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Female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients, make less money: study
A new study by the OMA and McMaster says female family doctors in Ontario spend more time with patients than their male colleagues and in many cases earn less money as a result.
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PR Newswire
OntarioMD Enhances Privacy and Security Training Amid Growing Clinician Use of AI
OntarioMD has launched a redesigned online privacy and security training that helps clinicians safely and responsibly use AI tools.
June 11, 2026
Vancouver Sun
Opinion: Independence from Canada means losing portable health benefits
Dr. Charles S. Shaver: If Alberta separates, its residents who visit B.C. or any other province won't be covered under the Canada Health Act — and will be billed the same rate as any foreigner for urgent medical care.
June 5, 2026
The Toronto Star
An audit warns your doctor’s AI notetaker is hallucinating. Ontario doctors provide a reality check
AI scribes are helpful and save time, say doctors, who say the auditor general missed a crucial quality-control step in her examination.
May 23, 2026
CP24
First-year medical students helping fill doctor-patient gap
The OMA reported in late 2025 that more than 2.5 million Ontarians do not have a family doctor.
May 18, 2026
CBC News
Court won't hear case against Kingston doctor ordered to pay back $600K for COVID vaccines
Dr. Elaine Ma 'thankful' but still unsure if province will keep fighting.
May 17, 2026
Medscape
Does Ontario need a provincewide vaccination registry?
Ontario doesn’t have a centralized vaccination registry, making it difficult for physicians, pharmacists and patients to track immunizations across the health-care system.
May 6, 2026
Inside Halton
Worst cities for allergies in Ontario. See where your city ranks
Most of the worst places to live for seasonal allergy sufferers are here in Ontario, with Hamilton currently the worst place for pollen in all of Canada right now, according to pollen experts.
April 24, 2026
The Toronto Star
Ontario revives controversial medical residency rule in new bill — but offers more ways for international graduates to qualify
Government had quietly rescinded a policy that would have severely restricted international medical graduates in the first round of residency matching.
April 17, 2026
CTV News
Ontario forging ahead with medical residency rule for international grads it recently rescinded
The Health Ministry made headlines last week for rescinding a nearly identical policy amid a court case over it, but they actually withdrew the policy in order to legislate it.
April 17, 2026
The Seeker
Canada’s family doctor shortage is getting worse. Here’s what 5.9 million Canadians are doing about it
Canada now ranks 29th among 36 high-income nations in physician-to-population ratio, according to the CMA.
April 17, 2026
CTV News
Ottawa pilot project connects hundreds of newborns to family doctors
The Newborn Primary Care Attachment Initiative helps ensure babies born at QCH or Almonte General Hospital have hands-on support during the critical first 24 months of life.
April 14, 2026
The Toronto Star
Ford government quietly reverses residency rule that excluded most immigrant physicians
The rule required candidates to have at least two years of Ontario high school to be considered for first round of matching for residency placements.
April 10, 2026
AfroToronto.com
Health leaders convene to fix Black maternal care in Toronto
Toronto Black Maternal Health Week returns with a powerful Practitioner Day event at North York General Hospital on April 13, 2026, bringing together health leaders, clinicians and community voices.
April 9, 2026
The Canadian Press
Ontario shuts down one way of funding NPs as province misses deadline
Penalties for noncompliance won't kick in until April 2027
April 3, 2026
The Ottawa Citizen
New research looks at patient outcomes after private surgery at Riverside Hospital
The pilot effectively served as a trial run for the Ontario government’s shift toward private delivery of some surgeries.
April 2, 2026
Policy Options
AI scribes in health care raise risks for patients and privacy
AI tools are cutting doctors’ paperwork, but weak safeguards risk patient privacy, accuracy and equity in Canada’s health system.
April 1, 2026
Medscape
Ontario government proposes new integrated EMR system
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones recently announced the development of a new provincial electronic medical record system for primary care.
March 30, 2026
Canada Newswire
Ontario's doctors call on government to fix OHIP
OHIP has failed to keep pace with modern medicine, and doctors say it consistently causes unnecessary delays and funding rejections that disrupt the care they provide to patients.
March 24, 2026
The Toronto Star
What’s the future of virtual health care in Ontario?
The CEO of Your Doctors Online compares the future of health care to the current state of food delivery.
March 22, 2026