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Brampton’s abandoned healthcare system: ‘Why do we have to …

WEBBy the time Brampton Civic was finished, the deal cost taxpayers more than $1.2 billion in public money that went to builder EllisDon and other private partners in the …

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New Peel group needs government support as critical homeless …

WEBCOVID-19 is impacting all Canadians. At a time when vital public information is needed by everyone, The Pointer has taken down our paywall on all stories relating to …

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‘Nothing has changed’: Province ignores mental health and …

WEBThousands of children and youth in Peel are experiencing mental health crises every year, and they’re dealing with it on their own. A chronically underfunded …

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As residents live longer and longer, Peel funds study into …

WEBAccording to the 2021 Census, the number of Canadians over the age of 85 has more than doubled over the last two decades. This senior cohort is the fastest …

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Ontario’s healthcare infested with anti-Black racism survey finds

WEBDuring the 1960s, and all the way into the ‘80s, when nursing shortages across Ontario were filled by waves of healthcare professionals from the Caribbean, …

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Queen’s Park orders Brampton medical clinic to close; director …

WEBA downtown Brampton health clinic is reeling after receiving an order from the Ministry of Health to close its doors by the end of March. A letter to the Wise …

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Safe consumption site set to open in Peel but PC delays put

WEB“Drug poisoning deaths are preventable deaths,” according to Addictions and Mental Health Ontario. Despite this, more than eight people die per day from an opioid …

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As vaccines slowly trickle into hard hit region, officials layout plan

WEBPeel residents aged 80 and older will be able to book vaccination appointments at Peel’s hospitals starting February 27, Peel’s medical officer of health …

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Peel approves safe consumption site at regional headquarters …

WEBThe decision to approve a safe consumption site at Peel Region headquarters in Brampton was met with skepticism among some local elected officials.

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Inspector calls for culture change at Mississauga’s Trillium Health

WEBA provincial probe into allegations of harassment and abuse of power by senior leaders at one of Ontario’s largest community-based hospital systems has …

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Huge investment in Mississauga hospital expansion bitter-sweet …

WEBAt least one of Peel’s cities is getting the investment in healthcare it needs. Despite having the worst hospital healthcare crisis and per-capita bed count in Ontario, …

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After two deadly years of overdoses, Peel’s opioid strategy set to

WEBDeaths jumped 36 percent between 2019 and 2020, with 156 overdose deaths in 2020, marking Peel’s deadliest year of the opioid crisis to date. Data for 2021 …

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Mississauga Hospital heading for $2 billion rebuild to expand with …

WEBTHP has started saving some money for the work, including through a photobook fundraiser to celebrate former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion’s 100th …

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PCs’ Bill 7 constitutionally challenged for charging hospital …

WEBWhen Ontarians first heard the Doug Ford government’s plan to charge hospital patients, mostly seniors, $400 a day if they refused to be involuntarily uprooted …

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Mississauga’s Credit Valley Hospital experiencing longest …

WEBRecent data from Health Quality Ontario revealed a Mississauga hospital is among the worst performing in the province with patients waiting almost 44 hours on …

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Province recommits investment for massive Mississauga hospital

WEBDetailed on the pages of Ontario’s 2023 financial blueprint, the PC government announced a recommitment of funding to support the Trillium Health …

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Burnt-out nurses fleeing Ontario for U.S. jobs, compensation and

WEBKaiser Health News reported the following: “Rates for a new staff nurse at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury, for example, start at $30 an …

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Despite public claims, PCs & Osler will not confirm Brampton’s …

WEBAn emergency declaration last term called for a second hospital in the city with at least 850 acute-care beds.

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TMU answers questions on how it will open its proposed medical …

WEBBureaucratic cogs have begun to grind forward to support the creation of the Toronto Metropolitan University school of medicine in Brampton, which officials say will …

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