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May 28, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Thousands of people march to protest Ford’s hospital privatization, Demand he return that funding to our public hospitals

Thousands of people march to protest Ford’s hospital privatization, Demand he return that funding to our public hospitals
May 27, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Health Coalition to provide details re. giant march Thursday to demand Doug Ford stop his unprecedented privatization of our public hospital services

Health Coalition to provide details re. giant march Thursday to demand Doug Ford stop his unprecedented privatization of our public hospital services.
May 25, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

MEDIA ADVISORY -- Entire train cars of local residents head to Toronto for giant march to demand Doug Ford stop his unprecedented privatization of our public hospital services

Ontario – “Get on Board,” the Health Coalition is saying. “Stop Ford’s Privatization Train Wreck!”
April 24, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Media Advisory-Ontario Health Coalition/Large cross-province protests this Saturday: Ford gov’t pushing our hospitals into deficit & cuts while paying more to privatize their services

Large cross-province protests this Saturday: Ford gov’t pushing our hospitals into deficit & cuts while paying more to privatize their services.
March 30, 2026 17:31 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Ban Grifols and return plasma collection to Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, say health care advocates

OTTAWA, March 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Proponents of public universal health care across Canada are calling for the closure of Grifols facilities in the wake of two deaths in Winnipeg of people...
March 16, 2026 07:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

REPEAT - Media Advisory: Concerned residents mount protests outside Liberal MP offices nationwide for action against the threat of U.S. private health care

TORONTO, March 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, March 16, people across Canada will rally outside the offices of their local Liberal Members of Parliament. The nationwide Day of Action warns...
March 13, 2026 16:41 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Health Coalition demands disclosures & end to Grifols’ for-profit blood plasma contract following reports of deaths, harm, non-compliance

TORONTO, March 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Ontario and Manitoba Health Coalitions held a press conference this morning to respond to a report from CBC about two patients who died in Winnipeg...
March 12, 2026 18:04 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Media Advisory: Concerned residents mount protests outside Liberal MP offices nationwide for action against the threat of U.S. private health care

TORONTO, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Monday, March 16, people across Canada will rally outside the offices of their local Liberal Members of Parliament. The nationwide Day of Action warns...
March 12, 2026 18:01 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

Media Advisory: Press Conference Regarding Tragic Deaths After Plasma Harvesting at Grifols’ Sites

WINNIPEG, Manitoba and TORONTO, March 12, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- What: Spokespeople from the Manitoba Health Coalition and Ontario Health Coalition will respond to the sad news of two deaths...
February 03, 2026 08:00 ET | Source: Ontario Health Coalition

In response to private lab closure in Sudbury, experts call on the province to transfer the service back to local public hospitals

SUDBURY, Ontario, Feb. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the revelation that Lifelabs is closing its Sudbury laboratory, the Ontario Health Coalition called on the province to restore...