Ambulance response times increased the most for Indigenous, Northern communities in Ontario

Lack of staff and hospital beds amid more emergency calls blamed for healthcare disparities

12 Dec 2023 • 6 min read

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Ontario is extending funding that helps rural and northern hospitals avoid temporary ER closures, after previously saying it would end after the summer. Ambulances are parked at a hospital in Toronto on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 (The Canadian Press/Frank Gunn)

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Kate Schneider is a U.K.-based reporter with experience working at the Oxford Political Review and the Canadian Law Review. Her work has also been published by the CBC.

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