top story is something many of us have grumbled about: hospital parking fees. But behind the grumbling is a valid debate about fairness, funding, and access to care.Hospitals (and Ontario’s health minister) say parking revenue is needed to maintain service quality. But is it?What’s missing from this...