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Cataract surgery is classified as a medically-necessary surgery in Ontario. But thanks to rising wait times, today’s patients are turning to private clinics for surgical options. Those results have come with several asterisks, as some patients allege they were being upsold. This report from the Toronto Star comes at a time where the Ford government has continued to expand the number of privately-run surgical and diagnostic cataract centres. And with each passing month, the Ontario Health Coalition says complaints have gone from bad to worse. Have you ever been ‘upsold’...
June 9, 2025 - 18:02 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
As we head closer and closer to the June scorchers, are we ready for the next heatwave? According to the City of Ottawa’s Climate Resiliency Strategy, more than 1-in-3 residents lack the means to stay cool when we get hit with one. As a result, health-related risks for those residents go up. Here in Canada’s Capital, landlords are required by law to ensure that indoor temperatures stay above a minimum Celsius reading in the Winter months. Today, health advocates say we need to implement a similar approach during those humid Summer months, and prevent apartment rooms from...
June 9, 2025 - 18:01 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Here in Ontario, cataract surgery is considered a ‘medically-necessary’ operation. However, in some cases, lengthy wait times are pushing patients to seek surgical options at private clinics. Today, we are hearing from some of those patients who picked the private healthcare gameplan, and it’s not good news. They allege that some clinics tried to upsell them on surgery prices and assessments. Kristy Cameron digs deeper with Natalie Mehra, the Executive Director of the Ontario Health Coalition. They are an advocacy group that focuses on protecting public healthcare...
June 9, 2025 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
Northwood Recovery assured the local city councillor it was closing a controversial clinic that offers safer supply, leaving her and some members of the community feeling "betrayed."
June 9, 2025 - 17:39 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Montreal police are reporting a slight increase in the number of crimes in the city last year, driven in part by a rise in assaults.
June 9, 2025 - 17:38 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
It is not yet known if bin Salman has accepted the invitation. He did not attend last year's G7 summit in Italy despite being invited there as well.
June 9, 2025 - 17:38 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
