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Len Gillis

Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.

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Recent Work by Len

BEYOND LOCAL: Ford wants med schools to favour Ontarians, NOSM U already does

BEYOND LOCAL: Ford wants med schools to favour Ontarians, NOSM U already does

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said this week he wants Ontario medical school spaces dedicated to Ontario medical students only, but by virtue of its design, Northern Ontario’s med school is already doing that
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Survey shows rising opposition to childhood vaccinations

Survey shows rising opposition to childhood vaccinations

Angus Reid Institute reports parental opposition to childhood vaccination grows as Canadians worry about harms of anti-vax movement
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COLUMN: Trudeau takes tough stance on provinces pushing private health care

COLUMN: Trudeau takes tough stance on provinces pushing private health care

Prime minister touts new $3.1-billion Canada-Ontario health agreement during visit to Sudbury
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Canada facing a crisis in hospital emergency care, CMA says

Canada facing a crisis in hospital emergency care, CMA says

Canadian Medical Association said emergency rooms should be for emergency care, not a substitute for walk-in clinics or a missed doctor's appointment
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Ontario doctors can say ‘no’ if patient's family is abusive

Ontario doctors can say ‘no’ if patient's family is abusive

The health professions appeal board said a Northern Ontario doctor acted reasonably when he said he no longer wanted to provide care to a patient whose mother was a difficult to deal with
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Big changes on the way: Doctors say AI will improve health care

Big changes on the way: Doctors say AI will improve health care

Artificial intelligence technology is already being used in Ontario to predict the future health of people based on existing health data
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Study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted cancer care

Study shows how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted cancer care

New report from the Canadian Medical Association Journal shows that cancer care testing, screening and procedures dropped significantly in the first year of the pandemic
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Stand-up comic calls small-town upbringing 'goldmine' for laughs

Stand-up comic calls small-town upbringing 'goldmine' for laughs

'Comedy is really just an escape hatch for people that don't want to deal with the real world,' says Derek Edwards, who will be performing in Barrie on May 7
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Ontario to apologize to miners forced to use McIntyre Powder

Ontario to apologize to miners forced to use McIntyre Powder

Sudbury MPP Jamie West wins agreement from Ontario Legislature to apologize to miners who were forced to inhale McIntyre Powder as part of their job
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