Unpublished Newswire
Ontario is standing firm in its decision to change eligibility requirements for international medical graduates to apply for first-round residencies despite mounting pressure to reverse course from advocacy groups, health system leaders and applicants.The province announced last week a new rule for international medical graduates, or IMGs – doctors who trained outside of Canada and have permanent residency or Canadian citizenship. They must now have completed at least two years at an accredited Ontario high school to qualify for provincial residency positions in the first match.
October 15, 2025 - 19:03 | Alanna Smith | The Globe and Mail
A child under the age of 10 was taken to hospital in critical condition with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a dump truck on a street in the Overbrook neighbourhood on Wednesday afternoon. Read More
October 15, 2025 - 18:53 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
Low water levels on the St. Lawrence River are stranding boats, damaging marinas, and disrupting shipping, prompting urgent action to release more water.
October 15, 2025 - 18:45 | Elizabeth Zogalis | Global News - Canada
The overnight shooting happened just before 3 a.m. on Oct. 12 at a residence with several people inside.
October 15, 2025 - 18:35 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
After a 90-year-old woman fell victim to a case of distraction theft earlier this Summer, she spent several weeks hoping for the return of her stolen wedding ring. On a normal August day, Terry Thompson was having a smoke outside the Ogilvie Villa Retirement Home, minding her own business. All of a sudden, a woman approached Terry and relentlessly persuaded her to try on cheap jewellery. The next thing she knew, her aquamarine diamond ring had been snatched away by the stranger, a treasured gift from her husband back in 1975. That's when a local jeweler stepped in to help out, creating a...
October 15, 2025 - 18:30 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The Ford government says it has reached the halfway mark in clearing the province’s Health Care Connect waiting list. The waitlist is a government program that is designed to help Ontarians without a family doctor, matching people with a physician or nurse practitioner. However, the list doesn’t capture everyone without primary care, largely because you have to sign up. Not all Ontarians do. Regardless, the Ministry of Health insists that the program is working. Is it, and to what extent? Kristy Cameron chats with Dr. Alykhan Abdulla, a Manotick-based family doctor, on today...
October 15, 2025 - 18:20 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
