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  "id": 12894367,
  "title": "Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ontario-narrows-out-of-country-drug-funding-rules-after-cancer-12894367",
  "topic": "health",
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  "published": "2026-10-08T14:51:39.000Z",
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    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12092633/ontario-alex-shved-cancer-victory/"
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  "summary": "An Ontario man with Stage 4 melanoma says the province has blocked access to funding for out-of-country drug treatments in response to his attempts to seek therapy in the U.S.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ontario-narrows-out-of-country-drug-funding-rules-after-cancer-12889159",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:45:23.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Ontario narrows out-of-country drug funding rules after cancer patient court victory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/ontario-narrows-out-of-country-drug-funding-rules-after-cancer",
        "published": "2026-10-08T14:51:39.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "This Ontario man won a court case for Stage 4 cancer treatment in the U.S. Then the province changed the rules",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/this-ontario-man-won-a-court-case-for-stage-4-cancer-treatment-in-the",
        "published": "2026-10-08T16:29:37.000Z"
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