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(October 8, 2026) By: Joanna Frketich, The Hamilton Spectator (behind a paywall)<\/p>\n

–> Here is a quote from the article:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ontario Health Coalition report<\/span><\/a> called \u201cBait and Switch,\u201d published Sept. 15, used data obtained under freedom of information to show \u201cacross Ontario, local public hospitals have MRI machines that are underused due to lack of funding from the provincial government.\u201d<\/p>\n

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