Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Kelly Grant
Publication Date: October 21, 2025 - 19:01
Radiologists warn of rising wait times for MRIs, CTs and other diagnostic scans
October 21, 2025
Radiologists in Canada are sounding the alarm about rising wait times for diagnostic imaging procedures such as MRI and CT scans, saying the holdups hurt patients and the economy.
“When access is delayed, treatment is delayed,” said Alison Harris, president of the Canadian Association of Radiologists, which represents about 3,000 specialists across the country.
Council today approved a Primary Care Provider Recruitment and Retention Strategy to attract more family doctors and other primary care providers to Ottawa.
The strategy outlines 10 actions the City will take, including creating a new primary care recruitment and retention ambassador position. The ambassador will work with health care professionals, health care organizations and the Province to build a plan to attract and keep medical professionals in Ottawa. The City will join the Eastern Ontario Physician Recruitment Alliance to access their recruitment resources and will work to...
October 22, 2025 - 16:45 | City of Ottawa - Media Relations / Ville d'Ottawa - Relations avec les médias | City of Ottawa News Releases
Ottawa city councillors gave their unanimous endorsement to a motion affirming support for the speed camera program and urging the Ontario government to tweak the system rather than banning the cameras across the province. Read More
October 22, 2025 - 16:44 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
British Columbia Conservative leader John Rustad says he will not resign after the party’s president and other members of its management committee told him to quit over “chaos” in the Official Opposition ranks.The committee members say in a letter to Rustad that turmoil under his leadership has undermined the party’s credibility and destabilized its cohesion.
October 22, 2025 - 16:30 | Wolfgang Depner | The Globe and Mail

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